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Due to inadequate installation of a roof extension 30+ years ago, the rear edge of the rear floor had decomposed enough so that the wall and roof it supports were instead supporting it (hanging)
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Pried the plywood floor section up at the seam
03/13/02
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Same view, but reversed and underneath
(The red can has nothing to do with this)
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Punched this hole as I backed into a rock 30+ years ago.
Time to fix it
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03/13/02
All taken 03/15/02(+) unless OW indicated
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11/21/01 +/- 03/16/02
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Split it down the middle for 'easy' removal.
This little pry bar wouldn't budge it
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This one did
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The square black hole is where I removed a small panel
to see what was behind it
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Pushed the sagging rear back up to make space
for the new floor to slide underneath it
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Added a 2x4 to tie the 5 floor joists together
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For the record, the old floor (and the new)
measured about 7' 4” x 3' 5 3/8”
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Using the old floor as a template for the new
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The new
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Done. (The line is a power cord.
The bright square is the sun's reflection; not a hole)
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At this point, I broke away and began work on the exterior
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When the exterior was basically done,
I scraped the rest of the floor
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Where the seams were uneven, glued scrap plywood beneath
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Holes were doweled. Loose top ply, cracks and seams
were glued. All were wood filled
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Pressed glue into the seams
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Wood-filled seams, screw and nail heads
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Sanded everything
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Varnished almost everything - concerned about running out.
But backing out the door I still had plenty left ... next trip
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Reattached the partition in the
morning and moved the bed in
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Let's get this going ...
Home; sweet home!
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Even the sliding door slot got cleaned and varnished (later),
though full of paint dust
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Top (right rear) and bottom (left rear), 'Great Stuff' foam in all
corners expands into gaps. Keeps bugs out, heat in
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Gap around wheel wells, wide enough for bugs and spiders,
is filled with 'Liquid Nails'
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These kept me healthy. (Found my old Marine emblem in the debris. Eileen stuck it into the hat)
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Still to do:
Drill for plumbing and electric
Paint the floor, probably some shade of brown or beige
Apply a bead of silicone sealant into the gap between the wall and floor
Add baseboard molding all the way around
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