Inside pics

Jennifer took some pics of the recent progress...

Here's looking into the bathroom. Walls are just about done (covered in FRP). Access panel by the window is for the rear view camera and antenna.

Lower access will be under the sink cabinet, for the cable connections and power.



Other side of the bathroom. Tub drain plumbing is all set. Haven't fastened the tub in - the outside shower goes under the seat.

The original skirt (in pretty bad shape) has a door to access the tub plumbing. The outside shower box is new and the toilet will block access even if I had a door. Been contemplating how to solve that and came up with a decent idea - the shower box insert into its frame goes in from the outside. It's held in place by tabs that snap and have to be released from inside. If I grind off the snap tabs and drill holes for stainless screws, then I can make the shower box removable from outside. I'll use stainless braided hoses under the tub that attach somewhere accessible.

(The frame is for the overhead vent)

Here's a view looking forward. The overhead cabinet/bunk is in up front. The two upper cabinets are mostly in (I need some more screws to wrap it up). Other cabinets are just in place for measuring but aren't fastened. I need to finish up the front wall so I can fit everything in place - some of the cabinets will need trimming.

Refrigerator cabinet is finally up and the fridge is off the floor and out of my way. Area below fridge was used for microwave by previous owners (they took out the furnace) but I need it for the furnace. Wish I had it installed already - it sure got cold yesterday.

No pics this weekend either.

Got the bumper and the tongue primed and painted. Mixed up flat and gloss black rustoleum and ended up with a satin finish. Looks pretty good - its too late in the season to fuss over it too much.

Got the rest of the ceiling installed.

Put in the final vent over the bathroom - this one has a fan.

Jennifer insulated the back wall and the little wall between the doorway and the back.

I managed to get the side wall of the shower up and covered with FRP. The upper and lower halves of the back wall are luan to be FRP'd shortly. Also started fitting the wet wall for eventual luan/FRP.

New tub isn't exactly the same as the old. I'll have to cut off and extend the drain to get it to come in right under the tub drain.

Originally, I was going to redo all the plumbing. It's the silver/grey stuff that has fallen out of use because the chlorine in city water deteriorates it from the inside out.

Anyhow, I can do that later, and just reusing all that's good will save me a bunch of time. I'll need some new lines for the shower box, but otherwise, most of the old stuff should work.

Going to try to wrap up enough of the bathroom that I can install the closet for the fridge and furnace - I may need the furnace installed soon with the cold weather we've been having.

The steps I installed last week have been somewhat disappointing. The tabs that hold the retaining bolt for the higher step are bending and letting the step droop. The lower step's retaining tabs were never right and now it droops even more. I'm going to have to reengineer some of it, which will likely require a little welding after I remove it. PITA.