Framing the Bed

To frame up the bed I first had to make and install the Birch panels on the bedroom walls.

I used the original panels as a template but for some reason they didn't line up perfectly. It doesn't matter though, the entire bottom half will be hidden by the bed and the top half will be covered with trim.

Next I built the base for the bed.

Then I built the rest of the framing. I used a 2x6 to make the curved section.

It rained the entire afternoon which made things go really slow. I still have a little bit of framing left to do on the nightstand section on the right. I will use two pieces of 3/4" plywood on top of the framing. One piece will be at the very back, the other larger piece will be hinged so it can swing up for storage access.

Finishing up the floor

I finished the floor today. It went down pretty easily.

As you can see in the last picture the floor does not go all the way to the back. The very back is where the bed will be so there is no need to run the floor all the way back.

After finishing the floor I worked on putting up the wall panels in the back bedroom.

The reason the electrical comes out here is that the bed will run from the opposite wall to about 12" from this wall, the rest of the space will be taken up a built-in footboard/night stand. The dual voltage electrical panel will be in a hidden, recessed panel in here.

Tomorrow I will finish installing the remaining three wall panels and then frame up the bed / nightstand.

'47 manor

A few weeks ago I was looking for another camper restoration project. After weeks of searching I was beginning to get frustrated when I found this:

It was in my price range and not too far away. By not too far away I mean 9 hours each way.

I loaded up as many tools as I could and early in the morning I drove up and picked my dad up and hit the road.

When we got there we checked the camper out and came to agreement on the price. Then we began the process of getting it road-worthy. As you can tell from the above picture the tires were shot but they did hold air when I inflated them. That was enough to get us to a tire shop and have them replaced.

Here is a picture of of the camper as we hit the road.

We got it home without incident and I have since begun the process of removing the inside. Here are some pictures of the inside:

The Birch panels have a beautiful patina to them but unfortunately most of them have water damage or are warped beyond repair. I will however be able to use them for a template for the new Birch panels.

I have created a material list and drawn up a floorplan that I think I'm happy with.

I should be able to start the restoration in two weeks.