carving a new door handle

My trailer door came with a  Bargman L-200 and half Chesler T-5 mashup that had the original interior handle broken off. I decided to try and make one out of hardwood Ash leftover from making my countertops. After many attempts, I ended up with one good handle that fits well onto the old lock. Sanded…

empty and ready for some subfloor work

Finally able to get going on the trailer again! Been a long break and I am so excited to start working. I recently removed all of the windows which I am in the process of restoring with a wire brush attachment and vinegar. Today I removed the rest of the old visible plumbing, scraped the…

Day 7: revealing the subfloor

Now that all of the wall panels are removed, we can access the screws holding the subfloor to the frame. I left the panel in the back because the previous owners already replaced the subfloor in that corner AND that panel is massive. Lucky for me, the wall framing is in great shape! The bad…

Day 5: shower removal

I decided to remove the shower as there was a lot of water damage and I worried about the subfloor. the entire stall came out in two big pieces of fiberglass. unfortunately streamline did not think it was necessary to put aluminum paneling behind the front or back pieces of fiberglass in the trailer. I…

Day 4: kitchen & bathroom

Finally got the rest of the kitchen out! Also removed the fake backsplash which I haven't taken a picture of yet. Removed the spare bed in the middle of the trailer and covered the old subfloor. Found the plug in for outside electric coiled uselessly by the water heater. Got the last of the walls…

Day 3: kitchen & bed

all on my own with my brother at work during the week. it gets dark so early I have to start when the sun comes up. got a lot done today clearing out the kitchen counter, sink, stove, and part of the wall. also got the bed platform out behind the kitchen which was rediculous.…

Day 2: bye bye walls

Sorry for the dark pictures but it is turning into real winter here in Oregon and all I have is my old Nikon D80 which jacks up the ISO when I am too lazy to shoot on manual.

Day 1: start the tear down

This day got going fast with removal of cabinet doors! I also removed most of the original furnishings such as the table, fan, thermometer, corner shelves, lighting fixtures, and radio. We took out the solar batteries, inverter, and the horribly rotted out shelves that held them. We got so much done that we moved on to…

Interior update

I took some photos this morning of the interior before I started to remove things. we got the trailer with some little decorations and all original fixtures (I think).

empress interior

Original interior images of Streamline Empress before towing.