DIY Skylight for Camper, RV, Tiny Home, Skoolie or School Bus Conversion
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- I made this skylight out of this stuff from Home Depot www.homedepot....
It was very simple and I am very happy with the result. It bought in a ton of extra light and really opens up the space.
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Absolutely obsessed with the simplicity! Will definitely be doing this next week on my bus!
that's the best idea i have seen yet! gonna do the same on my bus!
Mega simple. I like it. I just scored a fan-tastic vent cheap, so deleting the other hatch is on my mind now. Maybe I'll follow suit and go skylight!
Thanks! We love it! We stilla fantastic about 2 feet in front of it to help pull the ac from the back. It seems to work well.
A Man with his own plan... nice job.
I try. :-D
Oh for a cheap alternative you can get Velcro strips to add a mesh screen for the inside on that skylight.
True! We might try that out!
I'm planning to do that on my bathroom! Looks pretty solid. Ill frame sealing tape to add a protective layer and cover the silicon.
Solid! I hope it turned out well mate!
Oh, I hope you didn't use silicone. It will just pop off of the plexiglass somewhere down the road...
Thanks for the blueprint!!
No problem! thanks for watching!
Shoot sounds good you help with builds to lol I haven’t got mine yet hopefully in the next couple days anyways I haven’t got really set up yet to play videos but it’s definitely an idea that I want to do I filmed years ago when I did tractor work from my phone that’s been some time back
Do it! Im so glad I filmed most of our build. its crazy looking back and watching them. sharing them with you guys is an extra perk. and yeah hopefully diving into bus building for clients soon.
I love it!
Thank you!
@@BackroadPurpose That is exactly what I’m going to do in my Aluma Lite !
I wanna put one of these over the bed in our RV. We bought land to camp on with a bortle 1 sky overhead.
Do it! Skylightdepot.com also has some cool options.
THAT'S what I've been wanting to do to the alumunim roof of my cargo trailer. However there's a slight curve in the roof. Was your roof perfectly flat or was there a slight bend (did you have to bend the .220 plexiglass a little?). I was thinking maybe I could set it up there on top of the roof (maybe with something black underneath it) and the sun could bend it. Or, I could blow hot air from a hair dryer or heat gun on it. Anyway, I really like the "simple" way you did it without having to use a ton of wood like others' I've seen on RUclips. Thx
Definitely streamlined compared to the opening box type hatch we installed! QUESTION: Are you putting any sort of clearcoat on them to protect against UV, fogging & scratches?
Love this style of video!
- Brian + Erin
For sure,. The hatch is cool but not needed for us. and no, we dont plan on it. We haven't had an issue with fog, and I think the plexiglass is UV protected. We might do a 35% tint to help with some heat... or a curtain.
@@BackroadPurposemy question is similar. Does this allow more heating up of the space via sunny days? How effective is a cover/curtain in managing the heat increases?
Looks great and love the simplicity! It looks like you screwed in the glass on at least two edges to the ribs of the bus -- any reason you chose that over screwing into a wood frame on the inside?
Cool. I am thinking of doing something like that for a skylight because it's simple, but I want to make it a double layer with a little air gap for added insulation. Maybe surrounding the edges between layers with butyle tape/kilmat or cork to create a little air gap. But that stuff gets kinda gross when it heats up. Any ideas?
Oops! Nevermind. I just counted approx 32 screws. Because my cargo trailer has a slight bend in the roof and I'd have to either bend the plexiglass prior to installing it ( which I don't know if I could do) or drill the screws in and hopefully the slight bend wouldn't eventually pull out the screws. That's why I asked if urs had any bend in it. Thx
It's been a few years since this video, has it held up?
It was great.
Was there any curvuture in the roof? In other words, did you have to bend the plexiglass a little and that's why you had to use the screws (how many screws)? Because you stopped the video after the 4th or 5th screw so we weren't able to see how many you added. Thanks!
I’m going to do that to replace the dome over the shower in my travel trailer they want to much money for a replacement dome
Do it! However make sure you use polycarbonate, not acrilic.
Hi, what kind of tape you added inside and out? What type of screws and what type of sealant? I didn't quite catch that up when you mentioned it on the video. Thank you!
Probly should have gone with 1/4 inch tempered glass, and a raised lip or sides around the window ( a frame). Also, keeping the hatch would have been smarter too, just my opinion. With the frame you would have been able to get a better seal all the way around and if the seal ever did leak, you'd have less chance of the water getting inside. The reason I would 1/4 inch tempered glass is because of hail, rocks, and someone oppsing and falling on it. If your having fun in some remote place and someone were to opps, you'd have a big hole or a crack that you'd have to repair somehow.
