RE: Cool Mods
I just finished up my window treatment. I took out all of the blinds and made curtains, I like the look better and they keep out more light and heat.
Before
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After
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Before
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After, I also moved the curtain boxes up 3.5" for more usable windows.
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More on my Webshots page.
RE: Engine Brake for a Ford F350
This is my personal opinion but Banks are a place to keep money, not buy performance or braking parts. I have gone with BD Diesel and Pac Brake for my Dodge diesel pick-up's and could not be happier.
RE: B&W Companion concerns
I'm not sure how tight you will be able turn with your short box so be careful. I would put an extended pin box on to help with your cab clearance, your parents will still be able to pull it, and the extended pin box is still safe (or they would not be able to sell them), good luck and happy camping.
RE: Has anyone seen these in action?
You would not be triple towing............. may be double towing... but not even close to TRIPLE. Triple towing would be 3 trailers behind the tow rig, not 2. How would I know this you ask, I have been driving truck fo 20 year, even 3 trailers or triple towing.
RE: Anyone changed a floor to Pergo or such?
Here is how I did mine.
I laid the Dupont Real Touch Elite laminate flooring (in an oak finish), right over a perfect linoleum floor, I feel it looks a lot better then the linoleum floor that I covered up, you should be able to go to Home Depot and get some samples to match you interior, that is the what I did.
Now on to the install,
I started the install in the kitchen at the kick board, using templates and a lot of measurements makes this easer, I had to rip the first board so the register would end up being cut out of two pieces of the laminate, when I got to the register I cut the first board so that ¾ of the heat register would fit on it, on the second one I cut the last ¼ of the heat register out, this way I was able to drill and run the screws through the first board, and it is easer to cut it out of two boards then it would be to cut it all out of one, leave about ¼ inch around the out side edges so it can expand and contract, I also used ¼ round around the kick board and transition molding at the carpet, I did not use any glue to hold it in place, just the moldings, the laminate is the same height as the carpet so the slide out clears it with ease, I also put sealant at the kick board, I did not seal the whole kitchen, I figured I would know that I made a spill and could get it cleaned up before it made it through the small cracks, but I didn’t want it to run to the ¼ round and get underneath, and not be able to get that cleaned up.
The entry way was a breezy after doing the kitchen, so no details on that.
In the bathroom, this was the hardest part of the job, I started at the toilet and worked my way to the door and to the wall on the back side, I also made a template for this, so I could go around the toilet, instead of pulling the toilet, I used two boards, I cut half of the toilet out of one board for the front, on the back, I cut the other half, keeping that board just a bit longer, I then cut it in half, so I had a total of three pieces to go around the toilet, measure twice, cut once, and test fit (a lot). I put sealant in the bathroom to stop water from going under the laminate.
By the way this stuff doesn't cut like pine, it cuts more like concrete, you need very sharp blades.
I got the laminate at a Habitat store, so that cut my cost to around 1/2 of what it would have cost me at Home Depot, my total cost was $200.00 and about 8 hours of my time, and most of that time was driving form storage to home to make the cuts and back.
This is a floating floor, with the exception of the moldings, I hope this helps, if you have any more question please let me know I will tell you what I can.
You can see it here.Wes~Desperado
