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11/12/2024

I'd like to take this sofa out. How hard do u think it
would be? What would u add? Need more sleeping
area for extra people. But still need sitting areas
Dont want a dinnete.

11/11/2024

Hi everyone! I finished this renovation a couple
weeks ago and thought y'all might enjoy seeing
her.I named her Cricket 💚

Cricket is a 2006 KZ Durango 325BH and my latest
renovation for a couple from TX that are now able
to live their full-time RV life dreams!

Clients' wishlist:

Remove most of the cabinetry and replace with
open shelving
Work space
Fireplace
Washer
Hidden litter box
Natural elements
Green accent color
Multi-functional coffee table
Mobile TV (not shown)

Renovation:

Ceiling and walls (Sherwin Williams Superpaint
9581 Cotton in Satin)
Cabinets (Sherwin Williams Proclassic 6474
Raging Sea in Semi-Gloss)
Flooring: LVP Dusk Cherry

Repairs: replaced the back half of the roof.
Removed back walls, insulation and rotten
structure from water damage. Installed new
structure and insulation. Cut and installed new
wall panels with window.

Removed the 2nd bathroom across from the bunk
slide and added a mudroom including a bench for
the hidden litter box and a custom-built cabinet to
house the breaker box and washer.

Removed the bulky entertainment center and
turned it into a focal wall with a fireplace
Built and installed slat wall by steps and over the
washer cabinet.

Built decorative column to cover stink pipe in the
corner of the focal wall.

Shower: painted frame and applied appliance
epoxy to the liner, installed new shower head and
faucet.

Kitchen sink: appliance epoxy, new faucet, water
filtration system with separate faucet

Countertops: epoxy pour

Bathroom vanity: new countertop with epoxy pour,
basin sink, faucet, drain, wallpaper and mirror.

Rerouted wiring for new circuits, switches and
light fixtures.

Updated the camper with a new backsplash (also
used on stairs), new furniture, touches of
wallpaper and decor.

Installed stair edge and molding throughout.
Installed 2 new MaxxAir fans.

Bolted down the majority of furniture to keep in
place during travel.

11/09/2024

I have seen a lot of folks posting their remodels
with a bright white paint/wallpapering. I love them.
My dilemma is I have great kitchen counters I don't
want/need to replace and white is not a great
match. I need warmer tones, but want a more open
and blight feel. I want to paint/wallpaper cabinets/
walls and need some ideas. We removed the
dinette area to furnish as we want. I removed
window cornice boxes. Any pictures and ideas for
using colors other than whites I see such amazing
transformations and would love to see your
results. I need inspiration!! TYIA.

11/08/2024

Ok so apparently l'Il need to clarify because just
simply answering my question was too difficult for
some. We're NOT looking for opinions on if we
should keep it. We're ARE looking for remodel
recommendations. We WONT miss the toilet and
shower, we have both camped for decades without
one in our pop up, we're not worried about resale
value, and again we won't regret it. So now that I
cleared that up for everyone please
RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY. If you don't like our
idea or don't agree with it then please move on.
Thank you!

We just got a small RV trailer and plan to remove
the shower and toilet and make the space more
useable -we simply don't want to deal with
emptying and or smell/cleaning it. Anyone else do
the same and have ideas for what we could do
with the space? We're thinking we'l keep the sink
and vanity and then add storage around it but
looking for ideas e maybe make the bunk area
wider, if taking down the separation wall isn't too
difficult? Any thoughts?

11/07/2024

We just got our first camper and the fold out
couch in the bunkhouse is awful. Very short so
your feet hang off and due to the cushions slopes
backwards but sleeping the opposite way isn't an
option if you're tall.

My mom has a forest river wildwood 31kabts with
a couch that is a versaqueen (pictured) that I love
and know would fit in our space. l've looked on
forest rivers website and can't find info on it. Does
anyone know where I could purchase this
(manufacturer of it?) or has anyone found
something similar? Love the idea of it folding into
a couch as extra seating when not sleeping as well
as it going on the ground with no fold down legs.

10/24/2024

Just got a quote to reupholster my valences & 4
chairs in our 44 ft class A. 4 large windows & 3
small windows. Quote was 5,000 including
materials & labor. Geez! Can a amateur do this
themselves?

10/23/2024

Went with the double pull out shelf unit for under
the kitchen sink for cleaning supplies and trash
bag storage. Works great

10/22/2024

Pantry. It's right outside the bathroom. Top shelf
towels, extra paper towels, toilet paper. The other
2 ljust pull the basket fill with can goods, chip,
bread & put in.

10/21/2024

0k so apparently l'II need to clarify because just
simply answering my question was too difficult for
some. We're NOT looking for opinions on if we
should keep it. We're ARE looking for remodel
recommendations. We WONT miss the toilet and
shower, we have both camped for decades without
one in our pop up, we're not worried about resale
value, and again we won't regret it. So now that I
cleared that up for everyone please
RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY. If you don't like our
idea or don't agree with it then please move on.
Thank you!
We just got a small RV trailer and plan to remove
the shower and toilet and make the space more
useable -we simply don't want to deal with
emptying and or smell/cleaning it. Anyone else do
the same and have ideas for what we could do
with the space? We're thinking we'll keep the sink
and vanity and then add storage around it but
looking for ideas. maybe make the bunk area
wider, if taking down the separation wall isn't too
difficult? Any thoughts?

10/21/2024

bought this camper for $600 due to water damage!
wondering if anyone has any pics / examples of
what they did to replace the cabinets in the master
room! (they were rotted!)
thank you in advance

10/21/2024

Added some backsplash and wallpaper behind the
bed so far! Added some cozy curtains by the bed,
shower curtain and some decor. It's definitely
feeling more cozy since we got it and added our
items and small improvements! Can't wait to paint
the cabinets and walls and redo flooring.. but that
will be next spring.

