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had so much silicon holding it in, it took over two
hours alone to remove! After getting that out,
removing the front window frame was a piece of
cake. Layer by layer, parts came off and the rot
was exposed. I opened a 4’ x 7’ hole in the front
and back of the trailer and proceeded to take
out everything except the upper cabinets and
closet cabinet. All I stored in a PVC, tarp covered,
makeshift storage “building” at the side of my
house. After opening her up, and removing the
insides, I started removing one piece of ceiling
and then replacing it with new. I progressed
through the rebuild on piece at at time. I also
started her new electrical wiring placement then
moved to the sides. Here I replaced rotten or
missing structural wood and opposing interior
paneling (there was extensive dry rot). When
all the structural was completed and the trailers
electrical was laid, I added rigid insulation, house
wrap and the aluminum “skin”. Then proceeded
to the other side . . .”wash, rinse, repeat!” There
was not so much as a screw that wasn’t removed
or replaced or stripped or polished before it went
back. It took at least four hours alone just for
each drip cap over the windows! Everything, and
I mean EVERYTHING on the outside was painted
in white latex house paint. Not all went according
to plan, however.
While trying to slavage the laminate top of the
table (the plywood base was shot), it broke! Time
for “Plan B”. Searching through Pinterest, I found
where you could transfer an image to wood using
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