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Project:
Reinforce and Insulate Salon roof beams
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Why
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While we were initally walking around the boat discussing the window replacement options, I noticed that walking on the salon roof was a bit "spongy" and it made some small "cracking" noises. When I subsequently took down some of the ceiling panels, I found that the overhead beams, while still very dry and in good shape, were delaminated slightly from the fiberglass coverings. So, down came the rest of the panels to re-attach the beams. While all of that was down, I thought I might help the heat situation a little by putting some foil-faced insulation up in the ceiling panels. The depth of the beams was almost exactly the thickness of two of the insulating panels. |
Where
| Did this while already in the yard having the windows replaced. |
Step 1 - Beam reinforcements
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Step 2 - Insulation
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This is house exterior foil-faced insulation from Lowes. It was very inexpensive and came in 4 x 8 sheets. I didn't glue it up, I just cut the panels slightly larger than the rectangular spot, and then forced it in. It only had to hold long enough to put the panels back up. |
Results
| The salon deck is now rock solid,
probably better than when it was new. I am very glad I went ahead
and did that part.
For the insulation part, like the 'fridge insulation, I put all of this up before I got the boat in the water for the first time, so I have nothing to compare it to...... But for only about $25. in materials, if it does ANYTHING for the North Carolina heat, it was money well spent. |
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