Trailer Trash!!

[Trev]

Black looks good, so you are moving?

[towe001]

so you are moving?

JiP's finely flapping his wings and leaving the nest :hmm:

[JiP]

Yeah next month hopefully.

[SLO-030]

Lookin good John!

 

Moving to a..errr...Trailer Park? :P

[JiP]

And a couple more shots...

[JiP]

Okay well did my first round of clears...

 

I'll do another tomorrow, then buy all the decking :)

[Des]

If ya moving ill give you a hand.

[JiP]

Sweet, thanks mate

[JiP]

I spent more money...

 

Now to cut them into shape, sand them, stain them and put a few coats of clear on them :D

[PHATKE20S]

I spent more money...

 

Now to cut them into shape, sand them, stain them and put a few coats of clear on them :D

That looks good mate.

Those boards will look even better when you start putting the paint on them....Brings out the colour in the timber.

 

Are they the T&G flooring because I was wondering how you're going to seal the floor (to stop water getting in from underneath....)

[Trev]

If ya moving ill give you a hand.

 

+1 if I am not working.

 

I spent more money...

 

Now to cut them into shape, sand them, stain them and put a few coats of clear on them :D

 

That suits the trailer very nicely.

[towe001]

That suits the trailer very nicely.

Ditto :jamie:

[JiP]

Yeah the plan is to stain all sides, paint the clear on all sides, then attach them with stainless steel screws.

[JiP]

Well in order to rush completion (meaning "Get the f@$k out of the garage, the rain is ruining my brakes in my car," says Dad :|) I've had to decide, do I screw in the timber then stain/varnish, then paint the under carriage? Or Number the timbers, stain both sides, varnish both sides, then attach with stainless steel screws.

 

I've decided on option 2. Plus I would like to see the look of the stained timber underneath.

 

Anyway here is all the pieces cut and numbered. I've sanded the tips so that the tail gate can close.

I've had to think hard on how I want it to look. I could have put in 14 pieces and then had one panel of 60mm at the end. I didn't like that idea so thought I'd start in the middle and work my way out on both sides. That gave me 30mm on each side. I then couldn't see myself being able to cut such fine lengths. So I've ended up putting that 60mm right in the middle. Think it works better...

 

Also put on my jockey wheel. Blew up dads drill in the process too lOl. One issue is that I didn't want it to stick out too far and maybe hit the car if I was doing a sharp turn. So where it sits now is good but doubtful that I'll ever have a storage box on the drawbar. :( This isn't the final shot. I've reattached the jokey wheel on the lower holes so it doesn't sit too high at its lowest setting. It needs to be able to wind down to the height of my towbar.

[Trev]

Hows the tailgate close with the wood?