I'll admit I know nothing about trailer restoration, or anything automotive for that matter. My dad knows about cars and stuff, but I think this is his first trailer restoration, so we are sort of winging it. The plan for Day 1? Gut the interior.
Here's Zippy's insides BEFORE:
STUPID AC. I wish the window had been saved. :-(
Lot's of ugly 60's cabinets...
Stove is in pretty decent shape, but probably won't keep it...
Table looks good, it's a keeper!
AND HERE'S HIS INSIDES DURING...
We found a monstrosity of a water tank. This baby was HEAVY. Needless to say it's NOT going back in.
Front dinette removed. Looks like some water damage in that front street side corner.
Starting to take down those horrendous cabinets...
Pulled out the old water heater. The floor is so rotted under there!
Here's a better view of the floor where the water heater was after I got it all cleaned out. Well, if you can call that clean!
Pulled out the fridge and discovered more massive rotting. The wood crumbles like wet sand when you touch it. Also found a half dozen dead lizards who appear to have been the victims of a bug bomb, found numerous abandoned wasps nests, socks, papers, candy, forks, and lots of wire hangers. Mommy Dearest would not be happy.
After removing the heater (Had to cut through the tube at the back, cause we couldn't figure our how to take it apart) we were left with this mess... See the major rotting to the left of the wheel well? That's where the lizard graveyard was. :-( R.I.P.
Another view... That piece of wood just above the vent literally crumbled away right in front of me!
The whole area by the front door is in bad shape.
We decided to leave the shower/toilet room for another day, so the gut project is 90% complete!
And here are Zippy's insides AFTER:
View from front to back:
And back to front:
It's supposed to rain, so we tarped him up 'till next time, not that any more water would make a difference!
We plan to take out the old shower/toilet room, and pull up the floor, repair any damage under the sub floor, and lay a new subfloor.
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