Post #19 - Paneling & wheel wells installed

I spent the last few days putting the birch paneling on the street and curb side walls, glueing, stapling and twisty nailing the paneling down to the wall frames.  I even learned how to use the router (thanks to my Hubby), and got the windows, door and other necessary holes cut.

I still have to decide what I want to use as trim over the areas where the panels meet. I'll either cut some strips, or purchase some screen door trim if I can find some in the next few days.

After I finished wall frames, I installed the wheel wells and covered them with insulation.

The wall sides are almost ready to put onto the sides of the floor frame, just need to drill a few holes for the bolts to go through.  Hopefully tomorrow or Wednesday I can get that done. Paneling the cabinetry is the next thing I plan on doing, then installing it all into the trailer.

More next time.

Post # 18 - Marmoleum flooring

After the floor leveler dried for a week while I was camping at Hailey. Idaho with some of my Sisters On the Fly friends, I could finally turn my attention to the marmoleum floor installation.

First we unrolled the flooring and laid it down on the trailer floor so it would stretch and flatten out for a few nights.

Then we cut the Marmoleum sheet to length and cut the wheel wells out, and let it lay and stretch out for another day.  

Today we went out and glued it down, first the street side, then the curb side.  After rolling repeatedly we added weight to the edges, and clamped some 1 1/2" boards to the edges, and rolled again.  Tomorrow I will roll again, cover the flooring with RAMboard, plus heavy craft paper to protect it through out the rest of the build. 

Done for today - more later.

Post # 17 - Floor to ceiling frames & priming - leveling floor.

This week was hard to get motivated to do more work on the trailer because it has been so cold outside in the mornings, but I bundled up and faced the cold.

I sanded all the remaining paneling off the fronts and sides & due to rot I had to remove and replace some of the wood in almost every cabinet in spots. Plus I added some extra support in the sides of the closets so I can hang a few things up without worrying about backing that was only 1/8" thick.  I think I figured out how the kitchen cabinet drawers were originally built - I think what I did will work fine once I get the drawers built.

I also built a framework for the converter/fuse box so I can just slide it in and attach it to the frame.

But this week I did meet my goals to have all the cabinets framework ready to put the paneling on, primed the plywood floor and got the leveling compound on to smooth it out (hubby helped a bit - that bag of stuff was heavy) in anticipation of the Marmoleum flooring.  After I take a week off waiting for the weather to warm back up again, I plan on installing the Marmoleum flooring, putting the paneling on the inside walls, & cabinets, reinstalling the wheel wells, putting up the sides and attaching the cabinets. If it all works out I'm hopeful I can start the wrap by November.  We shall see how much I actually get done.