The Re-assembly begins:

bulletWell, I can finally start putting it back together. Its been nearly 6 months of spending all my spare time working on it.
bulletMaybe I may even get to use it this year!

Click on photo to enlarge:

Floor prepped:

All the seams & screws are filled and sanded. Now ready for new lino

Floor prepped #2:

Same thing as viewed from back to front

New lino going in:

Got this piece of lino from the local Buy & Sell paper for $100. Its all placed and ready to glue down.

Floor is down:

Gotta get the air bubbles out. Yes, thats me with momma's rolling pin! It worked - all the bubbles out. A neighbor stopped and offered help.

New lino:

All done the floor! Time to let the glue dry while checking for bubbles.

Another view:

I've been waiting a long time for this!

Another shot:

Sure glad the weather has been good lately. Makes this project a lot easier.

Peel & stick waterproof membrane:

I decided to put a water membrane from under the walls to under the bottom of the trailer to keep the water away from the perimeter joists. (not eternabond)

Close-up:

I wrapped and sealed it well. Should be no moisture getting in here.

New wall panels going in:

I started with the front. I found a deal on some slightly blemished oak panels.

Back corner re-panelled:

Thats the storage bay door opening you see here.

Side view:

Same side as viewed from the front. Most of the panels are in.

Front view:

The front shelf and main part of the upper bunk are now replaced. I scrapped the originals - too grungy looking.

Kitchen side:

Got the bathroom waterproof panels in and part of the side.

Door side done:

Theres one side - now to finish the kitchen side.

Kitchen side done:

Bathroom and kitchen panels in place.

Wheel well waterproofing:

I decided to put the waterproof membrane on the wheel well too..
bulletWell, there's all the walls re-paneled. I gave up trying to match the original, so I found a good deal on some light oak. It's real wood, too, not the fake photofinish stuff.
bulletTime to move on a bit further here. Now the cabinets are being rebuilt and repaired as needed and I am totally re-facing them with the new paneling.  Here are some more pictures. Click to enlarge - you know the drill by now!

The well used fireplace:

In case you wondered what I am doing with all the old, rotten wood.........

Front of main kitchen cabinet:

Heres a before picture of it mostly dis-assembled.

Front of main kitchen cabinet:

And there it is after many hours of scraping old glue and paneling off. Had to replace about 1/4 of it for rot.

Largest cabinet with fridge opening:

Before shot of the cabinet. Note the wonderful mactac on the shelves. Yuk thats gotta go!

Largest cabinet with fridge opening:

Mostly finished with new facing, shelves and paneling.

Yes, that is an Oldsmobile under all those trailer parts!

Largest cabinet with fridge opening:

Same thing viewed from the top. The top of photo is the fridge cabinet. I replaced the shelf there too.

Largest cabinet with fridge opening:

Front view finished. Ready for the gimp molding to be put on. See it at the bottom left in a coil?

Wardrobe cabinet:

Theres the next part to rebuild. I have to replace the whole bottom.

Wardrobe cabinet:

Oh heck! It's easier to just scrap it and build a whole new one. I have to replace half of it anyways. There's the first part partially framed.

Wardrobe cabinet:

New one on the sawhorses - old one on the concrete leaning against the sawhorses. Center stile in the old one was warped like a banana 3/4" in the middle.

Wardrobe cabinet:

There we go - built a whole new one and put on new paneling and gimp mold ( who invented that name? gimp???)

Desk / Vanity:

Shot from the back before I took it apart. Lots of pictures are a must so I can see how it goes back together.

Desk / Vanity:

Another view - laying down with the lid open.

Desk / Vanity:

Top off and ready for rebuild.

Desk / Vanity:

And there it is all rebuilt and sitting in place in the trailer. Still have to do the top. I'm changing it to matching arborite.

Main wall partition:

This one separates the bathroom from the rest of the trailer. This one was tough to rebuild. The old one was so rough, it had fallen apart in several places.

Bench seat and bed bottom:

This is actually the first one I did. It was easy because nothing else has to line up with it. Pardon the piles of stuff - gotta store it somewhere!

Main kitchen cabinet:

Theres my kitchen cupboard sitting in place. No screws yet.

Multiple cabinets:

Quite a few of them are done now. They had to be moved inside the trailer before I could re-build and install the back wall on. Otherwise, I would never get them in.

