I bought, renovated, and sold 12 historic homes before I was 40 while I was a building contractor. I hit the wall. Now I'm 56 and don't even want to screw in a light bulb. I'm looking for an eager young man so I can give him all my tools and wish him luck. I used to love it. It was fun rebuilding things and made a pretty good living doing it. Now nothing is new. There is no challenge in it. Most men my age love going to "Lowe's"...I hate it! I can rebuild or fix damn near anything, I just don't want to anymore. On the bright side, the path that I have chosen has kept me very fit. I've been physically active every day for decades. I think it's great that you bought that trailer (warts and all), and are fixing it yourself. I would like to find a deal like that and do the same thing - Then throw all my tools in a ditch!!!! Have a nice evening, I enjoyed your video, thank you.
All projects are like that. It seems to be never-ending. Just be thankful you have the abilities, know how, and or ambition to do that. In the long run, we do it for our families and to save money. In the end, the satisfaction of your labors diminishes those doubts and questions
Successful Completion keeps me going . 7/8 thru the project I get a dip in enthusiasm , then I remember the joy of completion of the last project , then I wake up and think Whats Next for today , my targets get smaller and smaller and smaller daily , its all I can think of , small targets . SUDDENLY ITS DONE ! ! I did it , myself , wow ! FEELS EUPHORIC , what a buzz , NEXT CHALLENGE BRING IT ON ....
Big projects can drain you. The secret for me is not to think of it as one big project, rather many small separate ones. That way each step feels like an accomplishment and a job finished, rather than only a tiny step forward. I've got through some tough (self inflicted) assignments that way :)
Mistakes also drain your energy. I found out Projects take longer then it supposed to when you do it right. but cost less then doing it twice. You always have the money to fix it right the second time.
Tried to paint my house inside and out myself once. Got about half of it done and called in a professional to finish it. I would never try it again alone. You make all this stuff look easy though and you are easy to listen to. Thanks for all your content.
It will be better than new when your Finnish and have a good holiday your pride will kick in seeing the family enjoying the fruits of your labour ! Good look 👍👏
Lol,I feel ya.. I bought a 20 year old house and remodeled the entire house by myself and when I started it I was like hell ya, but 1 year later I was like I’m so done with this.. But now I walk around my house like wow I did this.. Love it.. Keep up the good job..
Renovating a 1993 lunar Jupiter myself, absolutely love making it my own, long way from finished but a bargain at £250, 5 birth, bunk bed, just love it !
I helped a friend replace 3 slide out floors and one was a closet on top of the slide out. I had to dismantal the closet and then rebuilt it after the floor was done a real challenge but I learned alot. There pretty easy now
I get what your talking about at the end of the video. I have a Subaru wrx 02 that I bought 7 years ago now abouts for 500$. I worked on it for 5 years to get it the way it is now, but them 5 years were hard very hard. I went through basically a divorce ( we were together for 9years and 2 kids) battled with jobs cause not many back then for someone with no education. But about 3years ago I got things back on track got my CDL and was able to keep the drive and dream alive. Got it finished about year and a half ago with 475whp and I have had people hand me a 20k check for the car... its been there in my kids life and my life throughout hard times it now is priceless I could never sell it. It is worth it for sure to push though them why did I even do this cause in the end you built it something special that will mean something to you and your kids for the rest of all your lives.
Did our 99 horse trailer with living quarters. Took all fall. But it is really nice. After the main restoration, I keep doing a small one every year. Like new hardware, hinges and locks, new hydraulic tongue jack, new rims and tires.....
My project was a restoration on a 1977 Camaro. I am rejuvenated to get it finished now. Once you start getting it to the point where you start to see the progress, then the fire comes back to get it done.
I know this is an old video but if you ever do this again, tge slides are actually reall easy to remove. I am an RV tech and we pull these things out in a matter of minutes. Once they are completely out putting a floor in as about as simple as putting a board over a wood crate. Which is pretty much what you are doing. Depending on the type of slide drive system, its a really straight forward operation.
Can’t believe that the slide outs had compressed timber board as flooring! Definitely not structural as it will warp and bow over time. Marine ply would have been a better replacement but I’m sure that timer costs are wild. Here in Scotland price’s are crazy but due to the wetter climate here I always use marine ply for areas exposed to moisture. Great build, what a transformation 👍🏼
I found you the other day and loved what you had going on with the planes. But I had to go back to the beginning and there you were re-building a 5th wheel. We camp and all that, but more importantly I do stuff like you. I recently realized that I want to put my efforts into finding very old Hondas and restoring them moving ahead. Anyways, your third 5th wheel video hit me hard because at the end you sat on the steps and asked if you've ever started something and didn't know how to keep it going. It's happened before but a couple years ago i started a 1968 camper re-build from the wheels to the roof vent. Long story short, I can't register it because there's no serial number to be found. I thought I'd find it under the old paint and rust. Nope, it was a data plate long gone that was tacked to the front frame. So, live and learn. The moral to the story...be smart and do your homework before a project of any type. Especially ones that needs a license plate. Keep up the great work.
