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AKat777 · 06-24-2012, 06:30 AM

Well the door is in. And it took an insane amount of time to put in as well. I couldnt wait for a custom door to be made, so the house door is actually taller than the cargo door, which created a large amount of problems. I had to remove the brickmold and custom build it afterwards. Framing it was fairly basic, almost the same as a regular door in any house. Only thing that worries me so far is how much the door will move getting bounced from place to place. It shifted slightly on the first move, but it still works correctly atm.

One thing I did find out that I didnt count on was the door swinging depending on the pitch of the ground. I am used to house carpentry which is level. The door after I put it in wanted to constantly swing closed. Then when I moved, it wanted to constantly stay open. LOL. I guess a bungee cord will solve that problem. Kind of a gaff solution, but I knew building this I would run into things I didnt consider, and that it wouldnt be as pretty or sexy as many of your rigs out there. And many of you were correct. The inswinging door took up a *large* amount of space to open, but we are ok. The door needs to be closed to get to the future floor to ceiling cabinet on the right wall as you walk in, but that's ok I can live with that no problem.

I am currently living in the conversion, such as it is currently, so I needed that door installed right away, or I could have waited for a custom door. I will post pics later, along with pics of the first round of spray foam. All in all, I would not use the spray foam again I dont think. It was much more money, and I didnt get the airtight seal I was looking for. There was too much in the way to work around. If I had stripped the box completely to the ribs first, it would have helped. But at that point I could have used rigid foam and gotten almost the same results. Live and learn.

So the next step is some sort of screen door. And I know this part is going to be fun because it needs to fit flush to the door casing so it will not bump into the cargo door. Has anyone done something like this? I know the RV doors come with the screen door already on the inside, and I think I am the only one who used a regular house door?

06-24-2012, 06:30 AM	#98
AKat777 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 104	Cargo Door Well the door is in. And it took an insane amount of time to put in as well. I couldnt wait for a custom door to be made, so the house door is actually taller than the cargo door, which created a large amount of problems. I had to remove the brickmold and custom build it afterwards. Framing it was fairly basic, almost the same as a regular door in any house. Only thing that worries me so far is how much the door will move getting bounced from place to place. It shifted slightly on the first move, but it still works correctly atm. One thing I did find out that I didnt count on was the door swinging depending on the pitch of the ground. I am used to house carpentry which is level. The door after I put it in wanted to constantly swing closed. Then when I moved, it wanted to constantly stay open. LOL. I guess a bungee cord will solve that problem. Kind of a gaff solution, but I knew building this I would run into things I didnt consider, and that it wouldnt be as pretty or sexy as many of your rigs out there. And many of you were correct. The inswinging door took up a large amount of space to open, but we are ok. The door needs to be closed to get to the future floor to ceiling cabinet on the right wall as you walk in, but that's ok I can live with that no problem. I am currently living in the conversion, such as it is currently, so I needed that door installed right away, or I could have waited for a custom door. I will post pics later, along with pics of the first round of spray foam. All in all, I would not use the spray foam again I dont think. It was much more money, and I didnt get the airtight seal I was looking for. There was too much in the way to work around. If I had stripped the box completely to the ribs first, it would have helped. But at that point I could have used rigid foam and gotten almost the same results. Live and learn. So the next step is some sort of screen door. And I know this part is going to be fun because it needs to fit flush to the door casing so it will not bump into the cargo door. Has anyone done something like this? I know the RV doors come with the screen door already on the inside, and I think I am the only one who used a regular house door?