got her home safe + sound, and parked her in the driveway!! she definitely needs some work but I got a great deal, so I couldn't pass her up. she towed nicely! really looking forward to my kids and I enjoying her when she's ready to go. hoping for this summer-- its just myself and the kids, as I'm a single mum, so I'll be doing most of the work myself, with the occasional help from friends with certain things that I don't know much about, like electrical and whatnot (will learn during the process) this has been a dream for a long time and the way it all fell into place and happened just feels like its meant to be.
I'm extremely new to campers and this is my first experience. I have done remodeling inside my mothers house turning an attic into a livable space (and fixed my own vehicle on occasion) so I'm pretty confident with using tools and DIY stuff. visual learner so youtube has been awesome for that. happened across this website during google sleuth work, which also led me to the facebook group.
I've been doing a lot of reading and trying to learn about what to use like for sealing and knowing its a good idea to add some cross support along the walls.. and roof??. I'll be replacing the walls and reinforcing the existing plywood on the floors I think. is there a specific thickness that's best? taking notes. I intend to put down a grey oak laminate flooring over it, or maybe bamboo. unsure.
its been pretty rainy and chilly up here in MA, so I won't be able to do roof stuff right away so I think I'll get started inside first. (or should I just wait and do roof first?) I believe it does need to be sealed. I would feel best doing that. what is the best one to use for this? from my reading, I have gathered that for aluminum roofs, its best to use durabond? what is the best sealer to use? I know to do all around edges and vents as well.
one of the things I did notice is the bathroom skylight doesn't stay down despite cranking it shut. what would that be caused by? lucky the dang thing didn't fly off on the ride home- am I going to need to replace the entire thing?
well, anyway, looking forward to the chats and all the learning!
I'm extremely new to campers and this is my first experience. I have done remodeling inside my mothers house turning an attic into a livable space (and fixed my own vehicle on occasion) so I'm pretty confident with using tools and DIY stuff. visual learner so youtube has been awesome for that. happened across this website during google sleuth work, which also led me to the facebook group.
I've been doing a lot of reading and trying to learn about what to use like for sealing and knowing its a good idea to add some cross support along the walls.. and roof??. I'll be replacing the walls and reinforcing the existing plywood on the floors I think. is there a specific thickness that's best? taking notes. I intend to put down a grey oak laminate flooring over it, or maybe bamboo. unsure.
its been pretty rainy and chilly up here in MA, so I won't be able to do roof stuff right away so I think I'll get started inside first. (or should I just wait and do roof first?) I believe it does need to be sealed. I would feel best doing that. what is the best one to use for this? from my reading, I have gathered that for aluminum roofs, its best to use durabond? what is the best sealer to use? I know to do all around edges and vents as well.
one of the things I did notice is the bathroom skylight doesn't stay down despite cranking it shut. what would that be caused by? lucky the dang thing didn't fly off on the ride home- am I going to need to replace the entire thing?
well, anyway, looking forward to the chats and all the learning!