Post by cheri on Jul 28, 2014 16:31:15 GMT -8
We got the major work on the trailer finished in time to use her at the fair. My sister and brother-in-law came out and helped get the front and rear skins on and the sink and counter attached. They also picked up and installed a dead bolt which was a cheaper solution than buying a new lockset. They even met me at the fair and installed a new no glue vinyl floor and gave me the start of my melamine collection 
I still have work to do, but I got the original air pressure water system up and running with new pecs water lines, updated the 110 system with a new 30 amp inlet, new breaker box with two 15 amp and one 20 amp breakers and all new 12-2 wiring with a ground fault on each branch. I rebuilt the missing dinette benches and the back couch/bed. I replaced all the fake wood paneling with birch on walls. I cut a table out of plywood to use until I can make a nicer one. I stripped the cupboard frame over the dinette, but didn't have time to make new doors. I plan to work on the cabinets as I have time.
I didn't have time or money to replace the roof, so I scraped all the gook off the edges and seams and almost all from the rest as well. I removed the vent from the toilet and old fridge and covered the holes with metal patches. I used butyl tape under the edges and dicor lap sealant over the edges and screws. I did the same where the roof meets the front and rear skins. I put coating ready cover tape over the crimped/folded seams, and then covered the entire roof with dicor metal roof coating. (As the roof is galvanized steel, I really did need to coat it with something.) It looks really good and is water tight so far. (I did learn that you should not get gutter seal on the dicor elastomeric coating. The gutter seal peels right off and takes the coating with it.) I replaced the rectangular tail lights with round ones, replaced and rewired all the running lights, and rewired and put new bulbs in the marker lights. I am quite proud of the fact that every exterior light works.
I'm not great at taking pictures but here are a few.
This is when I got her home
Here she is at the fair
Inside front before, notice that the ceiling is falling in from water damage. In this picture, I had cleaned her up, repainted, and got new foam for cushions. (The interior was baby blue with dark blue trim when I got her) The covers are just pinned on. I have the stove in the garage and plan to get it repaired.
Here is the front now. You can see that there is still work to be done on the cabinets and a lot of trim work. My sister made the curtains out of painter's drop cloth.
looking to the rear before
I have a small table top gas burner/grill for outside, but I got an induction burner for inside. It can be adjusted low enough to make yogurt and yet gets hot enough to stir fry. Cooking inside a camper this size is not my idea of a good time, so I may not put the stove back in. I kept it just in case.
The floor isn't fancy, but it just lays in without any glue and looks pretty good. The original floor was about the same color, but had a pebble design.
That's all for now. I will take some pictures of the roof. I know that this is a goop free zone. I really did try to keep it to a minimum, and I think the improvement is dramatic.
I still have work to do, but I got the original air pressure water system up and running with new pecs water lines, updated the 110 system with a new 30 amp inlet, new breaker box with two 15 amp and one 20 amp breakers and all new 12-2 wiring with a ground fault on each branch. I rebuilt the missing dinette benches and the back couch/bed. I replaced all the fake wood paneling with birch on walls. I cut a table out of plywood to use until I can make a nicer one. I stripped the cupboard frame over the dinette, but didn't have time to make new doors. I plan to work on the cabinets as I have time.
I didn't have time or money to replace the roof, so I scraped all the gook off the edges and seams and almost all from the rest as well. I removed the vent from the toilet and old fridge and covered the holes with metal patches. I used butyl tape under the edges and dicor lap sealant over the edges and screws. I did the same where the roof meets the front and rear skins. I put coating ready cover tape over the crimped/folded seams, and then covered the entire roof with dicor metal roof coating. (As the roof is galvanized steel, I really did need to coat it with something.) It looks really good and is water tight so far. (I did learn that you should not get gutter seal on the dicor elastomeric coating. The gutter seal peels right off and takes the coating with it.) I replaced the rectangular tail lights with round ones, replaced and rewired all the running lights, and rewired and put new bulbs in the marker lights. I am quite proud of the fact that every exterior light works.
I'm not great at taking pictures but here are a few.
This is when I got her home
Here she is at the fair
Inside front before, notice that the ceiling is falling in from water damage. In this picture, I had cleaned her up, repainted, and got new foam for cushions. (The interior was baby blue with dark blue trim when I got her) The covers are just pinned on. I have the stove in the garage and plan to get it repaired.
Here is the front now. You can see that there is still work to be done on the cabinets and a lot of trim work. My sister made the curtains out of painter's drop cloth.
looking to the rear before
I have a small table top gas burner/grill for outside, but I got an induction burner for inside. It can be adjusted low enough to make yogurt and yet gets hot enough to stir fry. Cooking inside a camper this size is not my idea of a good time, so I may not put the stove back in. I kept it just in case.
The floor isn't fancy, but it just lays in without any glue and looks pretty good. The original floor was about the same color, but had a pebble design.
That's all for now. I will take some pictures of the roof. I know that this is a goop free zone. I really did try to keep it to a minimum, and I think the improvement is dramatic.