Yes, I remember 2016-2020 I used to bought older camper and some are floor water damage or soft spot and have to replace. First I was interest doing what I doing but few camper are done I gave up all the work I have done and no longer interest anymore.
I built an off-road Camper in 8 weeks during Covids height of panic. I built it literally from the ground up, trailer frame, axles, the whole 9 yards, then I built a steel 2"x1" skeleton frame for the box of the Camper, then shelled the entire skeleton with .060" aircraft aluminum. Added windows, wiring, insulated the entire thing with 2" styrofoam insulation including the ceiling, walls and floor. Added fan vents, then installed interior wallboard luan ply, then finished it off with fiberglass textured shower wall panel throughout. Added aluminum angle trim on every corner, built the bed features, cabinets installed water tanks, bathroom sink, shower and toilet, etc, etc....in 8 weeks. I was over it at week 7. But I took a few days off and finished by week 8. I also added a renogy solar system and the entire camper ran for days on a single charge, but would self charge each day.
Built 2 appartements which are done, but at the same time, bought a 30 feet sailboat for 5k and working on it for 2 1/2 years...should be done this year. It wasn't finished and bought a cotage with a nice ocean view...but lots of work on it ant just got an 25 feet rv for free with also a lot of work to be done on it.......just don't know when I'm going to enjoy everything. Keep the good job with your chanel...I really enjoy every moment!
It is best to have a project......rather than sitting around doing something that makes your brain active.....Good thinking and planning makes the project successful and functional. We'll done..I have been following your project all the time....and you're great. What happen to the plane.?
Great vids, well presented and edited. One comment on wood, chip board fails in even humid environments; never use it. Marine grade plywood is expensive for a reason, it lasts expscially if sealed. If you want to make something, anything that lasts, use chipboard for firewood.
I have a small Palomino 18 food camper with poput bunks, similar to a popup camper. I had to replace the entire floor in it because it was rotting away. I had to jack the body up of the chassis a few inches and slide new ply wood in . I reinforced the frame with more crossmembers, and spreaders to the outside edge, so the frame was actually supporting the walls. It was a major project, that took over a year, but I ended up with a camper built much better than it was from the factory. I used the same flooring in mine that you did
Great video the only question that i have is did you make the floor or was it pre fabricated? I see that you wrapped it but dont know if you built it or not
Have same flooring in our house. Decent product. Also have a 5th wheel I’ve replaced flooring on before as well as the roof both of which needed new plywood for some. Converted camper from 30 to 50a added second AC. Pulling wiring in a camper is a bear.
Very enjoyable to watch! I can only say that everything you did to this RV looks like an improvement. Something I thought of just now is this: Maybe, it would have been a good idea to put some type of soft felt strip on the underside of the plastic(?) bracing(?) strip between the edge of the slide-out floor and the inner floor. Just feel like you might want some kind of insurance against scratches if there happens to be any grit or sand grains on the lower floor while you operate the sliders.
hello IM a Rv tech / diesel mechanic and do these types of repairs on a regular basis. good job I love the plane videos as well keep up the good work!!!!!
I took on the general contracting job of a fire restoration on my house 3 or so years ago. It's still not done, and we've been living in it for 2 years now. (Just a couple rooms of trim work and trim painting left, but still.) Enjoy your channel, and am really looking forward to the next twin prop video. 😉
As a project manager, I deal with this every project, especially if it's long term. The way I manage it is to have smaller goal posts. i.e. - fix the rotten floor, and then move to another mini-project on another item. Then when that's done, come back to this one. Yes, this does cause you to "extend" your timelines on complete proejcts, but it does keep energy levels up as you "task switch" from floor fixing to say engine start on the Austin or the 401. Once that engine is started, come back to the flooring on the RV, etc, etc.
16:30 - During covid, I was very bored and decided to renovate my garage apartment. I had a lot of fun, it went well. I repainted the entire place, fixed the floors, but by the time it got to be to take care of the bathroom I just.. was done. Absolutely done. Didn't care. Didn't even install the bathroom floor vinyl correctly and didn't bother to fix it. Anyway, I renovated the place and it looked great (except bathroom floor) and still didn't get my deposit back. Lol. Oh well. I knew what I was getting into. And yes I asked the landlord first before I did any renovation. Took it from a dull faded 80's brown to a new bright and modern look. Just don't mind the bathroom floor lol
I completely gutted our master bathroom a few months ago. Floor, walls, plumbing, electrical, all of it yanked out. So far I've finished replacing the subfloor, framing in the medicine cabinet, the electrical, new exhaust fan, most of the plumbing, new insulation in some places, drywall hung and mudded, and durock installed for the shower. I have to build the shower curb, plumb in the drain, build the mud pan, install the Kerdi waterproofing, cut the holes for and install the toilet drain and supply, tile the shower, tile the floor, texture and then paint the walls and ceiling, install the vanity, figure out and install the shower glass, install the toilet and sink, and install the medicine cabinet. Oh, forgot about installing new trim around the baseboards, door, and window. At this point I'm over it, but there's so much more to do. All that, plus the owner of my company is retiring so I am taking over the business, AND my coworker has been out sick in the hospital with heart issues, almost died 2 weeks ago at work. I'm tired. Your videos and others like it really help to keep me sane. Thanks.
