http://www.diy-conservatory-builder.com/conservatory-questions/attaching-a-sunroom-to-a-park-model-trailer-sun-room/ A Complete Do It Yourself Building A Conservatory Guide. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:51:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.diy-conservatory-builder.com/conservatory-questions/attaching-a-sunroom-to-a-park-model-trailer-sun-room/comment-page-1/#comment-484 ozarks bum Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:29:44 +0000 http://www.diy-conservatory-builder.com/conservatory-questions/attaching-a-sunroom-to-a-park-model-trailer-sun-room/#comment-484 Hate to admit I don't know what a "park model trailer" is, but assume it is a mobile home taken off wheels and located in trailer park. Whatever, remember that unless your trailer is really tied down or set on a cement block "foundation" it is going to have some movement when the wind blows very hard. A sunroom attached to it won't move, I would suspect. Thus, you will have to find some kind of accordian connection for the upright walls and the ceiling of the sunroom. The floor connection would probably be okay. Try the sunroom manufacturers and see if they have flexible seals for this purpose. Would be similar to that seen in railroad cars. Hate to admit I don’t know what a “park model trailer” is, but assume it is a mobile home taken off wheels and located in trailer park. Whatever, remember that unless your trailer is really tied down or set on a cement block “foundation” it is going to have some movement when the wind blows very hard. A sunroom attached to it won’t move, I would suspect.
Thus, you will have to find some kind of accordian connection for the upright walls and the ceiling of the sunroom. The floor connection would probably be okay. Try the sunroom manufacturers and see if they have flexible seals for this purpose. Would be similar to that seen in railroad cars.

]]> http://www.diy-conservatory-builder.com/conservatory-questions/attaching-a-sunroom-to-a-park-model-trailer-sun-room/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Mr. Peabody Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:00:48 +0000 http://www.diy-conservatory-builder.com/conservatory-questions/attaching-a-sunroom-to-a-park-model-trailer-sun-room/#comment-483 If you google "attaching a deck" or similar you should find relevant information. I was thinking about doing something similar last year but decided on a simple free-standing deck instead. I recall that you have attach rim joists together with lag bolts to hold the 2 structures together. I'm pretty sure that one of the places that covered it was a government site which described the National Building Code. It seemed to be fairly common sense. Not something you'd finish in an afternoon though. Hope this helps Good luck. If you google “attaching a deck” or similar you should find relevant information. I was thinking about doing something similar last year but decided on a simple free-standing deck instead. I recall that you have attach rim joists together with lag bolts to hold the 2 structures together. I’m pretty sure that one of the places that covered it was a government site which described the National Building Code.
It seemed to be fairly common sense. Not something you’d finish in an afternoon though. Hope this helps Good luck.

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