Wheel house and Wheel well questions?

[mattLi]

So I am just getting started framing my wheel house and I am wondering what I am going to do inside my wheel wells. I am sheeting the outside with pro-rib from menards but I am not sure its gonna work in the wheel wells. Do you guys think I could line them with pressure treated Plywood and put two coats of herculiner on them I used it on the frame and that stuff is awesome!!  I know I could get pieces of sheet aluminum cut to fit inside but I don't live close to a place to get some.

Also guys that used 2x2's (1.5x1.5) for your walls do you only use one screw per stud or can you predrill and get two somehow?

I would like to buy 8 foot sheets of tin for the outside and run them vertical  that way i don't have to cut them I am going to use 2x4 rafters 3/8 osb and rubber roof. So I will have around 7'9" inside height do you think that is too tall?

Last question I got a 36"x36" window for the back wall and two 24"x36" for the side walls is there a certain height to mount them?

Thanks for any help. 

 

[hunterdave29]

It would be worth getting aluminum diamond plate for the wheel wells. One screw is sufficient due to attaching interior and exterior panels. Mount your windows at the height you will be able to see out while sitting, since that's mostly how you'll be. Ceiling height is nice if you are tall but it creates a need to produce more heat, if you are well insulted and have a good furnace you should be ok. Also make sure 1 window is big enough to exit through in an emergency. 

[Hawg]

From my past posts many here know I hate diamond plate, it's a maintenance nightmare. Mine went bad the first year and I tried every cleaning product known to man and it still looks bad. I would do the steel diamond plate that's not shiny, i think it's a decking material and comes in the thin stuff you need. Then put POR 15 on it and be done with it. Worst that can happen is you'll need to repaint in a few years but POR 15 is used for, and holds up to, car frame restoration. Wheel wells are a very tough place to get into to clean.

[Chaws]

Definitely recommend shortening the house up and not built it so tall. The only reason to build it so tall would be if you had a toy hauler and intended to haul around a UTV inside. Otherwise, you're just going to be adding unnecessary material for that head room, heat loss above where you're going to occupy the house, and even more of a sail when you're hauling it down the road.