I feel ya brother. Stopped here to see how you did your floor. I have an 8 foot long dinette slider floor that is shot. Gonna do like you did without taking entire slide out. Saw AZ Expert do it as well. I like how you triangulated your outside “stilts”. Mine is a framed up floor with black stuff on the bottom, 1/4” luan, 1 1/2” wood frame, then a 5/8” ply on top. Also have a Schwintek slide mechanism to deal with. Nice job. Yeah not the project I was wanting to do, we are updating a 2015 Forest Salem Lite. It’s hot as Hades here in SC right now too but didn’t have any trips planned for the summer anyway.
Got into the same thing as you. floating floor in a trailer, the slide was tough, I also ended up gluing and screwing in some pieces. its just not as easy to do as it is in a house
Just saying , think if would’ve been you I would’ve put treated plywood back ; with all the hard work your doing. Not criticizing you at all, you do awesome work
Been working on my skoolie close to 2 years I am so ready to be done with it, been really thinking about selling it, that is how tired I am of working on it. My icon is my little bus.
Rebuilt the entire floors and beams the walls sit on in my 1,000 sqft home in about a month. It looked absolutely beautiful. The house was damaged by termites and white mold.
When my wife and I were a young married couple we had a little painting company, and we successfully bid on a job to refinish the wooden gym floor at our local school. It should’ve been a relatively simple job but whatever finish had been used over the decades was unbelievably hard. The project took us much longer than we anticipated and involved days and days crawling around on the floor with expensively rented heavy industrial sanders. After a while I could not have cared less about making money on the project, I just needed to get it done. That was a miserable couple of weeks!
Great Video, I Can Relate to getting Burned out on a Project :) I have a 1973 Ford Ranchero, I Bought it in 73 used with 20,000 miles on it, its been in the family for 48 Years, the eng has over 400,000 miles on it, heads have never been off of it, I replaced the Timing chain every 100,000 miles, I rebuilt the trans at 115,000 miles the first time, So I am now doing a complete rebuild on the ranchero, I overhauled the eng, had it bored out .030 , new Stainless steel Valves and hardened valve seats, I have to Rebuild the trans again, Putting in a step 2 shift kit, and 355 posi diff. with a 2500 rpm stall speed torque converter, I am about half way done, but yes I am Getting Burned out :) I will also re do the front suspension too, new bushings and springs, and rod ends, I am A Retired Female Fleet Equipment mech with over 50 Years of Experience.
5:00 - why do they always put a tarp underneath the wood floor? I'm doing this now but I didn't do the tarp. I live in a very humid area. I'll probably just add tarp but.. why am I doing this?
Lots of work for sure! Our shop erection project seemed to be never-ending once we got to the end with all the corner trim and final details. It became a bit of a daunting task, but had to get done!
I have a similar project to do on our RV and you've just given me the inspiration to tackle it this spring. Like you, I'm a backyard mechanic/woodworker/Mr. Fixit and hate paying someone big bucks to do a job I can do without the labour costs (except for the aches and pains). Thanks for the ideas!
What project? I mean, other than kids... There's roofing, siding, building a smart clock (right down to etching circuits), rebuilding rotted window sashes, and endless list. But I think the most challenging, by far, has been cleaning out and reorganizing my garage, transforming it from a 2-car storage dump into a workshop. Still working that one.
I enjoy your videos, you make great content. Did you check the walls on the slide out where the floor was moldy? Typically the moisture will get into the walls as well and create mold in there which is never good.
I bought a house that had not been maintained. The more I investigated the damage the more I found until I wound up with a frame. After repairing all of the structural, rewiring, roof, etc. I began and had a good start of the interior cosmetics. I began to wonder if I had gone insane beginning a project like this knowing fully that I would be the one and only doing all of this work. Considering that it was on a 10 acre tract there were people continuously asking me if I would consider selling. On one occasion I said yes to a guy and he made an offer I could not believe or refuse. I accepted and now he is the proud owner. The regret I have is that I undertook this project without help and when I consider other projects now this bad memory floods back like a tsunami. It never helps to work on a project that you get sick of. If that happens step away for a while and regroup, things take on a different perspective in a few days.
I'm in the "I'm done" place right now. Bought a house that needed extensive work for my step daughter, with the intention that we'd do it together as a family. Jump forward 2 years, she is no longer speaking to us and I am the only person working to get this place ready for sale. So over it but need to get it gone.
