[GMCnet] Insulating the side walls [message #226872] |
Thu, 24 October 2013 13:05 |
Peter Garry
Messages: 138 Registered: July 2011
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I gutted the whole of the interior of my 23' coach (except the side wet bath) . I too found the insulation, that was probally fiberglass, to be crumbly and black.
I had a guy come in and spray foam the whole insides (cost: $400) The ceilings were over filled and it was difficult to shave off the excess, but possible, and has now been done. The wall foam insulatiion was easy to bring down to the curve of the wall, with a large rasp and/or a belt sander.
The new fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) linings are being glued directly to the smoothed out foam. I am using PL300 glue that is proving successful. I too found the old wall linings rotting at the bottom where the leaked water had ended up. Now if the FRP gets wet there will be no rotting.
Remember to install ALL, and check, the wiring that will be inside the wall and roof cavities.
Peter Garry
Calgary Alberta
'73 - 23' (once a painted desert)
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Re: [GMCnet] Insulating the side walls [message #226876 is a reply to message #226872] |
Thu, 24 October 2013 13:20 |
Kingsley Coach
Messages: 2691 Registered: March 2009 Location: Nova Scotia Canada
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PL 300 is just what the Doctor ordered for that application!
Good luck
Mike in NS
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Peter Garry <petergarry@me.com> wrote:
> I gutted the whole of the interior of my 23' coach (except the side wet
> bath) . I too found the insulation, that was probally fiberglass, to be
> crumbly and black.
>
> I had a guy come in and spray foam the whole insides (cost: $400) The
> ceilings were over filled and it was difficult to shave off the excess, but
> possible, and has now been done. The wall foam insulatiion was easy to
> bring down to the curve of the wall, with a large rasp and/or a belt sander.
>
> The new fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) linings are being glued directly to
> the smoothed out foam. I am using PL300 glue that is proving successful. I
> too found the old wall linings rotting at the bottom where the leaked water
> had ended up. Now if the FRP gets wet there will be no rotting.
>
> Remember to install ALL, and check, the wiring that will be inside the
> wall and roof cavities.
>
> Peter Garry
> Calgary Alberta
> '73 - 23' (once a painted desert)
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS
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