Friday 22 February 2013

Back to basics!


Hi, It’s been a while since i posted and this is not to say that we haven't been hard at work.
Currently there is no floor and we are working on the chassis Thankfully it was just surface rust and we have been able to sand this back which my husband Simon and Terry have been working on.




 This shows the damp in the corner under the toilet





Trying to get the toilet section out proved really hard as it was built into the window. In the end the window smashed and so we will need to replace this, I am not really bothered as I wasn't keen on the rippled pattern anyway.

We have found loads of damp at the front end of the van where water had got in over time and collected at the bottom. This had also ran under the toilet section so will need replacing with marine Ply flooring and sealing. 

Terry has been amazing at all the woodwork timber frames. He has created jigs and laminated ply to form the curved structure....Fantastic workmanship and its as stronger than the original pieces :)

I am really looking forward to getting a floor in again, at times it does seem a scary sight and Betsy is so vulnerable and fragile. We have propped her up one end while the toilet is out so she is more stable and we have the cover on now as  well .

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