When you are a hustler you never stop,it’s in the blood.I rebuild failed restaurants and every time I start a new project I get to the point when I ask my self why am I doing this!? Put them to work then I completely forget , then start the new project again…
Great video..I have always thought about doing that. The cupboards colour is not my favourite neither. You mentioned losing interest in the project (I think that happens to the best of us) my method of combatting that struggle is not thinking about it-just keep moving forward (although hard …same as my business depends on what I’m doing…sometimes it’s repetitious so I just go through the motions till it’s done) I know I overthink and then it feels slow motion lol…so I definitely get what you are saying. But in the end it was all worth the struggle and everyone gets to enjoy your efforts. I say koodoos and great job man. (I think black steel and white cabinets look fantastic…hinges-handles and pulls plus floating shelves black…the rest white…it’s a bold look.
oh man, that blow totch on the vinyl....so scary. I used a glue on PVC floor in my last camper build. I like it better than Vinyl. But, great video, and it looks great.
Wow, you accomplished an incredible amount of work on your RV. I especially like your creative ways of dealing with the repairs like the bracing and heating the flooring so you could bend it into shape. Radom question, anybody ever tell you that you look like another RUclipsr, Ryan Huminston? Check out his channel, any episode that he has his head shaved! Slainte, DC
when you made those exterior legs to hold up the slide, did you just use long screws and drill them into the side of the metal of the slide? or did you remove the screws that were already there and put them back in over predrilled holes?
I bought an in-bed camper for my brother then his plans changed though he paid and I'll reimburse then once the camper is sold. Well there isn't a part of the camper I haven't touched, plumbing, electrical, structural, roof, and though it has been an a arduous task to address twenty years of deferred maintenance/neglect, I can in confidence save that the next owner will have a properly functioning camper than will give them well for twenty plus years with basic maintenance at a fraction of the cost of a newer unit.
Hey Jason, revisiting this video because I have the displeasure of replacing a similar slide-out floor. Thanks for the informative "tutorial" I plan on attacking mine in a similar manner. One quick question...where did you find the black fabric that you wrapped the OSB with? I've poked around the net and haven't been successful at locating what it is or where to get it. Any lead would be super appreciated. Love the channel BTW, I've been watching your journey since the beginning!
Very nice videos. We've been in our 2007 5th Wheel for about 4 years full-time, and I've wondered about doing the floors, and how the slide floors actually work. Our large slide is a bit different, in that when it fully extends, it actually drops down to make for a flush(ish) floor. One thing that concerns me about your process... Did you figure our where the leaks came from and address that. I've always heard, "Don't fix the floor until you've fixed the roof!"
Our floor also drops down in when fully extended but not totally flush. The water was coming from the window and roof seals. Basically had to reseal everything on all top surfaces. Thank you for watching !
I bought, renovated, and sold 12 historic homes before I was 40 while I was a building contractor. I hit the wall. Now I'm 56 and don't even want to screw in a light bulb. I'm looking for an eager young man so I can give him all my tools and wish him luck.
I used to love it. It was fun rebuilding things and made a pretty good living doing it. Now nothing is new. There is no challenge in it. Most men my age love going to "Lowe's"...I hate it! I can rebuild or fix damn near anything, I just don't want to anymore. On the bright side, the path that I have chosen has kept me very fit. I've been physically active every day for decades. I think it's great that you bought that trailer (warts and all), and are fixing it yourself. I would like to find a deal like that and do the same thing - Then throw all my tools in a ditch!!!! Have a nice evening, I enjoyed your video, thank you.
All projects are like that. It seems to be never-ending. Just be thankful you have the abilities, know how, and or ambition to do that. In the long run, we do it for our families and to save money. In the end, the satisfaction of your labors diminishes those doubts and questions
I had a 2006 GTO. It had a ton wrong with it, but getting it sorted out and reliable was so satisfying. Amazing car. Nothing could touch it!
Successful Completion keeps me going . 7/8 thru the project I get a dip in enthusiasm , then I remember the joy of completion of the last project , then I wake up and think Whats Next for today , my targets get smaller and smaller and smaller daily , its all I can think of , small targets . SUDDENLY ITS DONE ! ! I did it , myself , wow ! FEELS EUPHORIC , what a buzz , NEXT CHALLENGE BRING IT ON ....
And then you get old
Where did u get 14ft board I need to do same
Big projects can drain you. The secret for me is not to think of it as one big project, rather many small separate ones. That way each step feels like an accomplishment and a job finished, rather than only a tiny step forward. I've got through some tough (self inflicted) assignments that way :)
And learned too!
Mistakes are learning opportunities!
Mistakes also drain your energy. I found out Projects take longer then it supposed to when you do it right. but cost less then doing it twice. You always have the money to fix it right the second time.
I have rebuilt 9 campers in the past 10 years me and my wife live full time in them
Tried to paint my house inside and out myself once. Got about half of it done and called in a professional to finish it. I would never try it again alone. You make all this stuff look easy though and you are easy to listen to. Thanks for all your content.
Thank you ! It is definitely a big commitment !
