The work has begun!

We plan to start off doing minor repairs. We really want to completely renovate it, but we are so excited to go camping. So, some of the renovation will take longer while we enjoy the beautiful fall weather in our new Scamp. 

Our new ac unit. Jay made a cute little plexiglass window above it so we could still enjoy some light from that window.

Jay has caulked all the seams. We are now painting the ensolite with a mold and mildew resistant primer. We are using Zinsser Bull's Eye 123.

The walls are cleaned and caulked.

We pulled the air conditioner back out to paint the trim and store it while we are working.

The floor that was replaced under the dinette.

Priming the benches.

One coat of primer on the ensolite and the air conditioner frame.

We are removing the sink but will reinstall it after we paint the counter. We will not be reusing the pump faucet.

 

Propane stove removed, this is what it looks like underneath the stove.

 We do not plan on reinstalling the propane stove. We do not want to cook inside the camper. When we are camping, we use a small propane grill or the campfire to cook. Jay is going to make some type of utensil tray with a cutting board top. He hasn't designed it yet, but I am sure he will come up with some very creative.

Whats under the sink - a hot mess.

Sink hole. Haha.

I still have some cleaning to do in the closet, in the cabinets, and underneath the bunk bed bench.

Cabinet doors removed

Testing out the look of the bench. We tried spraying it, but with several coats it still looked spotty. Jay is going to roll it with ultra smooth lint free rollers to see if we can get a better result.

Right now, the camper is leaking from several different locations when it rains. The front and rear window, the roof vent, and the door (coming from underneath) all leak. Today, I went to Scamp's website and ordered the beading and locking strip for the windows, new door hinges, and a new outer door latch. 

As far as the roof vent goes, Jay is thinking about how he is going to approach that. I haven't researched the vent much, so I do not know what resealing or replacing the roof vent will entail.

The roof vent. There is no easy way to clean this.