British Rail 12 ton vented wagon conversion

[Wildefalcon]

Friction fit works well enough!

 

[OJCar]

Souris the mouse will soon nibble its way into that!

 

[Wildefalcon]

There IS an air gap between the frame and the insulation - to allow the steel to dry out if it does get wet.

Ideal for mouses. Not sure what to do about that. Stuff with stainless wire wool?

 

[sparkysy]

That is a tidy job!
Is it glued or supported from falling out below?
It will move over time and what was a snug fit will fall out if not.
Ask me how I know!

 

[Wildefalcon]

It's only friction fit. But as in hammered in using a wooden batten as a drift. I'd not walk on it, but it's tight. Still tempted to put a shot of PU expanding foam in each corner.

 

[sparkysy]

From past experience I would at least put a shot of PU on it.
Even though they are tight right now they will over time shrink slightly and with traffic above the floor the slight movement will with the aid of gravity slowly move them out.
I can tell you that once the final floor is in, it's not much fun scrating around under it fitting them back in and supporting them!
Lucky for me there was enough room below to do that and not have to rip the floor up and start again!

 

[Wildefalcon]

The rain held off enough, so I was able to get it finished. I've also started to glue them in. I drive a screwdriver level into the side, and squirt PU into the gap.

I think it will work. Next step after the glue, is the anti mouse mesh.

 

[Wildefalcon]

Mouse mesh is slow to fit, as is gluing the insulation in place.

 

[Wildefalcon]

Inlay in and first plank physically in the wagon. Rain stopped pay.

 

[Wildefalcon]

The forecast for tomorrow is good. Which is good, as I'll need to have all the planks out in front of me so I can pick the right ones. Sounds daft, but I take time picking planks that work for each space. Looking forward to having the floor down!

 

[Wildefalcon]

@sparkysy thanks for the advice. Was cursing you today, but it's good advice, freely given, so really appreciated. Thank you.

 

[sparkysy]

No problem at all my good fellow, it will be worth it in the long run!
Looking excellent by the way, that will be a lovely space once you have finished!!

 

[Wildefalcon]

I might have overthinked this. But the mat is quite limited in how it can be steered, so some oddness resulted.

 

[Wildefalcon]

And cleaning up pre loved planks is a pain. Time consuming.

 

[Milkybars]

I do hope the 'management' are going to reward you for the time and quality of the job

 

[Wildefalcon]

Management is learning on the job.

Well. The good news is I now know how to patch electric underfloor heating....

The bad news is I've not got a floor down.

I nailed one of the wires, stupid, but I fixed it.

The resistance was miles out, and there was a earth cable leak, too. So something else was wrong. Still not established what, but I'm closing in on it.

I was hoping to take tomorrow off. But that's not going to happen.

 

[Wildefalcon]

I do hope the 'management' are going to reward you for the time and quality of the job

You know the old saying? No good deed goes unpunished.

I'm learning a new word: "NO"

Boundaries are important.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

This truly is a labour of love!

 

[Wildefalcon]

Slow going, but the electrics test out. Messy. Very messy.

 

[Blobber]

Shouldnt there be something between between the boards and heating element?