It will be better than new when your Finnish and have a good holiday your pride will kick in seeing the family enjoying the fruits of your labour ! Good look 👍👏
Lol,I feel ya.. I bought a 20 year old house and remodeled the entire house by myself and when I started it I was like hell ya, but 1 year later I was like I’m so done with this.. But now I walk around my house like wow I did this.. Love it.. Keep up the good job..
Renovating a 1993 lunar Jupiter myself, absolutely love making it my own, long way from finished but a bargain at £250, 5 birth, bunk bed, just love it !
Your good lady gets involved......that's awesome 👌
I helped a friend replace 3 slide out floors and one was a closet on top of the slide out. I had to dismantal the closet and then rebuilt it after the floor was done a real challenge but I learned alot. There pretty easy now
I get what your talking about at the end of the video. I have a Subaru wrx 02 that I bought 7 years ago now abouts for 500$. I worked on it for 5 years to get it the way it is now, but them 5 years were hard very hard. I went through basically a divorce ( we were together for 9years and 2 kids) battled with jobs cause not many back then for someone with no education. But about 3years ago I got things back on track got my CDL and was able to keep the drive and dream alive. Got it finished about year and a half ago with 475whp and I have had people hand me a 20k check for the car... its been there in my kids life and my life throughout hard times it now is priceless I could never sell it. It is worth it for sure to push though them why did I even do this cause in the end you built it something special that will mean something to you and your kids for the rest of all your lives.
Did our 99 horse trailer with living quarters. Took all fall. But it is really nice. After the main restoration, I keep doing a small one every year. Like new hardware, hinges and locks, new hydraulic tongue jack, new rims and tires.....
My project was a restoration on a 1977 Camaro. I am rejuvenated to get it finished now. Once you start getting it to the point where you start to see the progress, then the fire comes back to get it done.
The level of ingenuity on display here is phenomenal, and that heat gun is straight up home improvement style lol! Definitely worth subscribing to
I know this is an old video but if you ever do this again, tge slides are actually reall easy to remove. I am an RV tech and we pull these things out in a matter of minutes. Once they are completely out putting a floor in as about as simple as putting a board over a wood crate. Which is pretty much what you are doing. Depending on the type of slide drive system, its a really straight forward operation.
Hello from Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks for sharing your great video’s please keep them coming
Can’t believe that the slide outs had compressed timber board as flooring! Definitely not structural as it will warp and bow over time. Marine ply would have been a better replacement but I’m sure that timer costs are wild. Here in Scotland price’s are crazy but due to the wetter climate here I always use marine ply for areas exposed to moisture.
Great build, what a transformation 👍🏼
They build them as inexpensive and fast as possible!
It's all about the dollar! Buyer beware!
I found you the other day and loved what you had going on with the planes. But I had to go back to the beginning and there you were re-building a 5th wheel. We camp and all that, but more importantly I do stuff like you. I recently realized that I want to put my efforts into finding very old Hondas and restoring them moving ahead. Anyways, your third 5th wheel video hit me hard because at the end you sat on the steps and asked if you've ever started something and didn't know how to keep it going. It's happened before but a couple years ago i started a 1968 camper re-build from the wheels to the roof vent. Long story short, I can't register it because there's no serial number to be found. I thought I'd find it under the old paint and rust. Nope, it was a data plate long gone that was tacked to the front frame. So, live and learn. The moral to the story...be smart and do your homework before a project of any type. Especially ones that needs a license plate. Keep up the great work.
Yes, I remember 2016-2020 I used to bought older camper and some are floor water damage or soft spot and have to replace.
First I was interest doing what I doing but few camper are done I gave up all the work I have done and no longer interest anymore.
I built an off-road Camper in 8 weeks during Covids height of panic. I built it literally from the ground up, trailer frame, axles, the whole 9 yards, then I built a steel 2"x1" skeleton frame for the box of the Camper, then shelled the entire skeleton with .060" aircraft aluminum. Added windows, wiring, insulated the entire thing with 2" styrofoam insulation including the ceiling, walls and floor. Added fan vents, then installed interior wallboard luan ply, then finished it off with fiberglass textured shower wall panel throughout. Added aluminum angle trim on every corner, built the bed features, cabinets installed water tanks, bathroom sink, shower and toilet, etc, etc....in 8 weeks. I was over it at week 7. But I took a few days off and finished by week 8. I also added a renogy solar system and the entire camper ran for days on a single charge, but would self charge each day.
Built 2 appartements which are done, but at the same time, bought a 30 feet sailboat for 5k and working on it for 2 1/2 years...should be done this year. It wasn't finished and bought a cotage with a nice ocean view...but lots of work on it ant just got an 25 feet rv for free with also a lot of work to be done on it.......just don't know when I'm going to enjoy everything.
Keep the good job with your chanel...I really enjoy every moment!
