storage box on outside rear wall
I'm considering building a storage box on the outside rear wall of my trailer to hold lawn chairs (just 2) and protect them from road dirt. I'll make it lightweight but sturdy. The question is: how to...
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DrewE wrote:
I'd think an electronic stud finder would find them in your rear wall. Sometimes if the conditions are right you can see them by differences in condensation on the wall, too. You may be able to suss it out by tapping on the wall. If there is a window (or more than one) on the rear wall, there almost certainly would be a framing member on either side of the window(s).
I would not necessarily trust the corner of the roof. It's possible there could be a nice sturdy framing member that they're going into, but it could also be that they simply hold one relatively weak piece of sheet material to another.
I'm probably going to take this route. (Good excuse to buy a new tool; my old stud finder was next to useless.)
The suggestion of a Kevlar bag was interesting but I'd prefer a wood box. With true 1x1" (not 3/4") hardwood framing, metal corner braces, 1/2" plywood bottom, and 1/4" on the other sides I think it should be lightweight but sturdy.
Does anyone know the typical size of wall framing members in wood frame trailers? I'd be comfortable screwing into 2x3 or larger, but if it's only 2x2, 1x3, etc. I wouldn't.
