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The RV Renovation Begins
Over the
weekend Kevin and I were finally able to start renovating our RV (Aesop).
Yay!
The following is what we discovered and what we'd done so far.
The following is what we discovered and what we'd done so far.
A Small Leak.
We know
there are no leaks in our RV . . . so we thought.
There was
one hidden beneath the window in the living room area.
We already
knew there was an old leak there because of the small bubbles in the wall, so Kevin took the front part of it off.
It revealed old water damage from a leaky
window.
The prior owners fixed it, but what we didn’t know until yesterday was
the seal between the outer body panels wasn’t sealed properly, so water was
still able to dribble between the wall.
. . . Well,
that sucks.
As you can see, Kevin fixed
that problem. No big deal,
but now we have to figure out what to do with that part of the wall inside the
RV, since we need to fix it and then cover it back up.
Any ideas?
It's a cosmetic issue.
The whole wall needs to look the same.
I'm open to suggestions.
It's a cosmetic issue.
The whole wall needs to look the same.
I'm open to suggestions.
A Rotting
Step
On Saturday, Kevin discovered beneath the bottom step the metal part was rotting.
Instead of
fixing it, the previous owners covered it up with a block of wood and nailed
the shit out of it.
It was a pain in the ass to pry out . . . er, hack off.
It was a pain in the ass to pry out . . . er, hack off.
But Kevin prevailed.
I had no
doubt.
He built a new step and will fix the rest of it this week.
He did a wonderful job.
He did a wonderful job.
Nasty Carpet
Be Gone
Also, on
Saturday, we started ripping the carpet out.
Btw, I filmed
parts of it.
Once our
Youtube Channel goes live, parts of this footage will be integrated into one of our shows.
Yesterday we
finished tearing out 95% of the carpet.
Woot!
Good news.
The floor is
in great shape.
Double Woot!
We’re going
to put fake wooden floors in. I forgot what they’re called, but they look real
and clean up well.
We still
need to pull the carpet out of the bathroom, but first we have to take the
toilet out. We’re going
to get a composting toilet.
There’s also
strips of carpet along the walls that has to be cut out. I tried cutting it with a box
cutter and had no luck. I don’t know if it’s because my hand strength is poor
or I’m just not doing it right.
We’re taking
all of next week off to install four solar panels on top of the roof of our RV.
. . . But it’s supposed to be in the 90s that
whole week, plus humidity.
We don’t do
well in those conditions.
So we’ll
have to take a lot of breaks and literally chill out in our house.
No worries.
We’ll adapt,
improvise, and overcome.
So it’s
happening.
Like I had
said before: If you don’t have a plan, you’ll be part of someone else’s plan.
We have a
plan and with determination, preparation, and hard work, we’ll bring it into
fruition and live life the way we want to.
