the work begins!!!

so, now that you've seen what the trailer looked when we first brought it home, here are some pics and descriptions of the work that we have done so far....

here is the kitchen area with stove top and oven before we started work:

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

and here it is after pulling out the stove for cleaning and the drawers for sanding and varnishing:

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

here is the subfloor after the old tile was removed:

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

I removed 99% of the bad wood paneling (from water damage) and some of the wood support beams. One of the beams under the front window crumbled in my hand from years of water leaks.

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

here's a pic of the perfect ceiling wood:

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

my brother in law kelsey attaching support beams under the trailer to firm up the subfloor.

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

we've taken out almost all of the windows to be cleaned and polished. hope it doesn't rain soon!

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

here is the one of the dinette seats with new vinyl upholstery. they turned out really nice:

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta

finally, one of the coolest things about these old shasta trailers is the magazine rack they came with. this one is in great condition and doesn't need any work:

From Darcy and Paul's Shasta