Posted 2012-02-01 12:15 AM (#140466) Subject: LQ Insulation
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Posts: 2
Location: Welch, MN
I'm looking to insulate my tack room and convert it into a LQ. Any suggestions on what type of insulation to use in my 4H Featherlite? I will also be installing electrics. I know my way around electrical work, but am new to camping. I read a message that suggested 30 amp service...nothing fancy, a few lites and an outlet. Thnx
Posted 2012-02-01 5:40 AM (#140467 - in reply to #140466) Subject: RE: LQ Insulation
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Posts: 44 Location: Pineville Missouri
Here is a website. I am in the process of doing out trailer, and the website has been helpful for getting started. I am putting in as thick of insulation(4' by 8' sheets cut to fit spaces and then taped) as possible--mainly for noise. It does not get as cold down here as it does up north, so your requirements will be a little different. Also, click on the albums tab and see what other users have posted. Dan
Posted 2012-02-01 9:52 PM (#140502 - in reply to #140466) Subject: RE: LQ Insulation
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Posts: 610 Location: Northern CA
I just got finished with insulating my GN today! Mine is small. 3' short wall. I just did the ceiling and the floor since mine already had the sidewalls done by the factory when I purchased it. It took my dad and I two days to do it. I used 1" foam board with aluminum foil on both sides on the ceiling (Home Depot) Was $26 bucks a sheet (4x8) I used 2 sheets of that. We did not glue to the aluminum ceiling. Our cuts fit tight between the beams and I will tape it along the edges tomorrow. R-value is 9.5? I think or maybe that was the 2" thick ones we got for the floor.
On the floor, which I did from underneath because I already have rug on the inside floor and plywood underneath that and I didn't want to have to rip out the rug and such. There is no aluminum flooring under the plywood so I added the 2" foam from underneath.( Will see how that holds up.) I used 2' foam board. Again... aluminum on both sides at $30 a sheet from Home Depot as well. (I bought two sheets 4x8) I think that was the one that had the 9.5 R value. I figured go with the best since this is probably my last trailer and I don't want to be cold anymore while camping! Anyways, we glued that to the bottom but again, our cuts fit really tight in-between the beams. We tapped the foam boards in using a piece of 2x4 wood and a rubber mallet all along the foam board until it fit tight and snug in-between the beams.
My next step will be insulating the neck of the GN.
Later, I will be installing a refer and a "cowboy shower" set-up. My trailer is a 2-horse slant all aluminum gooseneck.
Posted 2012-02-01 9:58 PM (#140503 - in reply to #140466) Subject: RE: LQ Insulation
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Posts: 610 Location: Northern CA
Oh- I read on here, to use the closed cell polyurethane foam board and not the styrofoam type foam board. The first has a better R-value. Would also be better to get the foam board with the aluminum on both sides.
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