Any trailer haunters here?

[hauntedkimmy]

Giving a bump,this is a topic I'd like to hear more about as we are considering this as an alternative to setting up the bays in our fire station. We have to have it rezoned to allow for this and we also have an old barn on our property, so not sure which direction we are headed.

[hauntedkimmy]

...Sue, awesome setup you have!!!

[Allen H]

ShawnG-
Im sure you could get the two trailors that close together and level. have a door frame type of box (2x14s) so its 7ft tall x 3ft wide and 14" deep. that goes inbetween the two trailors. On each side you have a sheet of 1/2" plywood that has the doorway cut out. each side screws onto the walk way box so it is held inplace by the two big plywood flanges. Then the plywood floor goes down and further shores everything together. That covers the interior walkway, for the exterior trim it all out in 1x4s and then add an angled 2x14 to a trailor over the walkway and spray foam it in as necessay.
I hope that makes sense.
It looks to me like whats happening in the picture and thats the way I joined two storage sheds together awhile back.

[shawng]

AllenH, Thanks for the input, that mostly makes sense although is hard to visualize. Also it seems more "permanent" i want something that is easy to install when the trailers get lined up, then can be removed and reused, as the trailers will have to be moveable again.

[RJ Productions]

Connecting between two trailers you have the width if each outside wall plus the span distance. Depending on how good your driver is or if you utlize another method to "bump" them closer, you still have a slightly variable distance. One solution is to build a small ramp. Take a piece of diamond plate steel the width of your opening and enough length to span at least 6-8 inches into each trailer. Have the steel company or try yourself to create a slight bend in the middle crossways (basically in line with the seperaion between trailers.)

Now you drop these in place after your trailers are set. The bend in the middle allows for slight differences in height between the two trailers. instead of a flat plate that can wobble or be uneven the bend ramp only rests on the two outside edges. Make sure they are secure to the floor as most patrons tend to "shuffle along" instead of actually walking.

The Trailer style haunt is definately gaining interest. If you are new to the business or are wondering if the concept will work for you there is a seminar at Transworld. check it out:

http://www.haashow.com/events/semina...d-Other-Venues


Rich

R&J Productions

[shawng]

Rich, thanks again for your valuable input, however i dont really understand the point of the bend in the middle of the steel plate, what good will that do? how will that help? Perhaps a quick windows paint drawing could help demonstrate :-P

I plan on going to transworld and will definitely take your seminar, but i really do need to make a decision on if im doing trailers or permanent location BEFORE transworld, thus the rush.