10/20/2024

It seems no matter the price of the RV they come
with a marginal sound system. This was true of
my Montana which came with a Sony component
system (with pretty low end speakers). I moved my
Sonos gear from my sticks and bricks house and
installed them in the RV. The sound bar was
challenging but I was able to remove some of the
factory speakers and fit it behind the factory grill
Nice clean installation.
I stream audio and video via Starlink.
You do not have to settle for lousy sound or tacky
installation.
Tv down below. Enhanced audio playing through
sound bar.

10/20/2024

Looky here!! I know many of you were
intrigued, curious, skeptical, etc about my attempt
to whiten my camper shower/tub. Heck, I wasn't
even sure it would work either!

Well....the results are in!!!
learned a lot from this process and will share the
details to help save y'all some sanity!
•The 40 vol creme is VERY irritating to the skin so
good quality gloves are a must!
•A thicker coat applied seemed to work faster.
•I then covered the surface with saran wrap and
found that the plastic needs to be touching the
creme against the tub. If there was air pockets the
creme dried up and didn't lighten as much. This is
VERY important!
•It's windy where I live so I taped the plastic to the
tub so it didn't blow away
•I'm assuming the sunlight did play a huge role in
whitening. My camper is parked under a carport so
it didn't get very hot in there therefore we removed
the tub as well.
•Each piece was out in full sun about 4 hrs for 2
days so @8-9 hrs total. Temp was @90-100°
•I'm not sure if just the heat will work since we
took out the tub, which wasn't hard at all. The hubs
wants to finish the camper by next week and is
impatient, lol.
•Several people mentioned using other products
like Lysol toilet bowl cleaner, mean green, and
regular peroxide so you can try that 1st since it's
much easier. Obviously my tub was super yellow
and we are remodeling anyways so I was willing to
take the risk in case it messed up the tub.
•As far as the finish/texture of the shower/tub,I
have washed both pieces throuahlv and have not
noticed any difference in texture. This may change
over time, but for now it's good.

Overall, 'm glad I tried it! Saved some $$$, time
and energy! Plus I learned it's not called "hair
bleach"! Winner-Winner Chicken Dinner!!Thanks
y'all!

10/19/2024

On various forums I read of failed Dometic
Thermostats. Well mine failed too. After looking at
replacement cost I opted to replace it with a Micro
Air smart thermostat. Micro Air makes quite a few
variants for both Dometic and Coleman
thermostats. Before ordering confirm compatibility
with your existing thermostat thermostat on the
Micro Air website.
The micro air replacement for mine supports 4
zones, and has Bluetooth and wifi connectivity. It
works with furnace, ac and heat pumps
I do a lot of business travel and I can check and
set the thermostat from the road.
Installation is very simple.

10/19/2024

Just found this group and wish I had found it
sooner! We just finished remodeling our 1996
Country Coach Allure

10/18/2024

Hi everyone! I finished this renovation a couple
weeks ago and thought y'all might enjoy seeing
her.I named her Cricket

Cricket is a 2006 KZ Durango 325BH and my latest
renovation for a couple from TX that are now able
to live their full-time RV life dreams!

Clients' wishlist:

Remove most of the cabinetry and replace with
open shelving
Work space
Fireplace
Washer
Hidden litter box
Natural elements
Green accent color
Multi-functional coffee table
Mobile TV (not shown)

Renovation:

Ceiling and walls (Sherwin Williams Superpaint
9581 Cotton in Satin)

Cabinets (Sherwin Williams Proclassic 6474
Raging Sea in Semi-Gloss)

Flooring: LVP Dusk Cherry

Repairs: replaced the back half of the roof.

Removed back walls, insulation and rotten

structure from water damage. Installed new
structure and insulation. Cut and installed new
wall panels with window.

Removed the 2nd bathroom across from the bunk
slide and added a mudroom including a bench for
the hidden litter box and a custom-built cabinet to
house the breaker box and washer.

Removed the bulky entertainment center and
turned it into a focal wall with a fireplace
Built and installed slat wall by steps and over the
washer cabinet.

Built decorative column to cover stink pipe in the
corner of the focal wall.

Shower: painted frame and applied appliance
epoxy to the liner, installed new shower head and
faucet.

Kitchen sink: appliance epoxy, new faucet, water
filtration system with separate faucet
Countertops: epoxy pour

Bathroom vanity: new countertop with epoxy pour,
basin sink, faucet, drain, wallpaper and mirror.
Rerouted wiring for new circuits, switches and
light fixtures.

Updated the camper with a new backsplash (also
used on stairs), new furniture, touches of
wallpaper and decor.

Installed stair edge and molding throughout.

Installed 2 new MaxxAir fans.

Bolted down the majority of furniture to keep in
place during travel.

10/18/2024

Almost done updating our '95 Mallard and this is
by far the biggest bang for our $2.48! We painted
the AC unit with white spray paint, it was the color
of the light in front of it. It was soo yellowed and
gross. We have a new white led light coming
tomorrow.

10/18/2024

We are considering selling our camper we
remodeled and upgrading to a bigger camper. I'm
just curious what I should sell for. It's a 2005 but
completely remodeled. Any suggestions would be
great...
Update: we are located on Long Island. Most of
the update was cosmetic however we resealed the
windows and gutted the back wall and replaced all
soft spots. We also resealed the roofing. It's a 32
foot gulfstream with a 4' storage cabinet in the
rear of the camper with double doors. We also
replaced the tires on the camper and added
electric winch. I understand the blue book value
however I was hoping the upgrades would make it
worth more. If it's not I'd rather keep it and maybe
rent it out as an option.

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