Good thoughts. However, plexiglass glass is around 6 times stronger than tempered glass. And polycarbonate is 10x stronger. So this is actually the best stuff to use. And as far as using the oem hatch. We didn't like the style/design. Wanted to make the skylight bigger. And also with it being on the top, water will naturally fall off the edge and not get caught in an edge like it would be we had a frame. But even then, we used butyl tape and polyurethane caulk added have had no issue whatsoever. Its been about a year.
Have you been in very large storms where water pools at the top? If so has it still kept ya dry? Thank you so much!
Have you considered putting in a second layer of plexiglass on the inside to give yourself some insulation?
We did but we're just going to go the reflectix route instead.
Did you do a water test to make sure it didn’t leak? I love how much light that let in. You may need to put a curtain up because it will get pretty warm inside.
We did and no leaks! it's pretty flat with a slight decline so the water just rolls off. and yes! Now that its warm, we will need to get a shade or something because the sun is HOT!
I'm in the middle of doing the same , did u use butal and what kinda screws
Hi there,
This looks like just what we need!
I am wondering if you would mind providing a link to the tape you used for the project?
Cheers and well done 👍
Shannon and Gaz
Here you go! Sorry for the late response amzn.to/3pMfDeU
Wondering if that sky llght makes a bunch of noise on the road. Just curious.
No idea. Ours bus is too loud to notice. My bus is not my Lexus. As long as it doesn't fall apart, I'm happy.
What thickness of lexan did you use?
That was acrylic or polycarbonate? I just got some plexiglass to make a round window in my step van door but I am looking for a sealant like glue perhaps like you used here. what was that stuff called?
PolyCarbonate! i use a polyurthane caulk and it has been working well. also butyl tape!
@@BackroadPurpose The white stuff is buytl tape? 3:31? I am planning on placing the plexiglass on the inside vs the outside like you did mainly for aesthetics and hopefully it won't leak. Looks like a lot of sealants don't stick well to plexiglass but maybe I just need something like a gasket and then add bolts or rivets to keep it tight.
@@eedom69 I wouldn't do it on the inside. mine is on the outside. if you do the inside you making way more point for water entry rather than it just rolling off the top. plus if you use plexiglass/acrylic, it has a higher chance of cracking when you drill it. polycarbonate can be screwed through.
@@BackroadPurpose Right I realize that however I wanted a round window on my doors and if i put it on the outside it won't look cool. I'll have to do some tests for water. Cutting circles is also not easy and putting a square piece of plexiglass over the circle would look ugly and cutting a circle in plexiglass is not easy as I tried. I think if the seal is good then no problem. Today I will try drilling some scrap pieces. I'll let you know how it works.
What’s the exact kind of hardware you used? Because I am going to do this for my bus too but I want to know what you used so I can get that kind too :)
These are the screws. amzn.to/2ZB1cyW
This is the butyl tape amzn.to/3uny4cC
This is not the exact same sheet I got,. amzn.to/3dAs4r2 I got ours from Home Depot. However, make sure you get POLYCARBONATE. I made this mistake and got an acrylic sheet. You cannot screw through acrylic but you can screw through polycarbonate. I ended up replacing is later.
@@BackroadPurpose you are a GOD THANK YOU
Thank you for the video. How's it holding up?
Get polycarbonate. Not acrylic. Other then that. Great!
@@BackroadPurpose Particularly reason?
@@knightdetroja acrylic is more likely to crack if you drill through it. Polycarbonate is designed to be drilled through. Much stronger and safer.
Did you end up putting a 2nd plexiglass inside to act as insulation so condensation won't drip down?
Not on the skylight but I did with my front door and it worked great.
What's that black sealant you put under polycarbonate?
polyurathane caulk. great stuff.
Are you serious??? No thermo insulation? How are you goin to stay in there? Omg
Any leaks after some time?
No but make sure you use polycarbonate and not acrylic. Its a big difference.
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What size screws did you use?
1/4 self tappers
My hatch isss broken and the alarm is while driving heightens my anxiety. Any advice on how to sstop/detach/disconnet or cut the wiress? I hope to add a skyline hatch but really lack confidence on my diy skills....
The alarm are usually attached to the flasher system so maybe try and find the power supply to the bus flashers and disconnect it. The hatch isnt bad. Basically just screwing in a patch. Use butyl tape to seal it.