Rockport, Texas
Foam and more foam. It seemed like I was cutting foam all day. The morning started with donuts, coffee and an egg and sausage dish someone made. A good bit of time was spent visiting with a few folks and the subject was restaurants worth eating at in the area. There was quite a bit of consensus about which ones were not worth the bother, but a little less agreement on which ones were the best. The two big name places here are on the don’t bother list. Eventually we all had a chore to do or get off to work, so I had to come back home to do something.
I ended up spending the rest of the morning researching my upcoming trip to Big Bend and the Guadalupe Mountains. About noon I fixed something so spectacular for lunch I cannot even remember what it was. Then I started on the insulation again. Here is a before and after picture of one of the kitchen cabinets.
By the time I finished for the night, I had added about three 4x8 sheets of R5 insulation to the trailer. Now an Arctic Fox trailer already has R7 in the walls and R18 in the ceiling so they are very good to start with. Now this one is even better. I can really feel the difference in the bathroom already. The cold spot near the closet is gone. Maybe it will feel better when drying off after a shower tonight.
Because I am so sore from all the twisting and turning and other contortions, my plan is to take a little road trip tomorrow to try to have tooooo much fun. TheOFM.
Foam and more foam. It seemed like I was cutting foam all day. The morning started with donuts, coffee and an egg and sausage dish someone made. A good bit of time was spent visiting with a few folks and the subject was restaurants worth eating at in the area. There was quite a bit of consensus about which ones were not worth the bother, but a little less agreement on which ones were the best. The two big name places here are on the don’t bother list. Eventually we all had a chore to do or get off to work, so I had to come back home to do something.
I ended up spending the rest of the morning researching my upcoming trip to Big Bend and the Guadalupe Mountains. About noon I fixed something so spectacular for lunch I cannot even remember what it was. Then I started on the insulation again. Here is a before and after picture of one of the kitchen cabinets.
By the time I finished for the night, I had added about three 4x8 sheets of R5 insulation to the trailer. Now an Arctic Fox trailer already has R7 in the walls and R18 in the ceiling so they are very good to start with. Now this one is even better. I can really feel the difference in the bathroom already. The cold spot near the closet is gone. Maybe it will feel better when drying off after a shower tonight.
Because I am so sore from all the twisting and turning and other contortions, my plan is to take a little road trip tomorrow to try to have tooooo much fun. TheOFM.
Hi, OFM. We have been thinking about using the styrofoam insulation in our cabinets, etc. Did you use a brush-on paint or a spray on type?
ReplyDeleteI used styrofoam the first time. Since then I have always used the isocynate product iwth a much better Rvalue than styrofoam. I bought this last batch from Lowes, but from Home Depot in the past. Be certain and leave the "skin" on it. It really eliminates the small bits from coming off in the cabinets. I just use acrylic craft paint from Wal-Mart. It makes any touch up real easy. I used a brush because I have to work in close quarters with other rvs and spray would be a problem.
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