Posted 2007-04-30 11:15 PM (#60220) Subject: Living Quarter Insulation
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Posts: 385 Location: washington
I was told by a few folks that horse trailers with living quarters have very low R-value insulation, something like R-1. That seems pointless. It is one of the reasons I insulated and finished my own GN instead of selling it and buying a LQ trailer; other reason was money :) But seriously, does anybody know the true R-value of LQ trailers? I think Campers for trucks have a higher R-value than LQ's. Anybody know the R value of insulated LQ trailers?
Posted 2007-05-01 12:34 PM (#60251 - in reply to #60220) Subject: RE: Living Quarter Insulation
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Posts: 455 Location: Texas
I would bet you get more than R-1 out of just the air gap between the outside skin of the trailer and the finished LQ wall.
I don't know what kind of foam board they use. A 1" board could be anywhere from R-3 to R-13, depending on the type. Any insulation at all is going to be a huge improvement over the uninsulated trailer skin. I would guess that even R-3 to R-5 would be decent, unless you are using it in temperatures below freezing or above say 90 degrees F.
Call a couple conversion companies, and ask them what type of foam board they use. They may not know the R-value off the top of their head, but then you could go to a home improvement store and check it out.
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