txav8r's new barn construction (RV but could be boat)

[txav8r]

Ah! My own invention. By necessity, I didn't want to have to exit the box and make 4 immediate bends. So I drilled the cover and left a loop in the light conductors so I could easily install it. It worked good.

 

[txav8r]

Also installed the Emt connector on the cover.

 

[txav8r]

Maybe I didn't explain that very well @buckbuck . I installed the connector on the cover, and pulled the wire through the conduit and cover, then installed the conduit in the light first, then tied the conduit hanging up so I could make my wire connections, then installed the whole thing onto the box. Did that on both sides of the door.

 

[buckbuck]

Ah, now I follow your logic.

 

[zipper]

@txav8r Nice work on the emt bending, it looks really good.

 

[txav8r]

Thanks @zipper , that is much harder to do than I thought it would be...I have a few scrap pieces now! Even when I did the math, I didn't always get what I expected. I found making a bend and then deciding what the distance needed to be between it and the second bend was easier.

 

[txav8r]

I have to run the 3/4" conduit for the inside pedestal plug in for the coach. It's heavy 4 conductor 6ga wire. I don't have a conduit bender for 3/4" conduit but I bought 4 or 5 90 degree conduit angles. The trouble is I need to create several offsets and I'm going to need a bender For those. The pedestal is heavy and I have strut angle to mount it to the building. But I can't just screw or bolt to the walls. I have to create attachment off of the existing bolts and I can also use the building base plate and bolt or screw to that. So this is a last push to finish before foam. And I am juggling that and the garage door installers cutting my door recess just a tad so the doors close fully. Just week, considering my work schedule too.

 

[txav8r]

I still have some tidying up to do, but just finished electrical on the RV Barn! And put coach in the correct way and hooked it up for the first time!

 

[zipper]

Job well done! Whats Next? Im guessing RnR in the RV?

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Nice looking building, Mel !

 

[txav8r]

No trips planned other than local in the near term. But it is good to wrap this project and have some r and r at home!

 

[Gym]

Looks like your RV is wearing a big smile of approval Mel.

 

[Joe Hellaby]

Very nice looking building. What's the electrical box for that is on the exterior of the building, near the door?

 

[txav8r]

@Joe Hellaby It is a 50A pedestal so the coach can be plugged in outside too.

 

[DawgDaze]

It looks really good Mel!

 

[Neutron]

Very nice quality work. I am very jealous.....

 

[txav8r]

It looks less good with all that foam inside now. They painted the foam a gray we chose. But it will be so much less affected by outside temps now. Once I get the walls covered with OSB and paint that to match, it should be pretty nice again.

 

[txav8r]

Here's the foamed and painted barn! The lower area gets covered with OSB so we will paint it to match too, that's why they didn't waist time or material painting what would be covered. We didn't go with white paint because dust tends to make it look dusty in a few years. The gray is a shade or two darker than the color looked like on the card, but it matches the card. Wife likes it.

 

[zipper]

Wow, pretty cool or it will be this summer, spray on looks great although thinner than I imagined. But that comes from living way up north for so long. It will stop condensation inside for sure. Which is important, I hate getting rained on inside. What "R" value does it have? And what do you expect for an inside/outside temp. differential?

 

[txav8r]

Closed cell spray foam is applied about an inch thick, and has an R-13 value, however the value is somewhat misleading, because with almost a total stop of air leakage, and good U values, it performs much better than an R-19 fiberglass bat wall with an R-40 roof. Or so I am told...