Perimeter edge of floor:

I wrapped the floor from under the walls around to the bottom of the belly skin to prevent water entry.

Wheelwell waterproofing:

The membrane is wrapped to cover as much of the critical area as possible.

Corners:

The four corners are wrapped about 3 inches each way. This is a very vulnerable area. Also, you can see where I wrapped the edge of the floor prior to rebuilding the walls.

Another corner shot:

Back corner - wrapped around like the others

Note to self ! !

Oops! - Bob - be sure to keep your fingers out of the path of a fresh knife blade ! !

Top Corners:

Because the side, back and roof skin all meet here, it is important to seal this area well.

Doorway:

Every trailer I have ever seen has water come in by the door. If water comes in, it will show up on the floor, as the door framework is completely sealed.

Top of doorway:

Same at the top - if water enters, I will see it come in instead of it being hidden until damage is done.

Bottom of doorway:

Again, completely sealed so no water can get into the floor or walls from here.

Bathroom Floor:

This was the first part I re-insulated. Jan. 17,2004 to be exact!

Main section:

This too was done early in the project (Mar. 21,2004) - after I finished fixing the extreme rot in the floor.

Back end:

Theres the back, all ready for insulation.

Prep of the back end:

Siding off - again, and ready for insulation.

Back end:

There we are - all insulated and ready for vapor barrier.

Side view before insulation:

Ahhhhh - all that nice new wood finally being covered with insulation! I forgot the Fome-Cor around the windows and didn't notice until much later. Description follows with other pics.

Side partly insulated:

This is called using what you have on hand for a nice array of different colored insulation!

Side closeup:

I took many dozens of pictures like this so I can view later if I need to remember a wiring or other detail.

Side done:

Isn't that colorful? But it's effective.

Second side:

All ready for insulation.

Insulated side:

All white & fluffy! heh heh! Don't make pillows with this stuff!

Above door:

This heavy duty piece of aluminum sheeting is to help stiffen the top of the doorway to help prevent stress cracks. The original trailer had a piece of galvanized there.

Clearance light detail:

I took these pics so I could review how I solid blocked for the clearance light screws.

Light switch:

All the plugs and switches on the outside wall got the Blueskin treatment to prevent air infiltration. It all helps when it comes time to heat the thing.

Fome-Cor around openings:

This stuff is a high density foam with perforated foil on both sides. The original installation had this so I duplicated it. It will help with the thermal barrier for the windows.

Side finished:

All done and ready for vapor barrier.

Front end:

The front is now ready for insulation.

Front done:

Theres the multicolor again! And also the Fome-Cor around the window.

The roof:

I had to climb up on top of my 2 storey house to get this picture. I was going to rent a helicopter, but this was cheaper!

Roof insulated:

All done, except the ends. I still have a little framing work to finish that I've been putting off as long as I can! This view is off my garage roof.

Roof insulated:

And another picture taken from standing on the back of the trailer. Should be able to heat this thing with a candle when I'm done!

Roof closeup:

If you look close here, you can see the vent pipes for my grey & black tanks. I left them short for ease of installing the roof skin.

The Tyvek test:

As described above, checking to see if water would get through.

Back end:

this was the first to be covered.

Side view:

Fortunately for me, there was very little wind today. This stuff is a bear to work with in the wind! Here you see it partly covered

Side done:

And there it is done.

Second side;

Again, the wind co-operated for me. I didn't have to chase it down the street!

Second side:

And there it is, all stapled on and taped.

Top ends

I finally had to finish framing the little curved pieces for the ends and insulate the area.

Top ends:

Now with the insulation in place, I can finish covering it with the tyvek.

Completely wrapped:

There! The whole thing is done. I used Tuck tape to seal all the joints. This tape is great - it sticks very hard to everything and forms a watertight joint.

Another finished view:

If you zoom in and look close, you will see that I cut a small piece of tuck tape to cover every staple. Boy, that was sure a lot of work!

Roof view;

All done on the roof except cutting out the vent and A/C holes.

Front view:

Look close - I painted the hitch with Tremclad. I got tired of looking at the rusty metal.

Front 7 side;

And . . . one more picture. what can I say? except ... One more picture!

Roof vents:

I did a thorough job of sealing the roof vents and A/C opening so any water that gets in will not enter the framing.