Reflectix

Funny this is coming up now!

I just got back to work on Diddums... bought a few new tools and everything.
The walls are all insulated with 1 1/2 foam then the "aluminum bubble wrap", then the outside aluminum panels. In hindsight I would have put the bubble wrap on the inside of the sticks then attached the lauan... but I did not so it goes on last. I SURE HOPE it doesn't cause a flood of condensation.
Once Diddums is out of garage we're putting an arched roof on for better drainage, ventilation and insulation.

How much condensation am I setting myself up for will it killl me :)

Repo

Hey Repo,
Good to hear you're back into Diddums. She was looking pretty good last year.

I really don't think you're going to have a condensation issue, it could only happen in a certain environment. When you're traveling down the road, there is all kinds of air moving through the walls, even if you glue and staple everything. It is the nature of small openings. You can prove this to yourself when you have the walls done. Do a pressurized leak test and see where the air is traveling. I bet you'll see some air leaking through the walls.

FWIW, I glued in 1" foam board, covered it with 4 mil poly, taped the seams, installed 1/4" foam board over all that mess, and then paneled. I still had air moving through the walls.

Hey West-

I do expect no air flow knowing there will be some, it takes me a little while to remember I'm not building a rolex... just a TOY.

Thanks for the reminder..

It's great to finally have a few hours each week to get Diddums shell back on. I found a number of 16 and 18 ga sheets of alum to use for the areas where windows doors once were.
I'm so close.... We are moving the business location by Jan 1 so IF I can keep at it?

I've been reading you posts looks like the Hilton is quite the pad.


Repo

You buy a 30 lb canister of spray foam for the walls and ceiling , it might cost more but would give you a higher R value

hilandfrog wrote:
Hey West-

I do expect no air flow knowing there will be some, it takes me a little while to remember I'm not building a rolex... just a TOY.

Thanks for the reminder..

It's great to finally have a few hours each week to get Diddums shell back on. I found a number of 16 and 18 ga sheets of alum to use for the areas where windows doors once were.
I'm so close.... We are moving the business location by Jan 1 so IF I can keep at it?

I've been reading you posts looks like the Hilton is quite the pad.


Repo

Cool beans, hope you get Diddums ready for the ski season.
Yeah, seems I just can't keep my hands off the Hilton, lol. I still have a couple of mods I'd like to do but the core of everything is working great.