Any ideas for material to use to make about 400 lin. ft. of skirting for a Park Model? -Must be lightweight, sturdy & cost-efficient. -Moving mine down to coast (much warmer climate), but will have to be set up once, for a couple of winter months, before re-locating to permanent location. Skirting will be protection & insulation only; have plenty ofblocking for it.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Barb
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Then I guess you woudn't like the concrete stuff.
Reason for using extruded polystyrene on basement floor and wall
From what I have read, extruded polystyrene (XPS) has unique properties. It of course is a thermal barrier (insulation) but it also lets water vapor (not water ,only gaseous water vapour) slowly through the foam so that the wall or concrete floor does not get wet and act as a breeding ground for mold, and slowly enough that the wall board or floor covering can handle the vapor. In addition since the wall board or floor covering is now against a warm surface (the XPS), water from the room does not condense behind or under those coverings as it would if it leaked through breaks in the plastic vapor barrier (and I have never seen a plastic vapour barrier with no holes). Also XPS does not retain water as fiberglass does. XPS needs a fire break over it (e.g. Gyproc for walls) and I don't know what is acceptable for floors. Maybe plywood is accepted, and if so, maybe engineered hardwood is too. It would be good to check building codes but they aren't necessarily up to date with changing ideas. Also, I would want to make sure it meets household insurance policy requirements.
I would think that XPF does not have the durability needed for skirting.
You can buy trailer vinyl trailer skirting at the big box stores
It looks similar to vinyl soffit. By itself, it won't provide any insulation, although cutting down the amount of wind under the floor should help keep the trailer warmer.
It sounds like you hope to be able to re-use the skirting after you move the trailer. That may be a problem, since it's unlikely that the trailer will be set at precisely the same height above the ground after it's moved.
OSB is about $7 a sheet. Buying insulation at closer to $30 a sheet may be a waste, since you won't reuse it at your new location.
Use OSB and let it rot away (it's disposable for this), spend the money on heat for those 2 months and have one less thing to travel with.
Good TYPAR construction tape costs $15 a roll, use it to seal up the gaps.