Posted 2011-02-21 8:22 PM (#130577) Subject: do it yourself lq question
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Location: denham springs, la
do yall find that you end up saving money or spending more by buying just a gooseneck trailer and finishing out the lq yourself? i want a lq but dont have all the money for one up front so i figured i could buy a gooseneck and do it over time myself (i know electricians and carpenters and all to help me) any thoughts and opinions are appreciated.
Posted 2011-02-21 10:42 PM (#130579 - in reply to #130577) Subject: RE: do it yourself lq question
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
We purchased a used trailer with a finished LQ. A friend of ours liked the combination and the finished trailer. He bought the same make and model trailer, used, in a dressing room version. We then built a LQ for his trailer, whilst using our trailer's interior as a pattern.
We had a total of ~160 man hours, and <$4000 in materials for a fully equipped interior. A similar, professionally installed LQ sells for ~$11,000 +. My friend has now used his trailer for over two years, and the last we spoke, he was delighted.
His total expenditure was significantly less than a comparable unit would sell for, and it includes exactly the furnishings he wanted.
Posted 2011-02-22 3:32 AM (#130584 - in reply to #130577) Subject: RE: do it yourself lq question
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Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
Originally written by runnin.on.dreams on 2011-02-21 9:22 PM
do yall find that you end up saving money or spending more by buying just a gooseneck trailer and finishing out the lq yourself? i want a lq but dont have all the money for one up front so i figured i could buy a gooseneck and do it over time myself (i know electricians and carpenters and all to help me) any thoughts and opinions are appreciated.
do it yourself lq question
