Water Leak Has Been Found

We found our water leak-

Can you see the "green" spot in the  upper middle of the photo? You are seeing the leaves through the opening that is around the passenger windshield corner.
We can now seal that spot so we can continue with the front cabin area soon.

RV Delivery #2

The second delivery on Tuesday was the rubber seal for the bay doors.



Here is a close up of the new seal.

 - and here is a photo of why we had to find this seal!

RV Delivery #3

The fourth and final delivery we go today was the rubber matting that we plan to lay around the pedals in the driver area.


It is on the flooring that will be next to it.



I think they will blend well together.

Another Big Delivery Day on Tuesday!

It looks like we will need to be home all day on Tuesday.
We are expecting the following:

• The Flexsteel chairs from Bradd & Hall
• The rubber seal that goes around the storage bay doors.
• The dog's meds.

and probably the rubber matting that will fit around the driver petals.

I can't wait till Tuesday AM!

Rusting Seal

We found we had an issue with the rubber seal that goes around the storage bays on the outside of the Diamond.

You can see the rusting metal in these photos.



We were finally able to find the correct seal after many days of searching.  The product will show up on Tuesday.

Laminate Has Arrived

This is not how I expected to see the laminate-

-but it is a great way to transport thin sheets without worrying about breakage.

It is Indy weekend so my DH gets a rest from the Diamond work.

Cabin Flooring Continued-

The front area is close to being ready for the flooring to be put in.



DH will pick up the formica sheet for the wall today.  I believe he will patch the wall before starting the floor.

News Flash! Interior Color Change

Yep-I have the right to change my mind since I am of the female gender!

We continued to look at the carpet color for the interior- and we have changed our mind. Which of these two do you think we went with?

Seats Are Shipped- Maybe??

We received an Email on Monday- The front seats were shipped EXCEPT a few hours later we got another email stating the email was sent in error!
We  did receive an email on Tuesday though-the seats are actually in transit...and sitting in Chicago for the night. Does this mean I can mark off Illinois as a state the RV has been in?  (I'm just kidding folks!)

Driver Chair Removal

Sunday morning was spent doing a multitude of things -one of which was removing the driver seat chair.
I remembered to get a few photos along the way this time.

You may not be able to tell just how tight this hardware was sealed to each other...

...but trust me- removing the four bolts was not an easy job (especially when I had to crawl underneath  and found all the cobwebs!)

Here is a view from the top.

Laminate Has Been Ordered...

I placed the order this AM for the FORMICA brand laminate sheeting. I only ordered the 36" width since we don't need anything wider than that for the front area.


It is supposed to be here in 7 days-which means we will see it in 10 or 11 days.
I will keep you all updated as to the progress.

Glaringly Obvious Problem-

Yes- We have a "obviously glaring " problem when the sun is on west side of the coach in the afternoon.



There are 2 solutions that we can think of:
      1. Replace the curtains but that may still not fix the problem
      2. Put window awnings on the street side of the coach.

I am sure that we will eventually do both!

Formica-Wallpaper Match

You saw from my last post that we have run into "wall-siding" issues. We will replace the "wall" but it looks like will replace it with a Formica panel.
Here is a photo of the Formica chip next to the "wallpaper".


-And here is a close-up:

Finally here is a photo of the two blended together-

I think we made a great choice!

Ruh-Roh...

There are things that may go un-noticed until you remove other things.  This turned out to be a big thing in this case.
We decided to pull the "paper" off just to see what was underneath and this is what we found-

It looks like we may be able to peel back to 2 layers in order to do the repair.

We have decided to put a formica sheet up instead of the same wood product.

...And So It Begins...

- yep, more carpet removal! This time it is in the front cabin area.
 
We started by ripping out some of the carpeting & padding-


I then had to crawl in the wheel well so that I could help loosen & remove the chair base bolts.
It is not an easy task to remove the chair base when they have sprayed undercoating on two of the four screws!

Cabin Color Scheme Is Complete

We went out looking for the carpeting to be used on the doghouse today. This carpet will also be used around the bed in the bedroom area. This is the online carpet sample-


-and here is the photo of a leather swatch & the carpet swatch lying on top of the flooring-

(The photo taken at home does make the carpet look like it is purple- it is not!)

Sani-Con Hose Replacement

A member on an RV forum suggested that we replace the 3" hose that came with our Sani-Con system.

You may not be able to tell it from the photo above but the hose is made from a very poor quality material that lets the smell permeate through.
We already knew we would change the hose out- we even had it ready to be exchanged out-


We decided it is much more sanitary to swap it out before we ever used the OEM hose- -And here is a tip - use a hair dryer set on hot to stretch out the hose end to make it easier to slip over the end of the fittings.