Today we're going to take a look at the ceiling, vent fan, and roof...
wheeeee
I’ll
admit, I wasn’t sure if this idea would work the way I had it in my
head –
Also, notice the turquoise board there?
That's part of the back splash from oldest son's kitchen - how cool is that?!
We just cut it to size and put it across the edging of the top bunk
that we plan to use for storage...
But before we
could get started on the ceiling cover
Craig
had to tear out some of the damaged ceiling
and put in new braces –
while there, he installed this fantastic fan
[it replaces the air in the camper three times a minute...]
It's thermostatically controlled and reversible too!
I love that it lets a little light in from overhead as well!
He added insulation and then the new
ceiling panels.
That’s a lot of work.
And with his [old] shoulder injury and my
[neck] bone spurs
it was NOT the most comfortable
work. But we got ‘er done. Ha.
Then it was just a matter of applying
the ceiling cover VERY carefully while matching seams just like you’d do
with wall paper. It's surprisingly easy [except for the holding it over your head, looking up for several hours part...] - and pretty forgiving too...
And let's just say it took a bigger toll on my ole body than those ceiling panels did - lol.
[Side note: throughout the photos of Lottie you will see that we tried a few different storage containers before settling on the ones we're using... lol]
And while you can't see it here, [because I've somehow neglected to get a photo of it,]
we used a piece of trim under the long windows up
front because
1] I wanted to add a little texture
to all the white we have going on
and 2] I knew tiny bits of this wall
covering would [more-than-likely] peel up
before we finished out first
trip,
so, 3] I wanted the texture under the window – lol –
[I'll share a photo soon!]
I
really love everything about this ceiling.
It just wraps Lottie up in a
warm cozy feeling…
And it was worth a week of pain in my neck [from
bone spurs]
that it caused from putting
it up! [SERIOUSLY.]
I want the youngest to be sure and notice that we moved that first ceiling light to a different position and things work much better with the cabinet door now, lol...
Then, of course, we saved the least favorite of all jobs for
the end –
We knew the roof / seams needed some work –
She's 46 years old after all...
And thank goodness
there’s stuff you can buy in 2017
that just wasn’t available in 1971.
Thank goodness for the internets too and that my sweetheart loves to research.
So we got busy cleaning her up a
bit before Craig applied eternabond tape
to all the seams - Doesn't it look SO MUCH better?
Then he applied flex seal spray to the windows.
This should do the trick.
In fact, we gave her a test run [without the tarp covering her]
while [Hurricane] Nate passed through
and it seems to be working pretty well!
We also have elastomeric, a plastic roof coating,
to coat the roof later on
if it needs it…
But for now, we feel like she's staying dry!
Next up will be the couch / bed area!
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