Ok I tried to upload photos but I'm not sure where they went. Lol
I have now taken out the upper cabinets, temporarily. I have removed Every rivet. I have patched every hole on the entire outside. I patched the giant hole in the back where a previous owner had cut in an a/c below the dinette table. I patched the vent hole from the old
furnace, under the sink. I patched a rotten spot under the drivers side wheel well and the doorway floor, that was rotten. I fabricated upper support arched beams and fiberglassed them into the ceiling. It only took a fraction of the headspace. I took out the vent above and patched the hole. I figured if I find the vent or skylight the I like and can afford I will cut it out to fit.
I used 1/4 inch plywood and layered in 2 3" pieces in around the door frame and rehung the door. My thinking was this is where many Bolers sag and with the reinforcements around the frame and an extra 1/2" frame it won't ever sag there.
Today I am adding side support under the kitchen lower cabinet. I hope to install a water filter, when I set up the water, but I don't want to go through the exterior. I'm fiberglassing in the lower cabinet to the wall. I am reinforcing the upper cabinets with cut to fit FRP, white thin walled plastic from Home Depot. I think this will give them a bit more rigidity without adding much
weight. I will fiberglass these to the walls.I will use the same material for the backsplash of the kitchenette. When I am finished I hope to have no more rivets.
I took out the Jaloscies (-for spelling)
windows. There are 100 holes through the frames and sidewalls. I am temped to fill all of the holes and start over. How many holes does the window really need to keep it in place? The butyl tape holds out the water right?
I am adding a width support along the back wall to further support the table in the bed position. I have a crazy table design that includes wings to fill the front wedgie section. Flip the wings to the back and convert it to table.
I have yet to decide what to skin the inside with. I know I want to insulate the walls but with what? I have the silver bubble wrap but I'm concerned with sticking something else to it. I am not to that point yet but that is a quandary.
It is moving forward and I'm having fun and learning as I go.