Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Thirteen – What’s So Exciting About Insulation?
What’s so exciting about insulation? Imagine a cozy, warm, travel trailer surrounded by snow on a dark winter night. That’s what insulation does for you.
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Twelve - It’s All Downhill From Here: The Shower
The next hurdle in the rebuilding process was the massive changes I wanted to make to the bathroom. The old bathroom was incredibly tiny and not very functional.
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Eleven – It’s Electric!
It’s finally time to start renovations on the Interior of the Wind Rose! The first step in getting the interior ready is electricity.
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Ten – The Return of the Water
It turns out that waterproofing is the most frustrating, most time-consuming thing I’ve had to do with the trailer yet.
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Nine – Fixing Holes in the Roof
Waterproofing is a Big job. For my first task, I wanted to seal up the big seam where the siding meets the roof.
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Eight – Stapling On The Siding
Once I get the siding back on and the corners sealed up, I can replace all of the vents in the roof. I can’t wait to have a fully sealed, weather-proof trailer.
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Seven – Full Frontal Rebuild
With the floor successfully replaced we were ready to start framing the front. The first thing to do was to replace the rotted wood from the side framing.
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Six - Full Frontal Demolition
Unfortunately, we could see that the water had damaged the bottom of the floor joists for a way along their length. Replacing the floor was not in my plan!
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Five - Up on the Roof And Revealing the Frame
The next thing I needed to deal with was the roof. The rotten wood framing inside the trailer was proof that water was getting in and the roof was suspect.
Travel Trailer Renovations: Part Four – Demolition of the Interior
I dove in and went full-on Destruction Mode. I ripped and tore and pried. I spent days manhandling all of that luan and I was really glad it wasn't hot.