Travel trailer with slide out build

[Dmanrick]

Well real life caught up to me and slammed me with work. I finally got back started on this thing but not very much.

I got a digital thermostat hooked up to the ac. Also I had major issues with the paneling. I understand what Fromeo was talking about when we discussed attaching the walls to the top of the floor instead of the side. When you get everything buttoned down, it will put pressure on the paneling and buckle it so I had to take all of it off and trim it a little and reattach it. I still have a couple more pieces to go on the bathroom walls.

I also got the cabinet frames made up. I am saving the doors and drawers for last. They have the first coat of paint on them so they will be pretty easy to finish off. Here's a couple of views of them along with the dorm fridge that we are using.








I am going to try to get the inside of the slideout finished up this weekend along with trying to get all of the paneling squared away.

[fromeo]

Great to see you back, Rick! It's coming along nicely. Looking forward to those inslide slideout pics.

- Frank

[Dmanrick]

Thanks. Real life caught up to me for one last blast but hopefully my tinkering can become a higher priority now.

Anyway over the last few weeks we have piddled a little here and there but this weekend we have been hitting it pretty good. We got the countertop made and the laminate on there. It is just sitting on there for now. I am going to put in all of the bracing and shelving tomorrow and mount it permanently




This is the box around the electrical stuff. I am going to trim it out tomorrow also.



I wired in a digital thermostat onto the AC.



I got most of the trim work done up front. I am waiting to permanently mount the countertops to do the rest. Then we will caulk all nail holes and gaps and put the last coat of paint on everything.





I got the under cabinet lights all mounted and working.




I finally broke out my 1954 Singer and got the seats/bed covered. I even made 3 throw pillows.

Here it is in bed mode. It is 8" memory foam.



These next couple of pics show how the bed works. This is the brackets I made to attach the couch and ottoman/bed piece together. The couch cushion lifts up as well as the ottoman and the brackets just slide over the edges. Then the middle cushion lays on the top of them.



There is also storage under the couch and footstool to hold bed stuff when in couch mode and cushions and stuff when in bed mode.



Here it is in couch mode. The ottoman also serves as seating if needed.







I'm going to try to get most everything done in the main part tomorrow and then finish the bathroom in the next few weeks. We have the shower and surround all installed but I will post that stuff when we do the rest of the bathroom.

[droid_ca]

Can't wait to see more this is a well thought out trailer

[Dmanrick]

Thanks. I'm just glad to be back working on it. The last couple of months have been slammed with work. We are probably not going to take it on its first road trip until New Years. Well, maybe a quick weekend run if we have time when it is finished.

[CarlLaFong]

You can notify the authorities. I have stolen your slide out mechanism for my Stoopy.
"You'll never take me alive, coppers"

[Dmanrick]

That's why I posted it. Hopefully you (or others) can improve on it.

Well we pretty much got everything done in the main part of the trailer except for the finishing paint, the cabinet doors and drawers and the plumbing into and out of the sink. Here is where we are at now.

The electrical box cover is all trimmed and caulked.



The kitchen is all trimmed and caulked.





My connections for the wall mounted tv.



I got the bathroom door and the shower connection cover on.



Here is the light switched for the outside light, main room light and kitchen light.



Another look at the countertop all completely screwed down and caulked.



A couple of looks at the slide out. The trim around the outside that covers everything up is just a 1x4 that is covered in the coil stock. It has screws that hold it on that are in the plastic snap covers. That way if I ever have to take the slide out off, it will just all unscrew.

[S. Heisley]

Beeeautiful job! That trailer looks more like a house than a trailer!

[jbyrd]

WOW is all i can say!!! simple amazing.
I really really like your method for the siding something I might have to check into.

[Dmanrick]

Thanks. I am looking forward to getting this thing finished and being used.

Jbyrd, I would do the siding again but I would do a few things differently next time. When I am getting close to finished, I am going to make a post on things I would not have done, should have done or should have done differently.

I believe people would learn more from that than they do seeing things that are not done the best way and never realizing there might be a better way.

[copout]

that is a bloody ripper of a build. Well done!

[Dmanrick]

Thanks a lot.

Here is what we have gotten done the last couple of afternoons. We finished up all of the final painting except for the cabinet doors and drawer fronts.

We got the cabinet doors and drawer fronts made, primed and the insides painted



We got the drawers made and installed.



We got the faucet and sink completely installed.



We have water coming in and going out!

[Dmanrick]

I sanded the primer on the outside of the doors last night before I went to bed. This morning before work I put the first coat of paint on the outside. Then the second at lunch and when I got home, I got them all hung and attached.

Just a few little odds and ends and the main room/kitchen will be completely finished. Then I tackle the bathroom.

[PhotoGuy]

looking really good.

[Dmanrick]

Thanks. Here's this afternoon's progress.

I got the tv mounted. I am glad the antenna seems to work ok.



We got the valance made for the kitchen and the curtains hung. We also got all of the handles and magnetic door and drawer latches on. The kitchen area is finished except for putting the tie down on the fridge and installing the microwave.