Sofa

We recently purchased a new jackknife sofa for the RV.
The sofa itself is comfortable - but it comes with issues. We did get a few bolt-down brackets without any bolts -nor did it tell us where to place them on the sofa. (This is coming from the same company that will not sell us driver/passenger seats with integrated shoulder seatbelts because that type of seat was not from factory- but they don't send a sheet explaining how to bolt  down a sofa??)

 Here are a few photos that may help tell the story.

This is how it will look-notice the locking pull-out drawer at the bottom.


Sofa in semi-jackknifed position. The bottom drawer is removed here. (notice the white spot at far right side of sofa end.)

Here is a close-up of that white spot.
We will figure out a way so this does not continue-

BackUp Camera Is In!

The backup camera installation was completed yesterday.
It is in a temporary location. It will be moved once we remove the old TV box.
Here it is:
It even has sound! Thank You Guys at RVCams.com

Entertainment Center... In-Depth

This is a closer look of the Entertainment Center.  It is not perfect by any means (the stain color -for one) but it is functional.
We had to get it delivered so we could add the electrical and cut in the wiring holes.
I will give a brief description under each picture.

Hidden electrical outlet that is feeding the printer drawer.

Here is the printer pull-out drawer with the electrical strip being fed from the above mentioned plug.

Wire management & loom that was added to handle the Blu-Ray wiring.
Sub-woofer wiring that has it's own grommet going down from the Blu-Ray shelf, past the adjustable shelf and to the woofer.

Main cabinet. The section that has the doors includes an adjustable shelf and 2 sliding doors on the back so we can access the hidden TV lift compartment. You can see the wiring that I mentioned above on the left side.
You can see how the sliding door gives us access. You can also see the sub-woofer wiring coming down from the Blu-Ray that is on the exposed shelf.
The right side of the sliding door is completely open. The left side will also open just like this.

Back-Up Camera Continued

We continued with the back-up camera installation today.


The A pillar was removed so the wires could be run up to the top of the RV.


The speaker was removed to make it easier to fish the wires over to the center of the front cap.

The screen is now waiting to be mounted.

Temporary Shelving

Many of you with a 1999 Damon Daybreak know that the storage does not amount to much so we are trying to decide on the options we may have.
Here are a couple of photos of the cabinets in the slide. There is an indented area in the cabinet that is for the window coverings.
The bottom shelf is pretty narrow and the top shelf is not much deeper.
You can see an extension that makes the top shelf to the full depth of the cabinet.
We will do this in three quarters of the 2 cabinets for now.
This is something that we are doing until we can see if it will work okay for us. We will make the shelves  from a permanent material once we know it suits our needs.

More Electrical Today

Today had a mixed bag of electrical things that were done.
An electrical plug with USB was installed on the left side of the new Entertainment Center. This will be great for the passenger while traveling down the road since it is directly behind the passenger seat.
The speaker wires for the front speakers have been dropped down to the Entertainment Center. (It is great not to have those unsightly wires hanging out of the cabinet.) The speakers have also been mounted so they won't be going anywhere now.

The second plug that is in the television housing area of the Entertainment Center has been installed also.

Both plugs shown above were fed from the main box that was put in yesterday.
You can see where the box is located in the photo below. The left wire was used for the USB plug- the right wire feeds the plug that is on the right side of the Entertainment Center.

Entertainment Center

This is what we have progressed to-


- And her is what happened today-

Installation Is Past Due

 What Is Wrong With This Photo?
...Yes- the entertainment cabinet is about a week late being installed- BUT it is going in early Wednesday morning!

Flooring Again...

The flooring continues to progress. It may not be the end result-but it is looking much better than what it was in the beginning!

Here is a photo that shows most of the carpeting ripped out. The chipboard sub-floor was laid with the wording "This side down" in the UP position.


Here you can see the birch subfloor  has been laid.

Finally you can see a protective coating has been put onto the birch sub-floor. It has also given the sub-floor a much richer look.

(PS- This does not mean we are not putting the linoleum down, DH!)

Slide Topper Replacement

We had to replace the slide topper before any long trips can be taken. This is not a simple one hour job.
Here are a few photos of the procedure: Torn corner- front (Now you can see why it needs to be replaced!) Here is a crumbled/disintegrated "mud-dabber bee" nest that was discovered when we removed the old topper. In the process of removing the caked on dirt: Working the topper on: Finished product:

Back-Up Camera Mounted

The Back-Up camera that we bought is partially installed.  Here is the Back-Up Camera that has been mounted:


We have also run the wiring to the front area of the rig. We will drill the hole for that once we know exactly where we want the monitor mounted.

Decorator Touch

This is more of a decorator thing then an RV thing...but this duvet cover helps me envision how the coach will look when it is done!
I apologize for the mirror reflection stripes on the bed-but I think you still get an idea.

Perfection Matters-

These drawer fasteners may be of quality material-but they don't give like the plastic ones.  You have to be perfect when you line up the other side of the clasp!

Early Christmas Presents

My Husband got an early Christmas present -
It goes with my early Christmas present-


These together-

- will equal secured bedroom drawers & cabinets!

Entertainment Center Design

This is how we design and order an Entertainment Center. You may have to look closely to see the drawing.


Here's is a heavily cropped and enhanced photo of the cabinet sketch-

I hope he wrote down his measurements because it has to be perfect in order for the TV to raise & lower.