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The Remodeling Effort Suffice it to say that when it's a "deal", there's usually some work involved. After getting some "post-delivery" issues taken care of by the dealer, all was mechanically well with our new RV. However, both the exterior (not washed or waxed in years) and the interior (a bit rough) left me wishing for a new look. Deciding that a "racing theme" would provide enjoyment for us and a resale distinguishing factor, I proceeded to outline a project to transform our rig into a "racing rig". This involved the following: 1) New "racing style" driver and passenger seats 2) Replace the barrel chair with a race seat. 3) Update the carpet / flooring to something with black and white 4) Replace the window treatments 5) Replace the aging couch 6) Recover the Dining Room tables 7) Create a "collage" of my racing photo's on the dining room table covered by a clear acrylic sealer. Here's what I started with:
During the "demolition" phase, I discovered a long-term water leak which had to be repaired. Here's some pics of "phase I"
A neighbor is a carpet installer and did a fantastic job with installing new carpet, including recovering the "dog-house". In addition, he also installed checkered pattern black/white vinyl floor tiles. But first, that nasty water damage that I mentioned had to be repaired.
I cut out a section of the floor, cut the bottom of the wall off, removed all of the wet insulation from the walls and floor. Dried everything by running a space heater on it for several days, then replaced the floor section with the same 3/4 particle board. Covered the base of the wall with household cove-base.
Finally, treated all of the flooring with Kilz to provide a barrier.
Here's some shots of the new flooring
Here's some of the latest pictures showing the new carpet, new driver / passenger seats and the new sofa.
Still working on the window treatments. Here's a sample.
When complete, each window will look like this. Far less expensive than replacing all of the standard shades (probably $1000), I made cornice boards from 1x4 and covered them with red vinyl. I purchased standard pull-down blinds from the Home Depot and my wife made the "jabo's" ( I think that's what she calls them).
The final detail in the dining room seat recovering and table refinishing. Hope to have everything completed for next racing season! One seat done, 3 to go. Here's a picture of one next to the old ones.
Finally, as of the Summer 2005, I can finally say that the work is completed. I still have little touches here and there, but the majority of the work is complete. Here's a few shots of the final product.
Barrel Chair, Driver/Pass seats replaced
Dinette Area - Chairs recovered, blinds replaced
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New Flexsteel Sofa with Magic Bed
Kitchen Area - Carpet/Hardwood replaced with Vinyl