Hey Guys! I'm finally getting a chance to get you caught up on Maude's progress! With all of the COVID19 craziness, I haven't been able to arrange my thoughts about it. Lots of recreational reading happening around here ;)
We had been planning on going camping for the week of Spring Break, but all of the campgrounds got shut down right before we were to leave. Major BUMMER! We had been looking forward to this trip since Christmas time! (Our little family LOVES being out in the dirt and the trees :) ) But we decided to make the best of it and put in a bunch of hours working on Maude!
It has been a WHILE since I've updated you! In the last update, we had painted the new frame to protect it from rusting.
The next step was to get the subflooring attached to the frame.
We had been planning on going camping for the week of Spring Break, but all of the campgrounds got shut down right before we were to leave. Major BUMMER! We had been looking forward to this trip since Christmas time! (Our little family LOVES being out in the dirt and the trees :) ) But we decided to make the best of it and put in a bunch of hours working on Maude!
It has been a WHILE since I've updated you! In the last update, we had painted the new frame to protect it from rusting.
The next step was to get the subflooring attached to the frame.
We bought Marine-Grade plywood to prevent water damage to the subfloor in the future. It's a high-quality plywood made with waterproof glue that holds up a bit better than regular plywood.
Here, we have the original pieces of plywood from the curved ends of the trailer. You can see just how bad the damage was at the front of the trailer. The curve is completely rotted out! Luckily, the front and back have the same curve, and the rear curve was in good enough shape to use as a template!
Note: I told you we were bummed about not getting to go camping! So we set up the tent for the girls to play in. They had threatened to sleep out there as well, but it was too cold every night during spring break! They still had fun hanging out and playing games in there during the day :)
Note: I told you we were bummed about not getting to go camping! So we set up the tent for the girls to play in. They had threatened to sleep out there as well, but it was too cold every night during spring break! They still had fun hanging out and playing games in there during the day :)
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Tracing and cutting the curves!
This shiny spacesuit-looking stuff is Reflectix! It's a thin, light-weight insulation that we glued onto the bottom of each sheet of plywood. I don't want anyone experiencing a freezing-cold floor during the winter!
We had to guess a bit as to the exact location of the plywood on the frame. How far toward the back does it go? We made an educated guess, but we won't really know for sure until we go to lower the shell back down onto the frame! We're crossing fingers SOOOO tightly, hoping that we've got it at least close enough!
Aaaaand that's about as far as we got before we remembered that we still needed to attach some things to the frame before the flooring! LOL! Wheel wells got installed next!
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Aaaaand that's how far we got with the flooring when we remembered that we still needed to attach the stairs to the frame! LOL! I want you guys to be able to get INTO the trailer! Have I mentioned we haven't ever worked on a trailer before? We're definitely learning a LOT as we go :)
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Step right up!
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Yay! We got the subfloor completely installed!
Note: You'll see in the picture with the finished subfloor that the wheel wells aren't installed yet, we did some dry fitting of all of the pieces before attaching anything permanently. I forgot to take ALLL the pictures ;)
Note: You'll see in the picture with the finished subfloor that the wheel wells aren't installed yet, we did some dry fitting of all of the pieces before attaching anything permanently. I forgot to take ALLL the pictures ;)
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We finished most evenings with looking at our handiwork and problem-solving for the next step(s)! A backyard campfire is the perfect setting for such things :)
And that is how we spent our spring break! It was super exciting to take such a huge leap forward! We've been super motivated by this progress that we've been putting in a lot of hours on the weekends since, which I look forward to sharing with you soon!!
Everyone stay healthy! <3 Becca
And that is how we spent our spring break! It was super exciting to take such a huge leap forward! We've been super motivated by this progress that we've been putting in a lot of hours on the weekends since, which I look forward to sharing with you soon!!
Everyone stay healthy! <3 Becca
