Day 9 &10: First Part of the New Floor!

  Today we pulled the toilet.  The black water tank was crushed, and not to mention the mouse nests inside it, so I do not think we will be saving it... It would be too much trouble and cost to replace so the porta-potti will be used instead.  This will work better for us because we will be using the camper mostly off grid anyway.  Dad cut out the rotted floor along the side and we slide the new piece in place after cleaning up the frame.  It looks great!  I finished removing the J-Rail from the side of the camper and pulled the nails.  I also took the two small windows out.  One is for the front bunk and the other was in the bathroom. The next day even though it was raining we still worked on it a little.  I removed the door so we can rebuild it this winter and started to remove the J-Rail from the door side of the camper.  We traced and cut the front curve on a 2" x 12" so we will be ready to tackle the front corner next time.  It feels like we have reached a turning point in the camper rebuild.  We are not just taking out the rot and yuck but we are putting the new in place!

Removing some J-Rail!

Cutting the toilet free...

The crushed black water tank filled with mice nests... :(

Cutting out the old rotted floor...

Cleaning up the frame!

Removing some more J-Rail.

Sliding the new floor in place!

It is very exciting to have the first new structure in place!

We are very happy everything lined up!

Starting work on day 10 in the rain...

Trying to stay dry! :)

The door is out and ready to be rebuilt this winter!

Mom pulling up the linoleum from the rotted floor by the door!