The last month

OK, I know I have not written since the burning of the old cabinetry. It seems like so lon ao that the framing of the cabinets went in. Since then we have completed the project, just in time for it to be thrown into the deep end so to say. But before I start writing about our excursion to the pan handle of florida, let me catch everyone up.

So after the framing of the cabinets were put in, I installed the electrical panel, installed the stove, refrigerator, hockey puck 12 volt halogen lights on a dimmer, 50 amp service so as to power all of the poles on my breaker panel, all plumbing installed, water lines, bathroom and kitchen sinks, counter-tops, fridge flu, side and front gauchos, front cabinet facing, insulated the floors with closed-cell spray foam insulation, gas lines, belly pan, wired the brakes, welded stairs and leveling jacks in place.

Here is where I left off.

I ended up arriving back home in Atlanta with the basic frame of the cabinets completed.
I spent the following weekend running the gas lines, then insulating the floors with closed-cell spray foam insulation, and then the following week completing the belly pan. What a job that was!!! It took me 4 days to complete the belly pan with .032 mill finish aluminum. I ended up just shoving aluminum between the exterior skins and the u channels. Of course, there was a lot of Trempro 635 involved. After this was completed, a buddy of mine came over and welded the leveling jacks and stairs to the trailer. The stairs were easy, but the leveling jacks required a bit more energy or thoughtfulness. I wanted them easily accessible for lowering, so we put them on both sides of the black/grey water tank wit a plate and some triangle supports as can be seen here. The front jacks were welded directly to some 3 by 3 steel turbing which was then welded to an outrigger and then a angle iron to te side of the tubing in order to provide some support against the floor. The real scare came when my buddy yelled for me to get the fire extinguisher. Some of the foam caught fire between the floors and bely pan. The inside of the trailer was full of yellow smoke. With a full extinguisher and water available to put out the fire, we got things under control.

Installing the appliances was actually easier than expected. All of them worked as they should, which is the way it should be, but you never know what kind of errors could have been made. So the fridge is a 3 way fridge (110,12v,gas) and works great. I ended up running a separate 110 ciircuit for the fridge. The stove serves as a 3 burner stove, toaster oven, etc and was really easy to hook up. The vent fan was only a challenge when I had to customize the vent piece fits around the hole in the side of the trailer. The hot water heater was all hooked up and all that was needed was to hook the blue, brown and red wires to the switch that was provided. I did, and it actually worked just as it should have. So, the appliances were actually one of the easier items to deal with on this trailer.

The sink was also installed the fit around the wall of the tube. I did not have the original pieces, so I improvised in order to keep the proress. It works just fine being supported by some wood. The toilet was really easy to install.