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07-23-2017, 08:28 AM
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Very nice! Made the mistake of showing the picture to the wife, sooooo off to Home Depot we go.
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Wait till she gets a look at the number of options
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07-23-2017, 08:31 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Winchester
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I used to belong to another forum when we had our previous trailer (SOB). One of the members posted a picture of a mod he did where he used Smart Tiles (plastic fake stick on tiles) to enhance the otherwise black backsplash. It looked amazing. The next thing we knew, a lot of members (including yours truly) did it as well.
I can see that happening here. This is one of the benefits of these forums. People share information.
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07-23-2017, 02:54 PM
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Site Team
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Between the forum and the Rally's here you see that happen a lot. Rondo showed me his plan for insulating his basement and tinting the windows on his cabinets so you don't see the junk inside. Took the insulation idea and expanded on it and have already tinted the cabinets. Some have tinted the shower window, we just looked around for other ideas and someone on the Montana Facebook page suggested Artscape.
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07-29-2017, 02:09 PM
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Montana Master
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Did it!
We put this on today. I thought it would cut a bit more of the light, but a guess some is better than none. Plus it looks nice. That big bright spot on the left is the sun.
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07-29-2017, 03:14 PM
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Nice looking installation. We found it didn't cut all that much light, but it did cut a good deal of the heat.
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07-29-2017, 03:47 PM
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Montana Master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DQDick
Nice looking installation. We found it didn't cut all that much light, but it did cut a good deal of the heat.
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I guess we'll find out soon enough! We are going on a ten day trip next week.
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07-29-2017, 06:19 PM
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Montana Master
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Youse guys installs sure look purdie ... While you have the inner lens down from the ceiling if there is a next time ... place 1" bubble wrap in-between the lenses of the sky light. It will further cut down on the heat transfer. I know this sounds like some weird deal, but it works.
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07-29-2017, 06:56 PM
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Montana Master
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In our previous trailer, I put Refectix on top of the inner part of the skylight. This cut all the heat and all the light.
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07-30-2017, 12:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2017
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I bought a sheet of 1/2 inch styrofoam from home depot and cut 3 oversize pieces and glued them together with liquid nails. I then sprayed the side that was to be the inside with beige paint to match the walls. I then measured how long and wide the piece would actually need to be and cut it out at a bevel all the way around with a knife. Be sure to measure the length and width 1 and 1/2 inch from where the foam will make contact inside the skylight. I ran a bead of liquid nails all the way around the edge of the foam and pressed the foam up into the skylight. I then got me 8 small stovetop screws and screwed them sideways into the plastic molding around the skylight. Be sure to press the foam snug against the skylight as you install screws. I pressed my screws real snug against the foam as i was installing them leaving the head of the screw stick out maybe a 1/4 inch. The heads of the screws are what really hold the foam against the skylight more than the liquid nails. I then ran a bead of beige caulk all the way around the foam and it also covered the screw heads so that you can't tell what's holding the foam up. You will loose a little head room but i am over 6' tall and have plenty of head room. If i could do pictures i would show the finished product.You will totally block out the sun and give yourself a little insulation in the process.
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07-30-2017, 04:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Auburn
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DQDick
Nice looking installation. We found it didn't cut all that much light, but it did cut a good deal of the heat.
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I like the mod, however I went another way. I wanted to keep ALL of the heat out of the rig that was coming through the skylight, so I cleaned the outer lens on the roof and painted it with Krylon Gloss White paint. Now, all of the heat stays outside the rig and lets most all of the light in. It's amazing at how much heat can get in between the two halves of the skylight which puts more heat in the ceiling of the rig. Now that I've seen yours, I'll probably add this to the inside to add a little flair to it.
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09-11-2017, 09:55 AM
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Seasoned Camper
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we have the 305RL also, we get a lot of heat through all the windows, the AC can't keep up. has anyone put the window film on all the out side windows? did it help?
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09-11-2017, 10:24 AM
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We did on our last rig and have on the skylight in this one. We'll be getting snap on curtains (for lack of a better term) when we're out west this winter. We also insulated all our cabinets on the outside wall and you'd be surprised the difference that made.
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09-11-2017, 12:41 PM
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Montana Master
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Location: Vancouver Island
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How did you insulate the cabinets on the outside walls Dick? Did you use Reflectic?
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09-11-2017, 03:27 PM
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Depending on the space we had. Yes we used reflectic on things like the pantry and we used 3/4" foam in a lot of them.
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