Disgusted and Proud

The last two days of renovation have been...interesting.

So continuing the saga of the water input system, the last two days of work have finally gotten us inputs we are quite proud of.

If you remember, this was our water inlets before.  Quite old and rusty.  We found out why...

WOOD ROT!

This will also require us to re-stud the floor before we lay down new plywood and floor tiles.  This, however, was not a shock to us.  In the end, we weren't that butt hurt.

After removing all the rotted and soggy wood, we studded the walls and attached our new inlets!

Might not be the best job ever, but believe me, we are quite proud.  We're also not concerned about the colors as they will be painted matte black.  As will all accent features on the exterior.

The top one is the new gravity water inlet for the fresh water tank.  The bottom is a pressure regulating city water inlet (i.e. garden hose) for the direct water.

The pressure regulating is in case of massive water build-up or pressure from the source (not our camper).  It will purge the excess pressure and keep our plumbing lines from exploding randomly.  I see this as a plus.

During the process of exterior renovation, we decided we needed to remove the old and probably non-working heater.  We plan on using the small plug in kind anyways.  The heater has a venting system to the outside, hence why we had to start that part of the interior as well.

We found out (after some fun prying) that the heater was bolted to the vent chute to the outside.  Which we couldn't get to, except from the top.

YAY! More inside work to finish the outside!

Brittnie took out the fridge and the shelving that used to be there...

The original fridge used to run on propane.  This of course means it has a venting system to the roof.  This of course means it was never correctly repaired by the previous owner.  This means we get to do it.

Yep.  That's rotted insulation, wasps nests and maybe even a bird nest.  All empty for quite some time.  All, thanks to my gorgeous wife, now cleaned out.  Even the look of it in the picture makes my skin itch.  Nasty.

During our fun today, the UPS guy came.  He knows us by name now.  He delivered our new bathroom vent cover and hood.

Removal of the original commenced

It then quickly ended when it became obvious that Amazon sent the wrong vent.  However, this is actually a good thing, as Britt and I decided to go with a skylight above the shower.  Much nicer if you ask me!  Plexiglass is all we need now!

The next project we worked on was the small damage to the front of the camper where someone ran into a gas station post (is my guess).

Two bad parts about this. 1) I have never done body work. 2) That's the VIN plate.

So I just cut out the mashed part of the sheet metal shell of the camper and we intalled basic flashing from Home Depot.  It's not pretty, but again, it will look better once painted matte black...

The flashing on the front is aesthetic to make the sides seem deliberate.  It will also help deflect rock impacts from roads.

Although not normal and quite unique of a fix, I'm proud of it!

Tomorrow looks like rain, so I think all we are going to do is finally rip out the heater and finish the wall studs behind the water system.

Then, we should probably go register the camper so we have a Georgia Title and not a Florida Sale Title.

What a day!!