larryb
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Post by larryb on Jan 21, 2017 15:19:58 GMT -8
We laid the floor today and are beginning think about the floors. I know they are built out of sheets of wood but I do have a few questions and appreciate if the Scotty folks would chime in.
1. Did you use 3/4 birch or something else, if so what?
2. Did you build the entire wall and then put it into place? How did you deal with the weight of that? I see that some people, maybe Miles Boyer, seem to screw wood into the floor from the bottom and then lay the walls on that. I am not sure I want to put screws in my newly waterproofed trailer and am not sure it would hold anyway. All I can think of doing is build a structure that is the same height of the floor of the trailer.
3. How did you attach the wall to the floor of the trailer?
No disasters yet, it is more fun to put it back together than dismantle all that rot! Really appreciate the help.
Larry
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Post by vikx on Jan 21, 2017 20:22:39 GMT -8
I haven't done a complete Scotty yet. Check out the National Serro Scotty Org and look for Rebuilds. There's a ton of great Scotty specific info there... www.nationalserroscotty.org/
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Post by kamhawk on Jan 22, 2017 7:20:48 GMT -8
I used birch 3/4" plywood. The Scotty originally had 1/2" ply, so I had to rout out the area that attaches to the floor deck sides to make it 1/2" with the remainder sitting on top of the floor (if that makes since). So, the attached picture shows the black area is the routed out area that attaches to the side of the floor deck. To attach the plywood together, I routed the edges to receive a spline (think tongue and groove). I then used three 1" x 2" the full length of the walls to keep them all together. The Scotty's use the cabinets to hold up the walls. I found it easier to build the floor deck (with 3/4" tongue and groove plywood), then tile the floor, then place the cabinets, then add the walls....with the help of 2 other people. The walls screw into the floor deck sides and cabinet. With the routed out area, it gave a small ledge to sit on top of the floor so we knew everything was in place. Not sure that is the correct way, but that's how I did it.
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Post by larryb on Jan 22, 2017 9:14:55 GMT -8
Thank you so much, that was very helpful and we feel much better going ahead, u did your good deed for the day!
Larry
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Post by kamhawk on Jan 25, 2017 14:47:31 GMT -8
Here is a picture of the spline bit I used as well as a photo of the groove it creates with the spline (tongue)inserted. I hope this helps what I've described.
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