wood or metal trusses
I know sales people will sometimes say whatever they think will sell the trailer- but are metal trusses really that much better than wood? What do you think?
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djsamuel wrote:desiphil wrote:
Even with metal roof supports, all of your roof and floor decking will be a wood product. The exterior fiberglass is glued to wood. The interior wallboard is wood. So, still gonna have a bunch of wood.
True with most, but not all Travel Trailers. Some have no wood.
Which non-wood trailers are you referring to? I know a few exist, but I also know that not using wood does not necessarily make it a good option.
For instance, I have seen a 2 year old EG with a bad soft spot in the floor. When we took apart to fix, that section of the floor was a compressed bent crumbled mess. The compositek was the thickness of luan. They count on the lamination of materials on the floor to provide strength, but with continued wear/weight the foam compressed and crumbled and there were 0 floor joists anywhere nearby for support. It was impossible to fix correctly. At least with conventional construction, you can cut out bad area and replace with new material.
Just my 2 cents.
