Day two of demolition proved to be just as eventful as day one. I think this actually happened last Tuesday, but I'm just getting around to posting about it. Two main things removed were the storage area in the front left and the bathroom appliances and floor.
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| Check out the water damage along the seams! |
I was really debating whether or not to remove the tub, sink and toilet, but I'm sure glad I did. There was yet again much rot underneath the floor, even though the floor had been replaced.
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In the lower picture you can also see some of the plumbing system. I'm assuming it's in good shape because it's PVC and the water lines are a hard kind of flex tube. I'm not really planning on using them this summer, so I'll just leave them alone for right now. I'm tossing the tub and the sink (it was cracked) but am saving the toilet for right now. We won't be using it this summer, so I might just put it back in or just cover up the black water tank with some wood.
I had to throw out some soggy plywood from the bathroom, there was no way it was going to dry out and be usuable. I also ripped down one side of paneling in the bathroom and it turned out to be masonite with wall paper over it. It was pretty substantial and in good enough shape to make me leave the other two walls up.
Finally, I started working on reinforcing the floor by running 2x4s along the metal frame. As it was, they only ran perpendicular to it, causing some parts of the floor to be very unsupported. I'm still looking into if I should bolt these to the frame, but haven't found any answers. That's originally how they were and I think it would stabilze the whole trailer some more, but it might be a hassle and it would be another hole in the aluminum.
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| She must be lighter now! |
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| View from the door. Put some pans in to see if I can identify where the leak is exactly. |
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