Hey Tommy ! Sounds like we have a few things in common 🤣 Keep at it but don’t forget to take a break now and then to come back and check on us here 👍🏼
wish i had seen this before you started to give tips on wood an maybe other directions on build.
good job love your work
It is best to have a project......rather than sitting around doing something that makes your brain active.....Good thinking and planning makes the project successful and functional. We'll done..I have been following your project all the time....and you're great. What happen to the plane.?
Great vids, well presented and edited. One comment on wood, chip board fails in even humid environments; never use it.
Marine grade plywood is expensive for a reason, it lasts expscially if sealed. If you want to make something, anything that lasts, use chipboard for firewood.
I Agree, I Hate Chip Board :) I do my best to stay away from it, If Your going to use Chip Board, seal it with Poly Urethane
agree completely, I helped to build a house and we left some OSB out in the rain and it warped and was junk
I have a small Palomino 18 food camper with poput bunks, similar to a popup camper. I had to replace the entire floor in it because it was rotting away. I had to jack the body up of the chassis a few inches and slide new ply wood in . I reinforced the frame with more crossmembers, and spreaders to the outside edge, so the frame was actually supporting the walls. It was a major project, that took over a year, but I ended up with a camper built much better than it was from the factory. I used the same flooring in mine that you did
Great video the only question that i have is did you make the floor or was it pre fabricated? I see that you wrapped it but dont know if you built it or not
Pretty much all of my projects. Drives the husband crazy.
Have same flooring in our house. Decent product. Also have a 5th wheel I’ve replaced flooring on before as well as the roof both of which needed new plywood for some. Converted camper from 30 to 50a added second AC. Pulling wiring in a camper is a bear.
Keep up the good work man. You're inspiring.
It’s like a whole house of course it’s exhausting to repair it. I’m impressed how fast you finished with repairs.
Never though to apply heat to bend round the lip on that flooring, what a good idea, looks stunning again, looking more like the $100,000 trailer
Very enjoyable to watch! I can only say that everything you did to this RV looks like an improvement. Something I thought of just now is this: Maybe, it would have been a good idea to put some type of soft felt strip on the underside of the plastic(?) bracing(?) strip between the edge of the slide-out floor and the inner floor. Just feel like you might want some kind of insurance against scratches if there happens to be any grit or sand grains on the lower floor while you operate the sliders.
hello IM a Rv tech / diesel mechanic and do these types of repairs on a regular basis. good job I love the plane videos as well keep up the good work!!!!!
You have been doing an awesome job.
I took on the general contracting job of a fire restoration on my house 3 or so years ago. It's still not done, and we've been living in it for 2 years now. (Just a couple rooms of trim work and trim painting left, but still.) Enjoy your channel, and am really looking forward to the next twin prop video. 😉
Thank you for being part of the channel and spending your time with us 👍🏼
My never ending project is an apartment building I reno'd. I was done with it 10 years ago. New porch starting this week.
As a project manager, I deal with this every project, especially if it's long term. The way I manage it is to have smaller goal posts. i.e. - fix the rotten floor, and then move to another mini-project on another item. Then when that's done, come back to this one.
Yes, this does cause you to "extend" your timelines on complete proejcts, but it does keep energy levels up as you "task switch" from floor fixing to say engine start on the Austin or the 401. Once that engine is started, come back to the flooring on the RV, etc, etc.
16:30 - During covid, I was very bored and decided to renovate my garage apartment. I had a lot of fun, it went well. I repainted the entire place, fixed the floors, but by the time it got to be to take care of the bathroom I just.. was done. Absolutely done. Didn't care. Didn't even install the bathroom floor vinyl correctly and didn't bother to fix it. Anyway, I renovated the place and it looked great (except bathroom floor) and still didn't get my deposit back. Lol. Oh well. I knew what I was getting into.
And yes I asked the landlord first before I did any renovation. Took it from a dull faded 80's brown to a new bright and modern look. Just don't mind the bathroom floor lol
I completely gutted our master bathroom a few months ago. Floor, walls, plumbing, electrical, all of it yanked out. So far I've finished replacing the subfloor, framing in the medicine cabinet, the electrical, new exhaust fan, most of the plumbing, new insulation in some places, drywall hung and mudded, and durock installed for the shower. I have to build the shower curb, plumb in the drain, build the mud pan, install the Kerdi waterproofing, cut the holes for and install the toilet drain and supply, tile the shower, tile the floor, texture and then paint the walls and ceiling, install the vanity, figure out and install the shower glass, install the toilet and sink, and install the medicine cabinet. Oh, forgot about installing new trim around the baseboards, door, and window. At this point I'm over it, but there's so much more to do. All that, plus the owner of my company is retiring so I am taking over the business, AND my coworker has been out sick in the hospital with heart issues, almost died 2 weeks ago at work. I'm tired.
Your videos and others like it really help to keep me sane. Thanks.
