Yesterday we bought a piece of indoor/outdoor carpet that we’ll cut to fit under the bed. We bought a smaller piece to put in the “bathroom.” We’ll probably use a plank-type of flooring (like Allure) on the visible sections of the floor, but we won’t do that until we finish building the bed, bathroom and dinette. And yes, we bought some some new, heavy-duty scissors!
Today Wayne brought over a relatively new 5000 BTU air conditioner unit that he’s had in storage to see how it would fit in the closet space. It’s not bad, but we might see if we can find one with all controls on the front–instead of the top–to avoid having it stick out into the trailer quite so far. There was an A/C in there at some point, so there’s already a drain hose through the closet floor. We’ve watched a couple of tutorials on how to install one into the space; now we just need to decide if we can use what we’ve got or if it would be better to get one that might fit better. Prices are pretty reasonable for ones with the controls on the front; it’s just an expense we hadn’t counted on…
Good news is that we finally had some rain–not a hard rain, though–and the window that we took out and re-sealed seems to be nice and dry. I won’t put fabric on that section until we get a heavy rain and I’m CONVINCED that it won’t leak again!
Bad news, like maybe *really* bad news, is that there was some water AGAIN in the very same place in the future dinette area near the door. First thought was that it was leaking around the belly band near the door. The rivets seem to be well seated and the caulking is okay there, but there’s a little gap in the corner of the belly band where water *could* possibly come in. We’ll caulk that as soon as we get a chance.
Worse news, though, is that I started pulling up insulation over the door and it felt damp. Was it from a loose rivet in the drip guard over the door? I pulled the insulation up a little further and the area around the rivets was dry, but it was wet ABOVE that–like it’s coming from higher up. There must be a hole or crack somewhere in the fiberglass on the roof. Not good; not good at all.
One step forward, TWO steps back, it seems….. 🙁