Made the nose a Yeti

[travelin2]

When the DW often asks why the closets are so hot, it’s time to investigate.
To gain access I removed the closet doors and removed the partition and paneling in the closet
In the pictures you can see the poor installation of the 2 1/2” thick wool. Hardly enough to cover the space. Gaps. Flopping. Ineffective.
I tidied up the wiring. I removed the original batts and packed the space behind the framing with R15 wool batts. Used the original to fill the space between the 2x2 framing.
Replaced the paneling with 1/4” t&g cedar planks

Their work

My work

I’ll finish it up tomorrow

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[jayc]

Re: Made to nose a Yeti

Good looking work Lyle!

 

[jbeletti]

Re: Made to nose a Yeti

Nice work Lyle. I think I saw that DRV pic on Facebook that you got inspiration from. That and Nancy or course

Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Fox]

Re: Made to nose a Yeti

It's been suggested that the only dumb question is the one unasked so ...
what does

"Made to nose a Yeti mean?"

 

[travelin2]

Made to nose a Yeti

It's been suggested that the only dumb question is the one unasked so ...
what does

"Made to nose a Yeti mean?"

D*** autocorrect!!! Should be “made THE nose”. Yeti is a weather pkg offered by HL that includes more insulation, among other things” in the front and rear caps

Maybe one of the moderators will correct


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[travelin2]

Made to nose a Yeti

Nice work Lyle. I think I saw that DRV pic on Facebook that you got inspiration from. That and Nancy or course

Thanks for sharing this.

JB, maybe. And this recent hot weather I guess pushed me to look into it. Porthole’s nose insulation fell off in his rig too. None are bulletproof


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[jbeletti]

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JB, maybe. And this recent hot weather I guess pushed me to look into it. Porthole’s nose insulation fell off in his rig too. None are bulletproof

Though more difficult in my TT, I need to consider doing this. The front AC thermostat is located inside a shelf pushed into the front cap over the bed and it stays HOT. As such, it never shuts off. We have to artificially set it higher than we want.

Step 1 will be a relocation of the stat. Step 2 may be a tear out of the shelving and front wall to insulate, then rebuild. Not sure I'm into a project of that size though.

 

[travelin2]

Finished the project this morning. Trimmed out the space. Added a full width more robust clothes rod and reinforced the anchor points. I didn’t reinstall the partition as it wasn’t structural.
If nothing else it smells nice!!

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[travelin2]

Re: Made to nose a Yeti

Though more difficult in my TT, I need to consider doing this. The front AC thermostat is located inside a shelf pushed into the front cap over the bed and it stays HOT. As such, it never shuts off. We have to artificially set it higher than we want.

Step 1 will be a relocation of the stat. Step 2 may be a tear out of the shelving and front wall to insulate, then rebuild. Not sure I'm into a project of that size though.

Demo is always the easy part, it’s how to put it all back together so it looks good!
No doubt the front cap insulation on a TT leaves something to be desired
Good luck


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[CoveredWagon]

Finished the project this morning. Trimmed out the space. Added a full width more robust clothes rod and reinforced the anchor points. I didn’t reinstall the partition as it wasn’t structural.
If nothing else it smells nice!!

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Any thoughts on the W D cabinet. Ours gets pretty darn hot there too.

 

[travelin2]

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Any thoughts on the W D cabinet. Ours gets pretty darn hot there too.

I filled the whole front cap area. I was able to work insulation in behind the W/D cabinet so I’m confident it’ll be cooler too


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[Kbvols]

Really looks nice! Great job!


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[TravelTiger]

Great job!! Thanks for sharing the process.


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