12/7/13 Day 115
Ceiling is complete so now the wall panels are going up. Technique is the same as the ceiling. Biggest problem is the temperatures. Its in the 20's right now and the VHB tape doesn't want to stick good to the cold steel. Had to stop using the propane heater as that was putting too much water in the air and thus condensation on the steel. Used a dehumidifier to get rid of the water and switched to a electric heater which just doesn't have enough BTU's to get the steel warm at the floor level for the tapes liking. Today I will wire up the coaches heat pump and see if that helps. 20 degrees outside, plastic over the windows....not good conditions to hold heat but we will try. We started at the rear of the coach. As you can see in the pic, the panels are not 4 feet wide and you may be wondering why. To get the spacing on the rear looking symmetrical, we had to place the steel tubes in this pattern. Now that's what pattern we are stuck with for the interior. Could have added other uprights but I'm okay with this look. Up the sides will be the same since the uprights were placed for an overlap of 1 1/2" on the exterior panels. Since the interior panels are installed butt to butt, they all will have to be shorter than 48". Just another of those things that come up after the fact and you have to deal with it as it is.
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