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Old 02-21-2005, 02:40 PM   #21
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Malcolm. I did attach the 1/8" 4 x 8 sheets of red oak with rivets. Alot of them. should have purchased the air riveter. For the trim I went to a hardwood store that hundreds of different types of trim. I found one that could be bent and was 1/4" thick.Some of the bends were too tight for the trim so I ripped it standing up against the fence of my table saw down to 1/8". the top of the trim is slightly rounded at the edges. I also attached the trim with rivets. It was alot more time consuming than I anticipated. but its coming together finally. Im building a dinette in place of the front goucho. Im hoping to be at the point of ordering cushions and window coverings this week. Also thinking about the floor. Pergo is what I want to use but im going to have to see how much it weighs. In fact before I go much further I definitly need to get the unit weighed. Too make sure im not going overboard. thanks again for looking any words of encouragement at this point will give me the boost I need to keep going.
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Old 02-22-2005, 11:11 AM   #22
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Ed,

I have been thinking about what kind of finish flooring to use on my AS too. As a point of reference I can tell you that one competitive product to Pergo weighs in at about 1.5 lbs per square foot. Take a look at the Lumber Liquidator web site below to see the product. By the way their highest quality laminate flooring runs about $1.95 per square foot and I think would be every bit as good as Pergo from what I can tell. The $1.99 product has the foam underlay glued onto the bottem of the panels too.

http://www.lumberliquidators.com/laminate.shtml

Another source for flooring that seems to have a lot of selection and good pricing is:

http://www.ifloor.com/index.html?session=

The above folks also have cork flooring that can be installed floating. It is more expensive than laminate but I think would be a pretty nice choice.

Let us know what you end up picking.

I am having to watch the weight of things that I add too. I have already added more weight with the Polyboard sub-floor that I installed. The new axles that I bought from Inland have a 10% capacity increas over the originals so I do have a little extra margin but I still will try to keep things light when I can.

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Old 03-16-2005, 09:12 PM   #23
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Light at the end of the tunnel

I wanted to post some pictures of my progress. Been working on it alone for some time now. (Little bit everyday, alot on the weekends. I got my cooktop and sink back from the polisher today. the sink is so shiny I told my wife not to touch it. She said no problem you do the dishes hehehehe. The cooktop cleaned up pretty well. Had the grills (whatever you call them) ceramic coated. He assured me it would take the heat of the burners. Anyways I still have a few peices of trim to install but im ready to start my flooring this weekend. Just waiting on drapes and all the cusions to be made.
Also wanted to thank all the people who have been talking with me on here and who have been so helpful.
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Old 03-16-2005, 09:14 PM   #24
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that first pic

Woops I did take a day off of working on my AS. I havent even seen my boat since I started this project.. but did make it out to our Channel Islands on Sat..that fish on top is a Lingcod.. Yummy...
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Old 03-16-2005, 09:24 PM   #25
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and another pic

one more pic looking towards the front.. huge table..Going to weigh her tomorrow before I do the flooring.. but I think im going to be ok
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Old 03-16-2005, 10:56 PM   #26
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Wow!

Looks great! That sink and cooktop are just polished? HOW did he do that? I thought mine had no more shine left (infact, it's actually starting to rust). Your sink must have a lot of stainless in it. Mine is pretty cheap aluminum, I think (although aluminum shouldn't rust, now should it.)

You must be proud of your efforts, it really shows!
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Old 03-17-2005, 05:57 AM   #27
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polishing job

I took my sink and cooktop to a place called "the polishing shop". An appropriate name for his business I would think. I have before pictures of the kitchen area. But the files are too large to upload here. the sink and cooktop were disgusting to put it mildly. I wanted to buy new but couldnt find a stainless cooktop. The guy made the metal much brighter than new. HE wasnt cheap. the job cost $400. but really made a difference. then I had some brushed stainless cut to put on the wall above the sink. The stainless did have some rust but he was able to clean it up really nice. Im looking forward to finishing as ive had my unit parked ilegally in front of my house for over 6 weeks. SO fart the police havent towed her and the neighbors have been very cool.
I appreciate you looking
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Old 03-17-2005, 09:53 AM   #28
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Looking GREAT!

