Vent Hood

Not much to write about here. Water damage did cause rust and paint to lift. We need to come up with a color scheme for the interior and we chose Rust-Oleum “Colonial Red” for the accent color and Berh “Strawhat” for the base color.

 The vent screen was rusted and had holes in it.














Patience and time plus a good small HVAC screwdriver made it happen. Replace with new screen.  

 Power wire brushed sliding vent and hood and two coats of spray paint later.















  
Here it is installed on new upper cabinet. We really like the color scheme

 

Going to try the “Colonial Red” on the outside trim. Weather was still good so we spent a day removing butul and resealing edging strips and we put in a road trip over to Bend, Oregon to see the Vintage Trailer round up put on by Cowgirl-Bunkhouse-Vintage-Trailer-Rentals

Upper Cabinet Rebuild

After I finished with the ceiling repairs, it was time to start to build a new upper cabinet above the cooking area. Water had leaked in from the forward roof vent and followed gravity into the cabinet area. The bottom and doors were damaged beyond repair and the water also rusted out the light fixture. 

 I carefully dismantled the cabinet to save the reusable pieces and the front trim. Saving the front trim was the hardest project so far. I had to use a 1/4" wood chisel to work my way down the trim piece to get out all the old plywood.

It took awhile but here is proof that it can be done. Front trim piece ready for a rebuilt cabinet

 I traced the face of the cabinet onto the wider piece of the upper fold out bed (yes, we eliminated the upper fold out bed and saved one piece of it for a shelf above the table/bed) and went about building a new cabinet frame and bottom.

 I added a bit of strengthening to the frame here and there that the old one did not have.

 Front of frame with saved trim piece installed. (yep, that's part of my wood shop in the background)

Cabinet sides reattached to new frame and upper cabinet installed. Note the electrical box for plugs and outdoor light switch. 

*When you cut out the upper cabinet and not open up the top of the trailer, you do not have the advantage of nailing the upper cabinet from above.* 

I attached the cabinet with long screws and a few more angle brackets that what was originally there.

Ready for electrical and paint.

Eliminated the light in the center of the face and installed under counter light.

Onto the next item - The Vent Hood.

Fall and Winter 2012-2013

Well, Here it is February 2013, first post of the year and a few months from the last one. Work on the MainLiner did continue through Fall into Winter, I just didn't take the time to blog about what I was doing.

We did enjoy a nice warm Fall in the Willamette Valley. We readied the MainLiner for the rains about to fall. I sealed around the roof vents and coated the roof. Once the coating dried for a week we then put a trap on top and bungied it tight.