I had the fresh water holding tank out for a better look and to replace the drain valve which was broken off, I replaced the fill neck, cap and hose too. New kitchen taps, a new city water inlet with pressure regulator were also replaced. I decided that a new water heater with electronic control would be a wise addition to my newly replaced water system, as well as a new toilet. I was thinkin, I like the look of Butcher block, the quickest solution to that was obvious while I was shopping at Lowes, they just happened to have a smokin deal on Bamboo counter tops, one of which ended up in my cart while picking up plumbing supplies. The counter top, constructed of OSB and arbourite, was delaminated and chipped in a few spots, looked crappy so I pulled it off, removed the sinks, range and ancient water heater. Once I was done with flushing the water system, I realized that the 29 year old pump sounded kind of funny, which led to me buying a new one, as well as installing a strainer, a filter canister and replacing 95% of the also 29 year old gray "pex' piping. The water system needed a real good flush, I wanted to have a clean, fresh supply of water.
I figured that the new floor would look great with oak base board / 1/4 round trim throughout and give it a finished, professional look.
The install went well, the flooring is glued down with PL400 Premium. I decide the linoleum flooring looks a little aged, so I make a visit to Home depot and purchase half a dozen boxes of traffic master vinyl interlocking flooring planks, they're 100% waterproof, look great, are easy to work with and inexpensive. The install went well, took a couple of days due to my O.C.D. The cassette / radio that was in the dash was a low grade, budget model, out with that, followed by a drive to the electronics store, where an Alpine deck, J&L audio, amp, speakers and sub woofer was purchased because, I love music and. Meanwhile, my sweetie gets busy with scrubbing and cleaning the walls, ceiling and cabinets. The upholstery guy isn't the fastest worker I've ever met so I knew I had time to get on with the rest of the makeover. I pulled all of the cushions & curtains out and make a trip to the upholstery shop, drop all of that stuff off and pick out the material to be used, arrange for all new foam, window valances to be recovered and new curtains made. There is wear and tear, the dinette seats are torn, there's a bit of a lingering aroma that could only be removed by replacing old stinky fabric and cushions. The upholstery has seen better days, was probably nice when this unit was new, that was long ago. I visit the tire shop and order up six new Michelin tires and six new rims, they mount and balance, I take them to go, I'll install on the rig later. unit arrives home, after a trip through the car wash bay for a good exterior scrubbing. Not all plans go as intended, I'm a bit OCD, projects can go well beyond budget and often, attention to detail means, it takes a great deal more time to get things right. The original plan was to clean it up, replace the tires, make sure it was safe, all of the onboard equipment working, use it that summer and go from there. It had fairly low mileage considering it was 29 years old and at that time, it seemed to be solid. I searched for months and settled on this C class MoHo for $4000 Canadian dollars, knowing it needed some work. This all began in February 2015 when I bought this unit.