Demo: round 1

The best part about fixing up this little trailer is making it whatever we want it to be! I don't have solid walls but I do have big dreams of all the super cute things to put inside. The pinterest board overflows!

First trip to Home Depot: foam for the kids bunks and a staple gun and staples. Every blog and tutorial I have read said that the staple gun is the way to go for reconstruction.

Demo round 1 was spread over a couple of days. I was able to remove the benches, upper cabinets, and lower cabinets. I started out being really gentle and careful and it was taking forever. Then I remembered that I wasn't saving anything so I didn't need to be careful! Out came the sledgehammer, saw, and crowbar. Things moved a bit faster! We filled up our two big rolling trash cans as well as our neighbors! (They were out of town for a week and said we could use them). We didn't have access to a truck so the demolition came to a stop. 

As I was tearing into things and pulling out so much rotten and old wood and carpet my confidence was waning. With one section I was cheering myself on and totally pumped that I knew what I was doing. Then, I would look around and be completely overwhelmed and wonder what I was/am thinking. 

My in-laws arrived the following weekend and they drove their truck so we could load it up and make a trip to the landfill. My father in law also brought a saws all! In no time at all we had out the icebox, back closet, bathroom, all remaining plumbing, water, and gas lines (side note- gas lines were metal, and we did not use the saw for fear of blowing up. Just good old muscles to pull the line out). 

We have no idea if the gas icebox was functional or not. We didn't plan to use it and I didn't want to just throw it away so we took a few pictures and put it on craigslist for free, hoping someone might want it for parts or something. Sure enough, we had an email within an hour and a guy came the next morning to pick it up. He said he had the same one in his project trailer and his wasn't working so he was hoping between the two he could make something happen. 

View of the end of the trailer- standing in the doorway. The blueish thing on the right side of the picture is the top of the shower we pulled out. It was one solid hunk of metal and a little awkward to get out. 

The back corner- where the bathroom used to be. We will patch up the holes in the floor. 

Looking forward, drivers side. The Stove/kitchen area was right over that wheel well. 

Full front- the shelf/bunk above the front window will come down. However, I am nervous it might be the only thing literally holding the trailer together at this point so I decided to get the back end and roof fixed up before pulling it out.