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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goducks10 wrote:
Weight of Luan, Philippine Red with sizes 1/8 inch × 48 inch × 96 inch is:
11 lbs
If Adel is 50% lighter then it weighs 5.5 lbs per sheet.
If you TT sidewall is 31'x8'=248 sqft x 2 = 496 sqft.
496 sqft divide by 32 sqft = 15.5 panels.
15.5 x 11 lbs = 170lbs. 170 lbs divide by 2 = 85.5 lbs.
Not figuring in all the cutouts for doors, windows, fridge panels, vents, etc on the sidewalls, it looks like you would at max only save 85.5 lbs over Luan. Even less with cutouts. Big deal.
You're not figuring in the LitePly, the wood used in cabinetry!
