RV Exterior Improvments
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:03 am
I see you skirted your RV with an old pool wall and you've reported that your floor is no longer cold. Nice, you must be really pleased! Maybe a few carriage bolts and washers in strategic locations might help keep wind from pulling it away from the RV? I think ringing the ground around the base of the skirt with cinder blocks (as you find them) will take care of the lower half. Then just a few well placed carriage bolts straight through the RV wall? Perhaps. Also, I've seen those pool walls rust away when they were used as fencing... just a heads-up, might want to see about preventing that.
Anyway, was thinking about next winter. Since heat rises you might want to engineer something to keep your heat from just passing out the roof...
"Attic Blanket" http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-attic-blanket.htm
I'm going to guess that theres not enough head-room in the RV for thick insulation. So if you could work out a way to cover the roof (outside) with about a foot thick attic blanket, of scavenged insulation, you could be a ton warmer next year! The issues would be that you would need a new sheet metal or plywood/tar-paper roof sitting on top of it. Would have to be something that could support the weight of snow and also be water proof. You also dont want the insulation packed down tight against the existing roof because that cuts down on its efficiency. You want as much trapped air under the 'new roof' as possible.
So there it is, my idea. Now just 6 months to figure out how and to procure the materials cost effectively. I'll post any further thoughts to that effect.
Later
Anyway, was thinking about next winter. Since heat rises you might want to engineer something to keep your heat from just passing out the roof...
"Attic Blanket" http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-attic-blanket.htm
I'm going to guess that theres not enough head-room in the RV for thick insulation. So if you could work out a way to cover the roof (outside) with about a foot thick attic blanket, of scavenged insulation, you could be a ton warmer next year! The issues would be that you would need a new sheet metal or plywood/tar-paper roof sitting on top of it. Would have to be something that could support the weight of snow and also be water proof. You also dont want the insulation packed down tight against the existing roof because that cuts down on its efficiency. You want as much trapped air under the 'new roof' as possible.
So there it is, my idea. Now just 6 months to figure out how and to procure the materials cost effectively. I'll post any further thoughts to that effect.
Later