Home Improvements #1

So I'm realizing that there is a lot of little things I need to take care of in this mansion of mine. Now that Christmas is over and I have the day off today, I'm going to take advantage of the hardware store being open again and do some fixin'. Wait, did I just drop my "G" in fixing? Oh, no. I'm turnin' into a hick! Damn it! I did it again! 

Bunk Bed Before Removal

Ok, for real, there is a lot to do. The immediate needs are the following: 

1. Fix the now warped table - I think the radiator positioned directly below has dried out the wood and is now severely bowed. 

2. What used to be the bunk bed is going to be my dresser. Figured it was clearly designed to hold only children and without it, this place will still be able to sleep four adults comfortably. I'm going to build it so it can be replaced with the bunk later if the new owner chooses to haul around the Brady Bunch. 

3. The closet needs some shelving and hooks. 

I'm very fortunate to be parked right outside a full-blown wood shop. Jason Scott's double-car garage is fully equipped with anything you would need to restore/fix in an old camper. Totally cool. Here's the attempt to fix the bow in the table. I cut strips of 3/4" plywood and built a frame. I then glued and screwed it to the bottom. If that doesn't work, I'll have to break out my welding skills and build a similar frame out of steel. 

In JScott's Shop FixinG the table

Original = Cool

Ok, so this may be dorky, but when I was fixing the leak at the water inlet, I stumbled across this gem.... replacement washers in the original packaging! I totally geek out over things like this. This camper is really preserved, it's like a time capsule, I've been finding stuff like this now and again.

Well I better sign off for now. I have to get stuff done.