Different TT construction
It seems that the industry is slowly moving away from wood stud, fiberglass insulation and aluminum siding to the fiberglass skin, aluminum tubing, solid foam for wall construction. Both have their p...
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My question is, Is there any weight/cost savings between these 2 methods ?
1) Yes there is a huge weight difference between "old fashioned" construction (wood and luan and house insulation) and modern construction. Azdel as has been mentioned, block foam insulation and aluminum will "weigh lighter" (pun intended)
2) Builders like Lance use 2 layers of Azdel (one below the Lamilux 4000 fiberglass) and one inside as the wallboard. Not everyone advertising Azdel does this. They'll either use it in a few places or only use 1 layer which is kinda dumb.
Azdel, being a composite material is more expensive. A entry level Lance will set you back somewhere around $40,000.
Luan is evil, and OSB is evil. Any wood ih a trailer, save for the cabinetry is susceptible to problems.
1) Yes there is a huge weight difference between "old fashioned" construction (wood and luan and house insulation) and modern construction. Azdel as has been mentioned, block foam insulation and aluminum will "weigh lighter" (pun intended)
2) Builders like Lance use 2 layers of Azdel (one below the Lamilux 4000 fiberglass) and one inside as the wallboard. Not everyone advertising Azdel does this. They'll either use it in a few places or only use 1 layer which is kinda dumb.
Azdel, being a composite material is more expensive. A entry level Lance will set you back somewhere around $40,000.
Luan is evil, and OSB is evil. Any wood ih a trailer, save for the cabinetry is susceptible to problems.
