Buying it back...

[skater]

Was there any insulation under the bed frame? Looks like there is an inch or two there where some could go, no?

Yes, you could definitely put some there. I originally rebuilt the bed years and years ago, and I don't recall if there was insulation there originally or not (and for all I know it could have been removed by a previous owner if there was).

[skater]

Time for another update. I've actually had a little time to work on this in the past few weeks.

First, I made some window frames. Someone on the FB group asked for dimensions so I posted them here. All three upper windows are out of the van shell, and two are cleaned up and ready to reinstall.

I also cut a bunch of strips of woods to glue to the walls to use as mounting points for the cabinets. The upper cabinets rest their weight on the "hip" (as I call it) but are screwed into the wall to keep them from falling over. The wood strips provide that support.

Finally, I also cut out new wood for the bunk frame. More info here.

I've come to the conclusion I can't reinstall the windows until the interior is in place. Now that I've come to that decision, it's somehow easier to accept that the van will be under a tarp for a while. Wish my garage was tall enough for it!

[kstills]

I've come to the conclusion I can't reinstall the windows until the interior is in place. Now that I've come to that decision, it's somehow easier to accept that the van will be under a tarp for a while. Wish my garage was tall enough for it!

Why can't you reinstall the windows?

And cutting those frames with a jigsaw sucks eggs, no?

[skater]

Why can't you reinstall the windows?

I think I was reacting to the fact that the inner metal rings need to be pushing against something, or the window won't sit flat like it should. So I suppose I could do it when I'm at the stage you're at, for example. Then remove them again when the actual interior wall goes in.

And cutting those frames with a jigsaw sucks eggs, no?

I used a circular saw as much as I could for the straight edges - less likely to screw it up that way! A good blade on both the circular saw and the jigsaw helps a TON. The circular saw in particular is a Harbor Freight model from some years ago, but I put a good blade on it, and now it just rolls right through whatever wood I throw at it...and my plastic sawhorses sometimes (oops).

[kstills]

BTW, if I were you, I would slather all that wood with poly.

[kstills]

I also cut a bunch of strips of woods to glue to the walls to use as mounting points for the cabinets. The upper cabinets rest their weight on the "hip" (as I call it) but are screwed into the wall to keep them from falling over. The wood strips provide that support.

I have glued supports for the walls, but they are much smaller. The only thing they're on the wall for is to mount the decorative panels. To secure the cabinetry, I'm going to screw the bottoms into the van (or a plate mounted to the van) and the tops into the supports on the ceiling.

[kstills]

Doh, skater, can you move my posts about my build over to my thread?

Thanks in advance.

[skater]

BTW, if I were you, I would slather all that wood with poly.

I did that for the supports around the ceiling fan, and they didn't adhere to each other very well (using Liquid Nails). I was hesitating about doing it with the rest of it for that reason.

[skater]

Doh, skater, can you move my posts about my build over to my thread?

Thanks in advance.

Done. I moved one post that wasn't technically about your build, but you mentioned what wood you used in it, so it seemed more relevant to your thread than mine.

[kstills]

BTW, if I were you, I would slather all that wood with poly.

I did that for the supports around the ceiling fan, and they didn't adhere to each other very well (using Liquid Nails). I was hesitating about doing it with the rest of it for that reason.

Your window frames will be held to the wall by the clamping rings, so that shouldn't be an issue. I painted and polyed all my wall supports, then glued them to the fiberglass with either 3m boat adhesive or Gorilla glue (both because they can be used in wet environments) and didn't have any issue with adhesion. All my ceiling supports are screwed up into the wood braces in the fiberglass, including around the fan. They were all either painted and polyed or tung oiled.

[skater]

I haven't had a lot of time to work on this lately, at least in a visible way. In February, while we were away, the box with the new gasket and slider material for the slider windows arrived (marked fragile, which worried our neighbor that put it in our screened-in porch for us). I've been slowly rebuilding them using the new material. Two are done...but as I recall the window is extremely hard to slide on one of them, so that one will get done again to see if I can make it easier to move.

Most of my "work time" lately has been absorbed by the trailer. We're taking it on a longer trip this summer, so we had a long list of things we wanted to do to it before we left. I'm hoping after I return I'll have more time to work on the B190.