Step Three - walls COMPLETE!

insulated walls with 1/2" foam board

and then spent forever drilling through the metal trailer frame to bolt the walls on

(used same carriage bolts we used to mount the floor)

WALLS ARE UP!! 

pictured with a Chelsie for scale

isn't it so cute?!

Step Three continues

cut out doors with circular and jigsaw 

(i have to admit we used a lifeline to figure this out. THANKS DAD!) 

husband fits! :)

framed walls:

we used 1x8s to encompass as much of the curve as we could with one piece.

we used 1x2s for the rest. 

we measured

and we cut

and we cut again

and we glued

and we clamped

and we screwed

over and over 

 

we bought the mattress a couple weeks ago from IKEA. knowing the exact measurements helps to frame out where the galley walls need to be: wall will follow right piece, across horizontal piece and up second from the right. does that make sense? well, you'll see.

so, we're done with the first wall, and about halfway done with the second. 

after framing we'll fill with insulation and mount to the trailer frame!

PORTHOLE WINDOWS!!

have arrived!

Step Three: walls

this step will take a while. so far we have drawn up and cut the walls. Ben used his nerd skills and actually used a circle and ellipse to get it just right. 

profile pic!  

so, next we need to draw up and cut out the doors, frame the walls, and bolt to trailer frame before we're done with step three. 

also, this Metallica thing showed up in the garage today

finally finished with step two!

we sanded, wiped down, and spray painted the trailer with Rustoleum black gloss

then bolted the floor onto the trailer using 1/4" carraige bolts (they come in ridiculous lengths), split ring washers, and nuts.

Thanks for the advice on this Justin!

Ben using the massive 1/4" drill bit we made a late trip to home depot for tonight when ours turned out to be about 1/2" too short!

I'm ready to move on to the walls!!!