Desk/Vanity

I like this piece - Its my favorite furniture in the whole trailer. don't know why - I just think its cool.

Main bathroom partition:

As viewed from the kitchen. The main bed goes against this to the right where the water tank is sitting now.

View towards front:

Main kitchen cabinet there. The old wood you see is only sitting there for now until I rebuild them too. I needed room in the garage.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

This one has a lot of rot too.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

Thats the bottom where the outside storage bay is. Its all rotten too. Remember the pics of the back end, open and rotten? This partition goes there.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

The top was bad too. This is the area of the worst leak.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

New pieces fabricated and glued and stapled in place. The old pieces are sitting on top for comparison.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

Top corner rebuilt.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

There it is ready for paneling. See the glue on the wood?

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

Close up of the glue.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

New paneling partly done and in the middle of routering out the openings.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

Partition done - time for gimp mold.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

There it is ready to be installed.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

Sitting in place waiting for some shelves to locate exactly where it gets screwed in.

Bathroom storage cabinets partition:

Another shot - as viewed from the bathroom.

Lower back of trailer:

Thought I'd stand the old wall beside the new one I built. Can you guess which one is the old one?

Back walls in place:

Upper and lower rebuilt and in place. It has been 6 months since its had a back wall. The wall has been a sheet of 3/8" plywood for a long time.

Back walls in place:

Same section as viewed from the bathroom. Inside panel is framed & ready for paneling.

Bathroom cabinet:

Storage area partition as viewed from the tub area.

Bathroom corner:

Another view of the bathroom. Its kind of small - hard to get back far enough to get a decent picture.

Bathroom door area:

Standing in the corner - bathroom door opening and cabinet with old shelf sitting there.

Overhead cabinet above desk/vanity:

Theres the first overhead rebuilt. It was easier to just build a whole new one than to try to repair the old one. This one was in the best shape of all the overheads, but still had a rotten corner.

Arborite panels:

The long skinny one goes right at the back of the bathroom - the other one is the top for the desk/vanity. Boy, that glue stinks!
bulletWell, as of today, June 16th early AM, I am totally up to date with the pictures posted. What you see is how much I have done so far.
bulletAugust 9,2004 - Back for more pictures! All the cabinets have been rebuilt and screwed in place. Here are some more pictures:

Installing inside bathroom partition:

Had to remove the bottom outside of the rear wall to fasten down the inner bathroom wall.

Bathroom sink/vanity:

This cabinet was rotted out on the bottom - had to replace the whole thing.

Back wall & tub area:

Little fuzzy but theres the tub and back lower wall you saw from the outside. I built a new shelf and put on matching arborite with front oak strip.

Bathroom overhead cabinet:

I redesigned this one to come straight down on the vertical instead of following the angled wall.

Main bed frame:

Replaced this too. Again, the bottom was rotted in places. Easier to just rebuild it. Fresh water tank is just sitting there.

Bedroom overhead:

Cabinet above the bed - again, easier to build a new one than fix the old one.

Desk/vanity overhead:

Sure do like all the new wood!

Desk/Vanity:

Boy am I chapped with myself. Look close at the left of the chair area.

Close up of desk/vanity:

I almost cried when I did this! I was trying to get it tight to the wall to fasten in place and bunted it with my knee. Too bad my aim was off and I caved in the front. Rather than replace it, I'll build a door and make a compartment there.

Wardrobe and cupboard areas:

As viewed from the head of the bedroom.

Cabinets:

Same thing from a different angle.

Kitchen and front seating/bed:

All fastened down now and ready for countertop and other stuff.

Kitchen overhead:

Sure do have lots of storage in this trailer.

Kitchen:

Another angle of the kitchen.

Cabinets viewed from front:

Standing by the front looking down the hall. Bathroom at the very back.

Front shelf:

This little shelf matches the one I made in the bathroom. I'll do the micro shelf the same and the bath sink countertop.
bulletThere! I now have enough of the inside done to move back into the roof. There are a few more shelves and misc. things to put back in, but they can be done anytime from the inside.
bulletToday, I redesigned the roof construction and made all new rafters. The new design will have a one piece aluminum roof skin going over the edge onto the wall instead of being screwed down to the top of the roof. The old design was very poor and that is what led to the extensive water leaks:
bulletStay tuned for the next chapter - the roof rebuild. Its already started - more pictures to come.

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