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[Cruiseomatic]

After 2.5 years abandoned and used as storage, The house is getting its rebuild started. On a phone so bear with me here. This is going to be a slow process and not using rv type junk such as dicor or those funky windows and door. Not using fiberglass insulation but spray foam. Also, while three staples might hold, I'm looking into using brackets such as "L" or "T" style at all joints. Essentialy, it will be built as a site built house but have flexibility for transport to its future site. I'm starting by gutting it completely on the inside and reusing almost nothing....I have a very good reason....
My first question is though, what should I do about the quad-zillion finish nails and stapels? They're in the studs and I'm not surd what to do with them.... Anyone know?
Thanks in advanced and if anyone knows what I should look out for or try, let me know. I'll post pictures once I figure out how on a phone.

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[Cruiseomatic]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
FEMA trailer.......rebuild......live in it

3 phrases that should not be used together

You can keep that to yourself. I know what it is. But do you also know its built with the same material any other rig is? Only difference is, one had a chance to air out, the other didnt. Formaldehyde is everywhere.

[Cruiseomatic]

ScottG wrote:

gbopp wrote:

Cruiseomatic wrote:
not using rv type junk such as dicor

If you're not using Dicor because it's junk, definitely don't seal your roof with Eternabond. It's pure garbage. :B

Keep us updated on your project and post some pics. And, watch your weight as you add site built house components.

It sounds like a cool project.

Yeah, I dont know where he got Dicor being garbage but it's the product for certain jobs and nothing will be better.

Also, why pull all those staples out and weaken things? You can just add the brackets to them.

Because I've tried using the **** and it failed every 6 months. Like clockwork. I wasn't going to pull the staples out also. Just the nails and stapeld that held the luan panels and other junk. No, the 3 structure staples are staying. But what type of plate should I use at the joints?

[hohenwald48]

Cruiseomatic wrote:

You'll have to copy and paste links. Doesn't want to work normally.

How to post pics

[Old-Biscuit]

FEMA trailer.......rebuild......live in it

3 phrases that should not be used together

[ScottG]

gbopp wrote:

Cruiseomatic wrote:
not using rv type junk such as dicor

If you're not using Dicor because it's junk, definitely don't seal your roof with Eternabond. It's pure garbage. :B

Keep us updated on your project and post some pics. And, watch your weight as you add site built house components.

It sounds like a cool project.

Yeah, I dont know where he got Dicor being garbage but it's the product for certain jobs and nothing will be better.

Also, why pull all those staples out and weaken things? You can just add the brackets to them.

[gmw_photos]

For pulling nails and staples, I always reach for my pair of "end cutters" ( wire cutter pliers ). If the end of the cutter is not "flush", then grind on them until it is flush, that will allow you to grab onto a staple or nail that is just darn near flush with the surface. Makes quick work of pulling these fasteners.

[Cruiseomatic]

Now that im on an actual desktop...
Heres where i'm at now.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5nZGl1aWUwa2dPaVk
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5nTGVjcnRUXzJLclU
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5nSUo4WlVZOEM4bGc
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5nTElHclUzUVM5elE
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5nS0F2UFNFZUJZeG8
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5ndmlTa0o3SXlJSUU
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5nZW1EV0RWMGp2dTA
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5nVmZxT3dtQ2lqTFU
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9rL-HjX1H5nZ1ZvUUxTQlQ4Sjg

The teal in the pictures is my phones flash. kyrocera has the right idea for a "rugged smartphone" but bad execution in quality.

The back corner behind the shower has rot so I'm replacing the entire corner and so does the roof trusses. In a couple you can see the separation of the studs that I want to use plates to keep them together. WHOEVER said, Fema trailers were built like **** has never taken one apart or done mine. Good lord... No wonder it got backed into a '78 F250 and received no damage. Trying to come up with a plan of attack but not sure. I know what I want to do but not sure in what order I should do it in.
You'll have to copy and paste links. Doesn't want to work normally.

[Bumpyroad]

my multi-tool vibrating jobby cuts them off at the wood base quickly and easily.
bumpy

[NYCgrrl]

I hired a high school student to remove the nails and (brads(?) from a couch I was reupholstering once. Well worth the $100.00 she charged me.
I have a limited interest in certain tedious chores.

[DutchmenSport]

Pounding nails and stables IN runs the risk of the extra pounding loosing the joints. Best to pull them. Yes, it's work! But you need to restart with clean studs.

I've remodeled (almost) our entire 2800 square foot house (single floor) down to the studs with new insulation and dry wall. I have to remove acres of the old 1960's Masonite wall paneling, all attached with small flat headed finishing nails. After the panels were pulled off, I had to go up and down each stud and pull every single nail. Yes, it's time consuming! No, there are no short-cuts. It's labor intensive! But one nail missed will not let the panel, drywall, wood, or whatever you are attaching to the wall to lay flat. Even after I though I had every single nail, when I went to attach the dry wall, sometimes it would not lay flat. I'd check, and sure enough, there was a nail I missed.

Multiply this by 4 wall, and 10 room and 2 hall ways (and I still have one more room to go after 7 years of living here), that's a LOT of old nails. No easy way, none. Pull the nail, drop it in a bucket, then dump the bucket into your trash and let the trash truck haul it away.

I helped my in-laws gut out and remodel a small camper several years ago. We removed every bit of everything attached to the studs. No easy way ... pull the nails and staples!

[Cruiseomatic]

If I have to re-apply a product every 6 months and it costs more than a product that's cheaper and can last 35 years, its junk. Now, when they named eternabond, they named it right. That will bond to anything for an eternity!
As far as weight goes, her max gcvw is 6200. I do plan on putting 3500# axels under her when I can and not everything will be site built components but most. Rv things are not something you can get at a Lowes of home depot and tend to be more expensive and just look cheap. How can I post pictures here from a phone?

[gbopp]

Cruiseomatic wrote:
not using rv type junk such as dicor

If you're not using Dicor because it's junk, definitely don't seal your roof with Eternabond. It's pure garbage. :B

Keep us updated on your project and post some pics. And, watch your weight as you add site built house components.

It sounds like a cool project.

[Cruiseomatic]

I wanted to pull them all out but wasn't sure if just hammering them in would be fine. I mean there is about 200 lbs of them....They didn't cheap out on them that's for sure.

[Dennis_Smith]

Vice grips and start pulling. Sure you can do this if you don't know what to do with the nails and staples