5.0 floor thickness?

[breeves2245]

Just took delivery of my 5.0 a couple days ago. I'm installing a Lagun table and will be adding a metal brace in the backside of the U-Shaped dinette.

Question - what is the thickness of the underlying wood floor and how much clearance is that wood from the fiberglass? I want to use at least 3/4" screws if I can but certainly don't want to puncture the fiberglass.

I also posed this question to Escape via their website, we'll see if they respond within a reasonable timeframe. Figured I'd get faster results from this forum.

 

[Centex]

what is the thickness of the underlying wood floor and how much clearance is that wood from the fiberglass?

In my 2021 5.0 the floor thickness from top of vinyl flooring to bottom of plywood measures exactly 1/2".

In the area of table-mounts between the benches the plywood appears to be bedded in a thin layer of resin bearing directly on the fiberglass (this is consistent with an old 'How It's Made' video on ETI's YouTube page).

There is a short space where the dinette floor does not bear on the shell across the width at the 'step up':

I do not have the U-shaped dinette. I accessed that width-wise space to run cables and wires (inside a conduit) between the benches. IF one does that, take care to run the electrical wires in a protective conduit, there are a number of exposed sharp wood-screw-ends in that space (revealed with 'snooper-scope').

Hope that helps, Have Fun!

 

[breeves2245]

Yikes, if a 1/2" plywood floor is resting on a thin bed of resin attached to the fiberglass a 3/4" screw may be too long even considering it's also going through the vinyl flooring. Think I'll use something shorter than a 3/4" screw.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Centex]

Think I'll use something shorter than a 3/4" screw.

FWIW I've been using 1/2" x #10 or #12 pan-head sheet-metal screws to fasten thin steel drawer slides and up to 1/8" thick aluminum angle (misc. brackets) to my floor inside benches / cabinets.

Those are loaded in horizontal shear much more than vertical tension / 'uplift' but seem to be holding nicely for the purpose. I do not drill a pilot hole, just screw them down firmly by hand.

 

[iamunique127]

If you do a search on this forum for Lagun table instals you'll find a number of detailed how-tos.

A number of ppl have used threaded inserts in the 1/2" plywood to bolt down the brackets or to attach a piece of 3/4" plywood in which to screw down the steel brackets. If you use the 3/4" plywood option you can use 1 1/4" screws. There is also the option of 1 1/2" screws with a couple washers on top of the bracket. Lots of creative things have been done.

 

[Ron in BC]

Yes, threaded inserts work well in 1/2" plywood. Not totally necessary, I've used screws and they've held well but the inserts are definitely stronger given the length of thread limitation.

Ron