{"id":136,"date":"2019-08-09T11:07:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T11:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vandwelling.net\/?p=136"},"modified":"2021-04-15T14:12:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T14:12:44","slug":"wall-framing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vandwelling.net\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"Wall Framing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mai dearest friend said that she enjoyed reading about the castle history more than the dry wordy post about the particulars of construction. I will try to include a little of both as it is my hope that a few reading this may be inspired to do the same and find some of the details useful. So let\u2019s get technical…<\/span>????<\/span>it\u2019s actually really simple once you know what things are called. <\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, after borrowing my buddy\u2019s power washer and thoroughly cleaning the van, I went to Lowe\u2019s and picked up some premium 5\/4\u201d treated decking. There are nice sturdy steel ribs on 24\u201d centers going down the walls and ceiling of the van. They stick out 1\u201d from the outer aluminum body. I ripped down the 5\/4\u201d decking into strips (they call it 5\/4\u201d but it\u2019s actually 1\u201d thick after milling). I got three 1.75\u201d cuts out of each deck board and fastened them to the steel ribs to make my \u201cstuds\u201d. This gives me a solid anchor point for attaching things. I pre-drilled pilot holes and used heavy duty 1.5\u201d self tapping lags screws to attach the treated studs.<\/span><\/p>\n