Floored - Part II

Finished the floor assembly this past weekend (WOOHOO!) and relocated it to Truckee.  It sits for now awaiting final installation.

Ice and H2O shield applied to rear panel of floor.

Final staples driven home to secure Tyvek to interior of floor assembly.

Installed sleepers over Tyvek which will provide a nailing surface for the finish floor.



Cut rigid insulation between sleepers so we can keep it HOT!

 

Sheet metal strikes again!

 

 

Fully loaded and ready to roll.

 

Already looks good in the trailer - final installation happens in a couple weeks.

Check back soon for more updates.

 

Cheers!



Floored!

Started the floor construction this past weekend...Part 1
 


1/2" pressure treated ply will make up the floor - built in (2) sections so they'll fit through the door, they will slide into each other once finished to the complete the assembly.



On the bottom side, we plugged the holes with bondo, then sanded flush with ply to ensure a smooth surface to which I applied VYCOR Ice & H2O shield.

This is a picture of the (2) pieces together - the 2x PT will be lapped, glued and screwed to the remaining pieces to create the corner supports upon which the floor assembly will sit.

We milled trim pieces that wrap the entire perimeter on the floor - which provides a larger nailing surface for finish materials.

This is actually the bottom side of the floor.  3X3 'L' flashing was cut and bent around the perimeter of the floor - then the Ice & H2O shield was applied to the entire underside of each piece. 



This is the top of the flooring assembly - you can see the perimeter trim just inside the 'L' flashing.  It sits 3/4" above the plywood to allow for rigid insulation.



This is the rear frame support prior to glue and screw.

After glue and screw.  This will be screwed into the existing metal frame to create a solid structural base for the floor to rest upon.



A layer of 1/2" PT ply was then screwed to the top of each corner frame in order to obtain a 2" overall dimension to match the existing metal frame of the trailer.



In this picture you see the corner frames sitting inside the floor assembly.  Once we install the floor in the trailer they will be underneath the floor and secured to the existing metal frame.  Also note the top side of the floor will be covered with house wrap.  On top of the housewrap are sleepers to fasten the finish floor to.  In between the sleepers sits the rigid insulation.

A very HUGE thank you to Uncle Mike!  Stay tuned for Part 2 and the final installation of the floor...then this thing will be mobile once again and out of Lorien's front yard.

Cheers!