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Trailer skirting ventilation

Cutting insulation

Mark discovered that the easiest way to get the skirting metal and insulation to come out even is to measure and cut the former on the ground then to run a knife along the upper edge of the metal to trim the styrofoam.

Screwing metal together

Next up is doors --- the spot for one of which you can see at the far left of the photo above. Rather than inserting premade vents into the metal skirting for summer ventilation, we'll be framing up wooden doors with closable vents so we can easily get into the various parts of the trailer's underbelly as well as ensuring accumulated moisture doesn't rot our subfloor.

In case you're following along at home, here are the rules of thumb for skirting ventilation:



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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Let me first say I have always enjoyed your blog. Keep up the good work. I have a request that you please post a lot more of your pictures of starting your seeds, growing and transplanting of your plants. Also please remind us of what you have tried in the past, what you did and did not like and how your prefer to do things now. Thanks a lot.

Comment by john Sat Jan 13 13:08:32 2018
Looking great!!
Comment by Jayne Sat Jan 13 16:17:19 2018





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