Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Is this a Yard Sale?

We are working on the Lil Loafer out the front of the house, and as we have pieces of the Lil Loafer strewn across the front lawn (only during the hours that the Loafer is being worked on that is), countless people have slowed down whilst driving by to enquire as to whether or not we are having a yard saleI find this quite amusing.

Of course there are others who simply pull over to ask us about the project, or to tell us about their own trailers.  People sure are friendly in these parts!

Here is a picture of some of the contents of the Lil Loafer strewn across the lawn.  I guess I can see why, from a distance, people might think that we are having a sale...



Our Lil Loafer is coming along nicely. Jim worked on the roof yesterday, and also on treating the new (untreated) timber. Post treatment, the timber has taken on a green hue and it smells like chemicals. Don't you just love how technical my descriptions are?  

Jim says that we are very close to being able to put this trailer back together.  Well it sure couldn't get much more pulled apart than it already is!!


Here are a couple of pics of Jim working on the roof.


As you can see, some of the insulation is now fitted in the ceiling.

Timber has been treated, and now it is green.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Weekday Progress (Yay for Daylight Saving Time!)

This week, we have been working on the trailer in the evenings, in the hours between dinner and bedtime.  I have always loved Daylight Saving Time.

I have even been able to assist on a couple of non-toxic tasks!  I helped measure and mark out the cutting lines for the roof struts (I think they're called struts!!).  This was a risky move on Jim's part as I have a terrible track record in measuring accurately.  I was determined to not let the team down.  I checked my measurements several times, but still asserted a disclaimer on the potential inaccuracy of those measurements as I handed the eight pieces of timber back to Jim for cutting.  He said I did fine. Phew.

I also helped to unscrew the frame that was holding the back window in place.  This was actually a difficult job because of the many layers of paint that were covering each screw.  Jim ended up painting the screws with paint stripper, at which point I decided to stop helping on that job (VOC's).  The screws were a lot easier to remove though, after the paint stripper application. 

The Lil Loafer is looking better every day, on the inside at least!  We will get to the task of beautifying the outside soon enough. 

Here are some new pics:


 New timber roof struts that I helped measure!

Unscrewing the little window by the door.

 Painting on the paint stripper to help loosen the screws.

Screws removed, window now ready to be removed.

Back panel now free. Jim had to remove a lot of staples and screws this week!

 The current state of the back of the Lil Loafer.