I have been wanting to do this project for the last three years. I have never really liked sleeping in a travel trailer and having to move something in order to sit down or feeling claustrophobic while walking inside one. I also did not want to build something knowing that the lease might not be available the next year and face the prospect of having to leave it behind.
This building is 12' x 16' and is all steel construction, however, it could be skinned with wood or siding. I fabricated the frame over the course of about 3 weekends. All of the nuts have been tack welded into place for quicker set up. I am going to set it up at the lease at the end of the month.
I am going to skin the front and back rafter with sheet metal that will also act as a flashing for the wall panels below. I will be really surprised if me and my buddy can't have this thing up in 3 hours. I took it down in a little over an hour.
The only tools we will need are a cordless drill, a screw tip for the wood floor, a 5/16 nut driver to screw on the R-panel, a 7/16 nut driver to bolt the frame and a level.
The rafters and bases have plugs that the frame legs slide into.
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Then the frame goes up.
Roof and siding
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Here is the frame ready for it's trip to Comanche.
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This building is 12' x 16' and is all steel construction, however, it could be skinned with wood or siding. I fabricated the frame over the course of about 3 weekends. All of the nuts have been tack welded into place for quicker set up. I am going to set it up at the lease at the end of the month.
I am going to skin the front and back rafter with sheet metal that will also act as a flashing for the wall panels below. I will be really surprised if me and my buddy can't have this thing up in 3 hours. I took it down in a little over an hour.
The only tools we will need are a cordless drill, a screw tip for the wood floor, a 5/16 nut driver to screw on the R-panel, a 7/16 nut driver to bolt the frame and a level.
The rafters and bases have plugs that the frame legs slide into.
DSC_6826 (Small).JPG
Then the frame goes up.
Roof and siding
DSC_6783 (Small).JPG
Here is the frame ready for it's trip to Comanche.
ATT00010.jpg
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