Re: Restoring a 1971 Rolite Model 1500
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:15 am
Walls are up!
https://imgur.com/a/5Zy14EG
I finally figured out if I take the wheels off I get enough clearance to roll this out of the garage with the walls minus ceiling (another 1 1/2 ft to go up there). That's really lit a fire under the build. My wife is putting the last coat of helmsman spier on the front and rear walls inside and today we receive the shipment for the flooring. Once we get the flooring in all the benches and cabinets get put back in. Thankfully the interior is pretty minimal since this was originally collapsible. The furnishings are going to just be the dinette benches, a rear bench/bed, cabinet for sink/stove and cabinet for icebox. I want to get the interior put back in so we have a full understanding of if we need to add any more structural stuff to the walls and complete wiring/outlets/lighting. Once that's finalized I can complete putting in the foam board insulation. I'll be sealing the spaces between foam board and wall framing with spray foam, too, based on a recommendation from a coworker that used to work for none other than Winnebego.
My neighbor is a skilled siding installer with a brake and he's going to straighten out some parts of the aluminum skin to prep it for re-installation. After putting on the skin, doors and windows I complete the re-framing of key roof pieces and then we roll this thing out of the garage on the brake drums and install the roof!
https://imgur.com/a/5Zy14EG
I finally figured out if I take the wheels off I get enough clearance to roll this out of the garage with the walls minus ceiling (another 1 1/2 ft to go up there). That's really lit a fire under the build. My wife is putting the last coat of helmsman spier on the front and rear walls inside and today we receive the shipment for the flooring. Once we get the flooring in all the benches and cabinets get put back in. Thankfully the interior is pretty minimal since this was originally collapsible. The furnishings are going to just be the dinette benches, a rear bench/bed, cabinet for sink/stove and cabinet for icebox. I want to get the interior put back in so we have a full understanding of if we need to add any more structural stuff to the walls and complete wiring/outlets/lighting. Once that's finalized I can complete putting in the foam board insulation. I'll be sealing the spaces between foam board and wall framing with spray foam, too, based on a recommendation from a coworker that used to work for none other than Winnebego.
My neighbor is a skilled siding installer with a brake and he's going to straighten out some parts of the aluminum skin to prep it for re-installation. After putting on the skin, doors and windows I complete the re-framing of key roof pieces and then we roll this thing out of the garage on the brake drums and install the roof!