I feel ya brother. Stopped here to see how you did your floor. I have an 8 foot long dinette slider floor that is shot. Gonna do like you did without taking entire slide out. Saw AZ Expert do it as well. I like how you triangulated your outside “stilts”. Mine is a framed up floor with black stuff on the bottom, 1/4” luan, 1 1/2” wood frame, then a 5/8” ply on top. Also have a Schwintek slide mechanism to deal with. Nice job. Yeah not the project I was wanting to do, we are updating a 2015 Forest Salem Lite. It’s hot as Hades here in SC right now too but didn’t have any trips planned for the summer anyway.
Those leaks came from somewhere. Hope you took the time to fix the slide out roof
Sealed up the windows…. Going to seal up all of the roof seams this spring 👍🏼
Got into the same thing as you. floating floor in a trailer, the slide was tough, I also ended up gluing and screwing in some pieces. its just not as easy to do as it is in a house
Just saying , think if would’ve been you I would’ve put treated plywood back ; with all the hard work your doing.
Not criticizing you at all, you do awesome work
We actually could find a large enough piece or thick enough to fill the space…. Was trying to find marine plywood as well but to not avail
Been working on my skoolie close to 2 years I am so ready to be done with it, been really thinking about selling it, that is how tired I am of working on it. My icon is my little bus.
I hope you made sure there were no leaks in the roof before you started in the inside
Bro that was absolutely awesome , great work God bless your New Years
Good job mate, that Floor is looks A1 👍
Awesome video Jason, thanks for the valuable information ...
Thank you Harold !
Rebuilt the entire floors and beams the walls sit on in my 1,000 sqft home in about a month. It looked absolutely beautiful. The house was damaged by termites and white mold.
That came out awesome
When my wife and I were a young married couple we had a little painting company, and we successfully bid on a job to refinish the wooden gym floor at our local school. It should’ve been a relatively simple job but whatever finish had been used over the decades was unbelievably hard. The project took us much longer than we anticipated and involved days and days crawling around on the floor with expensively rented heavy industrial sanders. After a while I could not have cared less about making money on the project, I just needed to get it done. That was a miserable couple of weeks!
Great Video, I Can Relate to getting Burned out on a Project :) I have a 1973 Ford Ranchero, I Bought it in 73 used with 20,000 miles on it, its been in the family for 48 Years, the eng has over 400,000 miles on it, heads have never been off of it, I replaced the Timing chain every 100,000 miles, I rebuilt the trans at 115,000 miles the first time, So I am now doing a complete rebuild on the ranchero, I overhauled the eng, had it bored out .030 , new Stainless steel Valves and hardened valve seats, I have to Rebuild the trans again, Putting in a step 2 shift kit, and 355 posi diff. with a 2500 rpm stall speed torque converter, I am about half way done, but yes I am Getting Burned out :) I will also re do the front suspension too, new bushings and springs, and rod ends, I am A Retired Female Fleet Equipment mech with over 50 Years of Experience.
I stumbled onto your channel with the 401 videos. You're awesome man!
Thanks Andrew ! Glad you like them !
Whatever the square box is I hope you are going to make it look better than it does.
5:00 - why do they always put a tarp underneath the wood floor? I'm doing this now but I didn't do the tarp. I live in a very humid area. I'll probably just add tarp but.. why am I doing this?
@@brittislove keep the wood from getting moisture
It’s a vapor barrier, they call it bottom board.
This video you made really helped me thanks
Slide out flooring looks great just curious how that transition piece with the vinyl is holding up I need to do the flooring on a slide also. Thanks.
Lots of work for sure! Our shop erection project seemed to be never-ending once we got to the end with all the corner trim and final details. It became a bit of a daunting task, but had to get done!
Excellent job
Thank you Larry !
I have a similar project to do on our RV and you've just given me the inspiration to tackle it this spring. Like you, I'm a backyard mechanic/woodworker/Mr. Fixit and hate paying someone big bucks to do a job I can do without the labour costs (except for the aches and pains). Thanks for the ideas!
You can do it ! Get to swinging that hammer…. But don’t forget to take a break with us now and then to catch the next video ! 👍🏼
What project? I mean, other than kids... There's roofing, siding, building a smart clock (right down to etching circuits), rebuilding rotted window sashes, and endless list. But I think the most challenging, by far, has been cleaning out and reorganizing my garage, transforming it from a 2-car storage dump into a workshop. Still working that one.
I enjoy your videos, you make great content. Did you check the walls on the slide out where the floor was moldy? Typically the moisture will get into the walls as well and create mold in there which is never good.
Wish you would of shown the floor build that was the most important part how did you do bevel or what degree was it
I bought a house that had not been maintained. The more I investigated the damage the more I found until I wound up with a frame. After repairing all of the structural, rewiring, roof, etc. I began and had a good start of the interior cosmetics. I began to wonder if I had gone insane beginning a project like this knowing fully that I would be the one and only doing all of this work. Considering that it was on a 10 acre tract there were people continuously asking me if I would consider selling. On one occasion I said yes to a guy and he made an offer I could not believe or refuse. I accepted and now he is the proud owner. The regret I have is that I undertook this project without help and when I consider other projects now this bad memory floods back like a tsunami. It never helps to work on a project that you get sick of. If that happens step away for a while and regroup, things take on a different perspective in a few days.
great work !!
it was entertaining !!
