Bob,
Whatever you do with your 14 x 25 vent, please preserve the possibility of finding a
new vent cover some day.
Steve
http://www.AirstreamDreams.com
From: "Robert / Susan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
When I bought the trailer, it had the original aluminum vent cover on
the 14 x 14 vent, with hardware pretty shot. The 14x25 opening had been
sealed up with a piece of clear plexiglass and rough wooden frame, with
all original hardware missing.
I was lucky enough to find another 14x14 vent (complete) from another
unit, so here's the plan. I'm going to cut and splice the (2) 14 x 14
covers together (with some aluminum L channel and Vulcum on the inside)
to make a 14 x 25 aluminum cover, then cut out 90% of the top side of
the combined covers to make it a skylight again. I'll leave the areas
where the raising/lowering mechanisms are riveted to the covers and a =
3/4" wide lip at the perimeter, and use Vulcum and rivets to attach =
3/16" thick white Lexan (the UV resistant type used for outdoor lighted =
signs) to the top. So I should come out of this with an operable large =
vent/skylight and the look of all aluminum when viewed from the ground.=20
Then I'll use a Fantastic vent to replace the 14 x 14 unit. I've been =
told the original fans in the 14 x 14 vents are loud, so I'll be glad to =
have a quiet new one.
Questions:
- the original aluminum 14 x 14 vent covers are 2 layers thick on
top. What's in between the 2 layers?
- what are the pros/cons of smoked-vs-white-vs-clear for the
skylights? I have a choice w/ the Fantastic. I'm in hot SC, so I'm
anti-clear. I think the smoked cover would probably look better from the
ground, but since my 14 x 25 cover will now be the white Lexan (NOT
visible from ground due to fabrication method described above), I'm
wondering how it would look from the inside (when the sun shines) to
have two different skylight materials (white and smoked). I'm trying to
keep the visible exterior materials limited to black and aluminum (or
ss) for aesthetic concerns, and have seen a lot of white covers looking
bad.
- does anyone have a suggestion of how to get everything I want from
these two openings with less hassle? I don't mind the work, but would be
willing to do less of it.
Thanks.
Bob Harper
'62 Globe Trotter in SC
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