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Old 03-17-2005, 11:54 AM   #29
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Your trailer looks amazing. Have you considered using it for your business? It looks like a great display of workmanship. Then you could use it as a tax deduction (geuss my mind is there these days...)!!!

A couple of questions--is that table one of the ones that slides down to support a bed? If not, where is the sleeping area? Also, what are you planning with the bath?

Another treatment to consider is linoleum. Since you have all that really nice wood, you may not want a laminate wood on the floor. The linoleum comes in lots of rich colors--and can be matched to your soft furnishings color scheme. See Shari's website for a look at a sheet goods floor. We ended up getting tile, buying it from Ifloors.com in contractors packs was the cheapest.

Keep us up on what you do!

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Your trailer looks amazing. Have you considered using it for your business? It looks like a great display of workmanship. Then you could use it as a tax deduction (geuss my mind is there these days...)!!!

A couple of questions--is that table one of the ones that slides down to support a bed? If not, where is the sleeping area? Also, what are you planning with the bath?

Another treatment to consider is linoleum. Since you have all that really nice wood, you may not want a laminate wood on the floor. The linoleum comes in lots of rich colors--and can be matched to your soft furnishings color scheme. See Shari's website for a look at a sheet goods floor. We ended up getting tile, buying it from Ifloors.com in contractors packs was the cheapest.

Keep us up on what you do!

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Hi Mary thanks for looking. No need to use it for business as im a drywall contractor and already have an office and a warehouse. As for the tax deduction my deal is to claim as little as possible for deductions. One time many years ago I was audited and it was not good. In fact they cleaned out all my bank accounts. But 10 years has passed since then.
The lightest laminate floor I could find is in my garage already. so im going for it.
Yes the table drops down into a bed. I made another bed in the rear (I will post some pics of that also) As for the bathroom. Thats a sore spot with me as ive pretty much kept the door closed until recently. Its pretty ugly but im sure I will start on it real soon. anyways thanks for your words of encouragement. and im so grateful that soon my AS will be at the beach where it belongs with me fishing,napping, and eating.. Alot of each I hope
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Old 03-17-2005, 04:06 PM   #31
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Looks incredible. Amazing job in such a short period of time. Dying to find out if my sink is stainless now.


Any chance you kept the goucho extensions and are willing to part with them?

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Old 03-17-2005, 05:59 PM   #32
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Looks incredible. Amazing job in such a short period of time. Dying to find out if my sink is stainless now.


Any chance you kept the goucho extensions and are willing to part with them?

you missed them by one hour. I just gave them away. Wish I had more for you.
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Old 03-18-2005, 05:23 AM   #34
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Me too! No problem, I just thought I would ask. Looking forward to more pictures as things progress! Looking great!


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you missed them by one hour. I just gave them away. Wish I had more for you.
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another picture

here are some more pics. the bathroom doors and rear wall look terrible in the photo but doesnt look like that in person. I think its the flash... the exterior pic is another huge can of worms I opened. that will be for another thread in another area of the website...
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Nice looking! You'll really love it when you get curtains and upholstery in.

As for the outside...all I can say is that you just got yourself a new hobby...I suppose you didn't know what to do with all your free time when you didn't have to work on the interior walls! LOL!

It will end up being the snazziest thing on the fish pier!

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I wanted to post some pictures of my progress. Been working on it alone for some time now. (Little bit everyday, alot on the weekends. I got my cooktop and sink back from the polisher today. the sink is so shiny I told my wife not to touch it. She said no problem you do the dishes hehehehe. The cooktop cleaned up pretty well. Had the grills (whatever you call them) ceramic coated. He assured me it would take the heat of the burners. Anyways I still have a few peices of trim to install but im ready to start my flooring this weekend. Just waiting on drapes and all the cusions to be made.
Also wanted to thank all the people who have been talking with me on here and who have been so helpful.
HOLY COW is that shiny! I needed my sunglasses to look at the pictures! What a wonderful job, Ed!
Have you posted any other pictures of your work? It has got to be AMAZING!
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