I'm in the "I'm done" place right now. Bought a house that needed extensive work for my step daughter, with the intention that we'd do it together as a family. Jump forward 2 years, she is no longer speaking to us and I am the only person working to get this place ready for sale. So over it but need to get it gone.
You'll make it through.
Great Job Dude!
Thank you Bill !
When you are a hustler you never stop,it’s in the blood.I rebuild failed restaurants and every time I start a new project I get to the point when I ask my self why am I doing this!? Put them to work then I completely forget , then start the new project again…
First was rewiring my house to bring it up to code; the second was a full tear down (to the studs) and kitchen remodel.
I did virtually the same repair in a slideout on our 5th wheel, replaced that fiber board with marine grade plywood ( waterproof ).
Where do you get the 14 foot piece of plywood
Great video..I have always thought about doing that. The cupboards colour is not my favourite neither. You mentioned losing interest in the project (I think that happens to the best of us) my method of combatting that struggle is not thinking about it-just keep moving forward (although hard …same as my business depends on what I’m doing…sometimes it’s repetitious so I just go through the motions till it’s done) I know I overthink and then it feels slow motion lol…so I definitely get what you are saying. But in the end it was all worth the struggle and everyone gets to enjoy your efforts. I say koodoos and great job man. (I think black steel and white cabinets look fantastic…hinges-handles and pulls plus floating shelves black…the rest white…it’s a bold look.
How did you get the rails off? Is that in another video? Thanks.
Where did you get a sheet of wood with the beveled up end for the slide?
Loving your work bro...
Where were you able to find the replacement floor
Hi nice job do you have to use 1 solid 14’ plywood And if so where did you get it
I am having the same issue with a 13 foot slide and I was wondering where you got the new subfloor cause mine is the same one whole piece
oh man, that blow totch on the vinyl....so scary.
I used a glue on PVC floor in my last camper build. I like it better than Vinyl. But, great video, and it looks great.
Thank you !
Where did you find a 14 foot long piece of plywood?
Wow, you accomplished an incredible amount of work on your RV. I especially like your creative ways of dealing with the repairs like the bracing and heating the flooring so you could bend it into shape. Radom question, anybody ever tell you that you look like another RUclipsr, Ryan Huminston? Check out his channel, any episode that he has his head shaved!
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did you pull in the slides at all? and how far if you did
I hope the wind was blowing away from the cars when you were doing a swirling paint job.
when you made those exterior legs to hold up the slide, did you just use long screws and drill them into the side of the metal of the slide? or did you remove the screws that were already there and put them back in over predrilled holes?
I want the Austin!
I bought an in-bed camper for my brother then his plans changed though he paid and I'll reimburse then once the camper is sold. Well there isn't a part of the camper I haven't touched, plumbing, electrical, structural, roof, and though it has been an a arduous task to address twenty years of deferred maintenance/neglect, I can in confidence save that the next owner will have a properly functioning camper than will give them well for twenty plus years with basic maintenance at a fraction of the cost of a newer unit.
Where did you find the 14’ long floor replacement?
With ADD everything, every single little project 🤣
Good Morning. How did you put the main floor in. Glue or Flooting or locking floor boards. And problems with slid on the floor. Jack
Hey Jason, revisiting this video because I have the displeasure of replacing a similar slide-out floor. Thanks for the informative "tutorial" I plan on attacking mine in a similar manner. One quick question...where did you find the black fabric that you wrapped the OSB with? I've poked around the net and haven't been successful at locating what it is or where to get it. Any lead would be super appreciated. Love the channel BTW, I've been watching your journey since the beginning!
Hi Jason, Where can I find the black plastic ? Thanks, Scott.
Very nice videos. We've been in our 2007 5th Wheel for about 4 years full-time, and I've wondered about doing the floors, and how the slide floors actually work. Our large slide is a bit different, in that when it fully extends, it actually drops down to make for a flush(ish) floor. One thing that concerns me about your process... Did you figure our where the leaks came from and address that. I've always heard, "Don't fix the floor until you've fixed the roof!"
Our floor also drops down in when fully extended but not totally flush. The water was coming from the window and roof seals. Basically had to reseal everything on all top surfaces. Thank you for watching !
Where did you find the replacement OSB ? My slide-out is 12ft in length and I cant find a source for a sheet that large.
Where did you purchase the wood to replace the floor, having a hard time to find long enough wood
Thank You for the video!
Do you know where I can purchase a 4 x16 foot piece of 3/4 OSB or Plywood?
@jason can you tell us where to get this piece of wood. We r not finding anything that length
painting the house and patching holes
These videos deserve more views! Seriously!
Thank you !
Where did you source the 14ft osb floor? I'm currently about to tackle the same project