After starting on the bedroom wall at the Bowen house sit, now at a house sit in Laidley Heights a year and a bit later it’s finally time to finish them. With the floor down and the front window in place, all that needs to be done is to cut the ply to length with the window cutouts. I’ve packed more insulation around the window with some 12v and 240v cables to go into place.
Four more panels to go.The walls are going up again.Just the NOT so much fun one to cut on this side now.This side’s not so bad to cut to size.Lots of wires everywhere.
I’m glad that all the wires have been tagged both ends, otherwise I’d have a hell of a time working out what I have put where. On the passenger side window I have painted some of it black as I’m covering some of it up. I will be putting in insulation where I had painted.
Screwing and glueing time again.Well that fitted like a glove, more ass than class.Good to see all the walls up.All done.Only one side painted as the other side of the coach has stuff everywhere.
Apart from where the new door will go in and around the driver’s seat all the wall panels are in place. We are still looking at different products to finish off the walls, but that will do for now.
I’m so glad, soon the whole floor through the coach will be flat. The front 1800mm of the floor slopes down 165mm, which means that I will have to build up the floor some how. That’s after I rip up the old floor, at least this will be the last time on my knees making a mess.
There’s a hole in the floor again.
As normal I’ve started ripping up the old floor and with head down ass up, I forgot to take photos again. This is after cleaning off the old glue and fixing the rust, then two coats of undercoat paint and three topcoats.
New sheet metal cover to go over the front passenger wheel.
I had a sheet metal workshop cut a sheet 2400mm x 1200mm x 1.2mm down to 2400mm x 950mm, then fold a 50mm lip down one side that will go up the inside wall. All I have to do is cut it to length and glue then using 5mm pop rivets fix it into place.
I forgot to take photos again.
Yes I know it’s been one of though’s days, I keep forgetting to take photo’s. As you can see I’ve fitted the sheet metal into place as well as the ply over top. From here on I’m going to mark out the floor level on the side wall’s and start lifting the floor up.
Levelling up the front floor.Just a bit of a step up.Screw, glue and onto the next one.
I need to pick my feet up as I’ve snapped the string line so many times.
this side done.
Nothing is ever straight forward, so I’ve had to plane every bit of timber that goes down. This side is a bit of over kill, but one big chair will be fitted here somewhere.
Both sides finished.
The driver’s side has a cut out area for the seat and down beside the wall the air-con pipes and power will run. I will have to make up some kind of cover for this later on. The next job is to set up for the step up onto the main floor level.
Need a new step too.With the floor lifted up this should help.
I had an idea about moving air around the coach, so with a fan out of an old floor heater I’ll be able to blow air down the back of the coach through the floor cavity.
Setting up for a fan to circulate air down to the back of the motorhome.Extra piece of ply down the middle.Some holes should do the job.
Later on I will have to make up a cover with vent to finish off this part of the job, but now it’s time to put down some floor sheets.
Second last sheet down.Some trim around the front.
There is always something more to think of, ….I’ve run some 12v cable for lighting up the stairs and to run the three stage fan. So after drilling lots of holes and pulling cables then putting in some insulation it’s time for the last sheet.
Insulation in place and some wires in for the lights for the steps.The last pice of flooring.
Let’s hope it fit’s.
Looking good.Wire in place for the three speed fan.Some where for the air-con and power to run down this side.
Next will be to finish off the wall to the drivers seat and on the other side up to the doorway.
The kitchen walls are the next job on my list, as we have worked from the back of the bus to the front. building as we go, or making it up as we go, as we have never done anything like this before. By the time we have finish the motorhome We might know how to build one.
So now that the floor in the kitchen is down the wall are next. This means more sparky stuff for power points and light switches too. there is too much to think about some times, but it’s better to get it right now. Like gluing the insulation into place one of the job I don’t like.
It’s nice to be putting the walls up.Insulation glued up in place.Mid timber packer in place, screwed and glued.Driver side insulation up in place.
On the driver’s side I also had to cut out holes for the fridge vents, that I’ve already talked about.
Fridge vents cutouts were in the right place.Now thats finished, time for the next sheet to go up.That’s as fare as I can go on this side for now.
Some plumbing & sparky fun
There are so many things to do when it comes to power and water, the main thing is to get them in the right place. The dishwasher and kitchen sink will beside each other on this side. The wall oven is going above the dishwasher, so will have to have 240v for both. Then I’ll be running 12v cable for the lighting for both sides of the kitchen, there will be lots of lighting options from low lights top ceiling lights.
Plumbing for the dishwasher & kitchen sink as well as power for wall oven & dishwasher.240v for the power point and 12v for the light switch.Every cable is tagged so I know were it go’s.Lot’s of lighting options here, should look great when it’s finished.240v and 12v cables in place for the fridge and range hood as well as a power point.
With the bathroom floor in place and water proofed it’s now time to start on the walls. But first we have to work out were the toilet window will go and lets hope it’s in the right place.
Passenger side marking out for toilet window.Let’s hope it’s in the right place.We have a hole in the side of the motorhome.One toilet window in place.Window from the inside.
Now to start on the wall’s
First off is to cut the insulation followed by gluing it in place, a job I love to hate. Second stage is to cut the first sheet of ply to size and making sure the window is cut out in the place. Now it’s time to start fitting it to the side of the coach.
Gluing the insulation in place.That will do for now.1st wall sheet up with window cut out.
There will be one more sheet put up on this side for the moment which will finish off the bathroom wall and part of the kitchen.
The shower and toilet side is done.
The vanity and laundry side
This side will be straight forward as there is no window to go on this wall at all. So it’s just gluing the insulation in place then cutting the ply to size. Screw some packing in place so I can glue and screw the ply to the wall.
Vanity and laundry side, with packing screwed into place.More insulation in the wall cavity.Insulation all in.One more sheet to go.Drivers side done in the bathroom.Looking from the front of the coach at the bathroom.Some more sparky stuff.Top of the toilet and shower wall finished.240v for a power point in the vacuum cupboard and 12v for a toilet light.Start of the wall between the bathroom and kitchen.Bathroom / laundry side.Just needs painting now.
After running some more power cables around the top of the walls and finishing off the transition from the walls to the ceiling. Just some more painting for Charmaine to do to finish off the bathroom walls for now. Look’s like the next project will be to build some wardrobes to close off the bedroom from the bathroom.
