Well I knew this baby would need some TLC and after taking some of the siding off I realized that 20 years of sitting in the Blackberry bushes and in rain country, had taken it's toll. The frame in at least 30% of the trailer had dry rot to the point that when I touched the wood it would just crumble in my hands...and then I looked under the trailer and realized the floor was toast...so I decided to take the floor off and start from scratch.
Also you might be able to see that this whole frame is being held together by staples and that's it....many of the pieces of the frame aren't even attached to the wood, in some cases they are 1/2 inch away...so once I get the floor put in I'll be able to put new wood in the frame. I'll use wood glue and a staple gun to reattach the frame. I will also add some more framing to re-enforce it and make it stronger than it was before. It's amazing how little framing is in this trailer and yet it's all original from 1955. The floor was just rotted out and had to use a reciprocating saw to cut the bolts off as they rusted like everything else in this trailer. So now it's onto getting the back third of the trailer framed and a new floor in it. Then I can get the new birch put in the back so I can button it up before I head to the front to do the same thing as the back. Next time I hope to show you the new floor and have it all re-framed. Take care...
Adam
Wow, what a lot of work! I'm so impressed with what you are doing and can't wait to see the updates and finished product.
ReplyDeleteThe minimal amount of framing is kind of surprising. That's probably why those trailers were so light.
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