aslmx
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Post by aslmx on Jan 23, 2019 10:19:45 GMT -8
We’ve had almost 11” of rain in December and it’s still raining at least twice a week now in January. I’ve had a couple of wet spots in the Shasta. I try my best to keep it covered and I keep a huge fan running in it ,especially when it’s raining, so water doesn’t just sit on the walls or floor. Just wondering if anyone has had the same trouble during restoration. I’m not too concerned about it and I’m sure water comes in where I have my window brows off or something similar. I’ll be more concerned after it’s painted and all the exterior parts are installed if it’s still leaking.
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Post by oakback on Jan 23, 2019 12:07:18 GMT -8
We're not finished with our build yet, but 2018 has been one of the wettest years on record in our city with just under 80 inches of rain. December was the rainiest December on record, with nearly 14 inches (the average is 3" in December). We also had Hurricane Michael hit us pretty hard.
We keep ours in a carport that's open on 2 sides, and have always been fighting the rain since we started our build in earnest back in June. We try to keep the open end tarped, but have to remove and rush to replace it every time we worked on it, which was almost daily through the summer and fall. We haven't ended up with puddles or anything like that, but painting has been a pain, and we have to wait for cabinetry wood to un-warp before we pain on drier days.
Hopefully this week I'll have all the windows one and have it weather-proof, then we can run the a/c and completely dry the interior and finish the paint inside.
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Post by kirkadie on Jan 23, 2019 13:22:52 GMT -8
Ah, climate 'wetting', something nobody can argue with in the past 12 months (well maybe Larry since he's used to any moisture beyond morning mist as a 100 year rain even). I'm sure Tarps-are-Us is smiling at it's bottom line these days.
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Post by bigbill on Jan 24, 2019 17:15:59 GMT -8
No it was all done inside out of the weather. But it sure got wet before I bought it, in fact I think it might have drowned.
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Post by nccamper on Jan 24, 2019 19:31:59 GMT -8
I worry more about pollen when I paint outside in the Spring.
My work is done under a large Lean-to.
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Post by aslmx on Jan 25, 2019 20:08:28 GMT -8
Yea. I don’t have a lean to and it won’t fit in the garage so I’ve been fighting the rain. Fun fun
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Post by danrhodes on Jan 25, 2019 20:28:57 GMT -8
Yea. I don’t have a lean to and it won’t fit in the garage so I’ve been fighting the rain. Fun fun Harbor Freight carports are $100. Mine is from Costco and has held up for years in all weather. |
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Post by jeremiah on Jan 26, 2019 6:58:20 GMT -8
My neighbor purchased a harbor freight shelter. It took us 4 hours to assemble it and secure it down. That night it snowed 2 inches. The shelter was DESTROYED. It had a life span of 8 hours. The Frame was the weak point.
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Post by nccamper on Jan 26, 2019 8:07:22 GMT -8
I did my first restoration without cover. So I feel your pain.
After the first camper I built the lean-to. It cost me about $1000 for materials. Well worth it but what I really want is a garage/workshop.
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Post by mel on Jan 26, 2019 9:11:32 GMT -8
My compact got a little wet once when the tarp blew off in a storm, we got it back on pretty quick then opened it up to the sun the next day to dry out.
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Post by aslmx on Jan 28, 2019 10:18:42 GMT -8
I did my first restoration without cover. So I feel your pain.
After the first camper I built the lean-to. It cost me about $1000 for materials. Well worth it but what I really want is a garage/workshop.
I have a 24x24 shop but the door is too low and I do a lot more than building this trailer for it to stay in the shop. I might look into a lean to and see what it would cost me. |
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Post by windborn on Jan 30, 2019 6:11:27 GMT -8
I had a bunch of water pool on a newly installed (and pre-shellacked) ceiling panel during my build. Fortunately the next day was sunny enough to dry it out and the panel survived. That was the only day we forgot to wrap the trailer up with a tented roof, a trick I learned from mobiltec. When I left it over the winter we actually permanently installed the 2x4 that was holding the tarp up to prevent it from blowing over in the wind and I didn't have any water get inside. You need to have an open roof or vent hole for that to work, but it could help!  |
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Post by aslmx on Jan 30, 2019 18:27:11 GMT -8
when I’m tarping it I put a 5 gallon bucket on top where the vent iis to keep it from pooling on top. It worked well. Sometimes it would move around. I have one window that water seems to get in. I’m going to remove them when I paint and reseal and check for wood rot.
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