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    Quote Originally Posted by dennis4558 View Post
    exposed live connections
    yes - I cannot measure your terminals - but you can get 50 mm , 75 mm diameter and up heat shrink - if you cut a piece 50 mm long and slipped it over the unused connectors and shrunk it - they would be insulated

    you may also manage to do it with the ones with lugs on them - depending how much higher your cover was going to be - iven if you shrunk only the height of the teminal is would still minimise the risk of a bolt coming loose and shorting a terminal

    it may be overkill - just an idea

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    Got a little more insulation done, reflective bubble wrap on the ceiling over the foam insulation, the 1/2" plywood strips are anchored to the roof supports.

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    This is a picture of the plywood strips that are holding the reflective bubble insulation up and the anchors that I used, bad choice on the anchors, they had a tendency to slip on the steel, they would be better used on a soft material like wood or sheet rock, I should have used a body anchor as shown
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    Had the wife varnish the ceiling boards, giving her a sense of participation in the project.

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    I'm using a 1/4" x 3" cedar tongue and groove boards, will add a nice smell. Promaster RV Build-img_20190131_202058004_hdr-jpg

    This is the finish I used on the wood. Promaster RV Build-img_20190131_202028908-jpg
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    Another set of boards she's working on, it took 17 boards to span the width.

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    Had a couple days where the temp got close to 32 so I installed the ceiling boards. I use a construction adhesive at the plywood stringers and also brad nailed into the tongue side so basically you can't see any nail holes. When the cabinets are in I'll put a small board over the one seam.

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    Looking good, it's a marathon not a sprint.

    Like the knots in the timber, the stain has brought them out.

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    Sorry for the lack of info on here but the weather in February was miserable, never got above 32 F most of the time it seemed like it was below 0 F.
    Now that it warmed up I got the van pulled out of the snow bank and took it to a friends heated shop and installed the flooring. Actually a bother in law did it for me I supervised.
    Here are a few pictures of the finished work.

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    Didn't think of taking a picture until last piece left to install.

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    View from side door.

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    View from back door. I still have some metal trim to put on the edge at both door but will do at a later date when I can drive to carpet shop to find something that we like and will fit.
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    It's coming together.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maanaam View Post
    It's coming together.
    Now that the weather warmed up I hope it comes together a lot faster.

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    you want it usable before next winter

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    Nice project. Wish I didn't have 10 thumbs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    you want it usable before next winter
    I hope to have it done this year, the kids want to go out the end of April so I should have a bed and maybe more by then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Texpat View Post
    Nice project. Wish I didn't have 10 thumbs.
    Thanks Texpat, I hope I still have 2 thumbs by the time I finish if only just beat up a bit.

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    Promaster RV Build-img_20190324_150917019-jpg

    Closeup of the flooring, it's 6" x 48" called vinyl planking


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    These are some behind the scene supports for paneling that will go over the reflective bubble insulation

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    Angled piece of 1/2" plywood to get around the curve. It will probably get covered with felt material or something similar
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    you might want to check out this vid - the aluminium unistrut type stuff at the 12 minute mark you might find useful


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    Looks great. Almost reminds me of my clubhouse build and my first house. Problem is neither are mobile.
    The Who tune comes to mind. Watch the police and the tax man miss me. I love it. Looks like a nice escape for you and yours.

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    those "Allstar threaded inserts are almost the same as "rivnuts" and need a special tool to insert these. Just google rivnuts, there on ebay amazon & also lazada here in LOS. once compressed they work great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    you might want to check out this vid - the aluminium unistrut type stuff at the 12 minute mark you might find useful
    I seen that vid, but at $36 for a 4' length it would be way over my budget and a wrong cut would be very expensive ( which I make too many) but thanks for the idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishlocker View Post
    Looks great. Almost reminds me of my clubhouse build and my first house. Problem is neither are mobile.
    The Who tune comes to mind. Watch the police and the tax man miss me. I love it. Looks like a nice escape for you and yours.
    Thanks, be a little more comfortable out camping, before we used a small van to sleep in, with the 8 grand kids ages 4 to 12 it'll be a little more relaxing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KiCanCummins View Post
    those "Allstar threaded inserts are almost the same as "rivnuts" and need a special tool to insert these. Just google rivnuts, there on ebay amazon & also lazada here in LOS. once compressed they work great.
    Yep that's what I should have used but too late now that part of the project is finished, I thought I could save a little by using the collapsible anchor but I had problems with them slipping/spinning when installing bolts and also stripping out the threads if I tightened them too much.

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    Here are a few pictures of the walls getting sheeting, it's 1/4".

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    On the last 2 photos it shows how I will be able to gain about 4" for me to fit in the bed, without the indent it would be 6' with it I gain almost 4" inches.

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    I ran out of plywood so couldn't finish the other side, will pick that up then next step will be to start on the cabinets. I started to scribe the wall contour on cardboard for both sides so it should speed up the process once my friend ( that know more about building cabinets ) stops by this week to help with that.
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    coming along nicely

    would it be worthwhile to put rubber grommets in the wiring penetrations of the ply to protect the wire insulation during the vibration of travel ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    would it be worthwhile to put rubber grommets in the wiring penetrations of the ply to protect the wire insulation during the vibration of travel ?
    Thanks Baldrick,
    I don't think it will be necessary because the wire is double coated, one coating on the wire and a second on the outside of both. It would have to be rubbing on a sharp surface and tried to keep the wires fairly solid by pushing insulation next to them on corners or where they could rub against something.

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