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I used 65mm hex head screws down through the wall bottom plate, floor and into the skirts, as these also hold the walls on.

Fixed up the saggy roof bows. Found the low spots, cut up into the bow about 3/4, squirt some glue into the cut, pushed the bow up back into a curve, whacked on some braces across the cuts.Screenshot_20200429-213804_Gallery.jpg.2045e72e4e9af9df6ce4deeae27a8988.jpg

Stripped out all the old wiring, polystyrene'd the walls and put in new wiring. The 230v only feeds 3 plug sockets, one for the 3 way fridge, one for battery charger, and one for a bench plug because apparently I should. The rest is in 12v.Screenshot_20200429-214301_Gallery.jpg.6dd096ac3241f230640e5a736de7c900.jpg

Started lining the walls with a 3.5mm hardwood ply that I can't remember the name of. Made a box to cover the wheel arches to carry the weight of standing on it.Screenshot_20200429-215430_Gallery.jpg.7d1e6682f07facb75eb9eef46073ad5c.jpg

You can see the hole I've cut in the wall for the toilet. Was a bit nervous about cutting that in the wrong place.

And then the other side. Hole for the gas water heater. And OG vent for the fridge, which is the wrong height according to nowadays regulations. I'm not keen on patching and cutting more holes, plus there's more hoops to jump through so I won't be running the fridge on gas.Screenshot_20200429-220012_Gallery.jpg.b3d44bbf4abcd23f252f18458c966bdd.jpg

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Test fitting the OG cupboard, one of three I could reuse

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Made a platform for the toilet to sit on, to try get it closer to the wheel arch and separate it from the shower floor. Screenshot_20200429-221828_Gallery.jpg.f2c724a308fbd7cc1259a25c094f0d40.jpg

Testing out the size of the room I could get away with Screenshot_20200429-221831_Gallery.jpg.f804789e33c2a43ba796e5118d540dfb.jpg

Making walls Screenshot_20200429-221839_Gallery.thumb.jpg.1a49cea7d24cf0c58bbca530f64705e4.jpgScreenshot_20200429-221845_Gallery.thumb.jpg.668bb8cc8c1b55be6440626272fe4e03.jpg

I fucked this one up because the ply should have gone on the inside first so I can run pipes through the wall Screenshot_20200429-221847_Gallery.thumb.jpg.5bca490f6713f8b17c4bf5c07bfa51d9.jpg

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See I fixed the wall, at the expense of 2/3 sheet of ply.

Onto the seats at the front. I spent maybe two days just researching and measuring and mocking up how to lay out the seats, table etc. And they have to be able to become beds, the more the better. The main problem was this exterior storage hatch that is to access space under the seats that don't exist yetScreenshot_20200429-221920_Gallery.jpg.8d6b20861ff246d86660340a15fbf43e.jpg

And this damn window opposite Screenshot_20200430-214643_Gallery.jpg.8d2ec84d8252e0b1af954940318df0d6.jpg

Eventually I came up with a plan 

Making the backrest to square up the wall

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Seat base carcass 

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Batteries and fuses etc will go in the compartment on the right. Single squab on the right, and another across the front. The front will pull out to a double too. I don't have timber or ply for this so it has to wait. 

 

10mm too short Screenshot_20200429-221948_Gallery.thumb.jpg.16830b436f1ca57ab10fbb8ddef7baab.jpg

 

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3 hours ago, NickJ said:

So awesome! Looks like progress is moving at a motivational speed?

It's always been motivated, time's running out. Every spare weekend has been out there, it's just too far to go do a bit after work. House was supposed to change hands start of April, that's on hold. Build was supposed to start mid April, but that's having issues with the consent.

Back at work now, and I need building supplies anyway. I think I'll have to wait until after level 3 to get stuff, bunnings/m10 is just too useless to buy online. 

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Good stuff @Mof . So much of this will help me out soon. I have a broken dream in my shed. What fixings were you using between the wood and cladding? Nails or just special glue. What about fixing the wall and roof linings? I heard treated wood reacts with the alloy. Did you cut down your own wood from clears? Any link to the rules on venting a gas fridge as mentioned. I haven't succeeded with Dr Google. Thanks for spending the time with blogging this.

 

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40 minutes ago, moparmuppet said:

What fixings were you using between the wood and cladding?

I got one of these from trademe20200504_133837.jpg.064f4c8c1549e978f6413fda81bd7eac.jpg

https://www.trademe.co.nz/2609106237

the alloy is only fixed to the framing around the edges, I used the 16mm staples (the same as when they built it) and I squeezed some marine silicone into any bit I've lifted. I plan to take off the alloy trim strips that cover all the joints and redo the sealant before painting the outside. 

I also used the 32 or 40mm staples or 8g wood screws and gorilla glue for the framing. 

40 minutes ago, moparmuppet said:

What about fixing the wall and roof linings?

Same 16mm staples and gorilla glue. 

40 minutes ago, moparmuppet said:

I heard treated wood reacts with the alloy. Did you cut down your own wood from clears

I didn't know that one. I've salvaged as much of the old framing as I could and cut it to the size I needed. I got a couple of short lengths of house framing timber of like 180x32 from itm and ripped it down to pieces I needed. I also had some 40x18 clear lengths from bunnings and had to rip them to 35x18 as the wall frame is 35mm. I wouldn't get them again because way more expensive than the house framing timber. 

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Slow progress what with the moving and the cold dark nights. 

Cut some strips of ply, then ran them through the saw to get just the top layer of ply. Then glued over the visible joints 

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Fixed seat base down with the hatch for the battery compartment 

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Still working on the slide out seat/bed.

Main bed base cut but still needs a hatch put in it and fixing down

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2nd coat of polyurethane on the roof, still a bit patchy, shows up more in the picture than irl

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Shed lyfe 

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Everything we own is in the shed to the left 

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Such reference 

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