miketomcat Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 Tonight I've got some of the water system in. This is all under the lower bunk and it includes, pump, accumulator and some of the cold/hot water pipework. Mike 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 I was wondering how you were getting on 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 I've been doing a load of work on our house, that and fixing ithe ibex. So the trailer has taken a back seat this year so far. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miketomcat Posted July 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 7 This weekend I've layed up three of the four coloured fibreglass panels for the toilet area. Once the fourth is done I need to make a shower tray and a cover strip for the plumbing and wiring that run through this area. On the subject of plumbing I've run all the pipework in the toilet area. I've also connected the clorifier and run the pipework to the vicinity of the pull out kitchen. I've fitted shut off valves on the kitchen spur as they will have long flexible hose for the pull out and are the area most likely to leak. Toilet is just placed for reference. The clorifier has a hot cold mixer to reduce the amount of hot water needed. Mike 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miketomcat Posted July 9 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 9 Fibreglass panels for the walls are all made, including a cover panel for the pipes/cables in the corner. Next I need to make a mould for the shower tray. Mike 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miketomcat Posted July 13 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 13 Shower tray mould is now complete, I just need to cover the bare MDF with foil tape and plasticine the radiuses. Then it can be waxed and layed up. Mike 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 You really are very skilled playing with that fibreglass like that... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Davies Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 That's brilliant Mike, great job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 On 7/13/2024 at 5:32 PM, miketomcat said: plasticine the radiuses "Daddy, why are there sharp bits in our plasticine?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miketomcat Posted July 16 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 16 Two gels and three layers of 450g chop strand mat. Hopefully Thursday evening I can get another 450g CSM, plywood and a 450 over the top. Then it can be broken out. Mike 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Blanco Posted July 17 Popular Post Share Posted July 17 Haven't seen an Avocado bathroom suite in a while!😁 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 40 minutes ago, Blanco said: Haven't seen an Avocado bathroom suite in a while!😁 It's colour matched to the outside of the trailer so it's less green and more blue. But you may have a point I'll tell the wife, she picked it. Mike 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 Final two layers of glass and some plywood in-between to make the base nice and stiff. Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miketomcat Posted July 18 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 18 And it's out this morning. Clean up, trim and fit over the weekend. It's got two breakouts, one is the top edge just out of shot. This won't matter as it's covered by the wall panel. The other, you can just make out on the edge of the toilet recess. This one I'll gel repair but it will be covered with a sealant bead. Mike 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 I have to ask - isn't the toilet recess going to fill with water? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 It could but I'll seal it in. The shower base is on an angle to allow it to drain so I had to level where the toilet sits. To create a plinth I would need to cut into the mould which is harder than adding a plant. Also I want the toilet on a nice stable base so a recess means it will be hard down on the trailer floor leaving a small void under the rest of the tray to allow for the angle. If any water does get down there it will be visible when I change the cassette so it can be mopped out. Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miketomcat Posted Sunday at 05:11 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Sunday at 05:11 PM Today I've trimmed and fitted the shower tray. I made some polywood spacers to sit under the angled part to support it and had to drill a hole in the floor for the drain to hang down through. A trial fit of the toilet revealed a gap that'll need filling between the main part of the toilet and the services box. I had a hunch this would be the case but to solve it would of ment a lot of extra work on the mould. It also required a minor alteration to the toilet water supply, this just needed cutting back and changing the vertical pipe to a longer one. The other thing I decided to change was the way the box to chassis bolt was fitted. I needed to either sit the tray on it, cut around it or remove the bolt, fit the tray and put the bolt down through the lot. This is what I elected to do as it means I can unbolt the box from the trailer if required in the future. Mike 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted Sunday at 08:40 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:40 PM 3 hours ago, miketomcat said: Today I've trimmed and fitted the shower tray. I made some polywood spacers to sit under the angled part to support it and had to drill a hole in the floor for the drain to hang down through. A trial fit of the toilet revealed a gap that'll need filling between the main part of the toilet and the services box. I had a hunch this would be the case but to solve it would of ment a lot of extra work on the mould. It also required a minor alteration to the toilet water supply, this just needed cutting back and changing the vertical pipe to a longer one. The other thing I decided to change was the way the box to chassis bolt was fitted. I needed to either sit the tray on it, cut around it or remove the bolt, fit the tray and put the bolt down through the lot. This is what I elected to do as it means I can unbolt the box from the trailer if required in the future. Mike That is a very nice fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted Sunday at 10:03 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 10:03 PM 1 hour ago, Wytze said: That is a very nice fit I was very pleased with the fit, it's always tricky to get a square box in a square hole, especially when it has to go in sideways. I did deliberately try to make the shape help get it in but you never know till you try. I have to admit it's so snug I struggled to get it back out after the test fit, I was starting to panic as it had to come out to fit the drain. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted Monday at 07:22 AM Share Posted Monday at 07:22 AM That looks great Mike! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted Monday at 07:32 AM Share Posted Monday at 07:32 AM Tidy job. Given the sunk nature of the toilet stand, would it be worth having a small drain hole so that any water that does get past the silicone sealant can escape? Standing water can get pretty funky… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted Monday at 07:41 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 07:41 AM I'll be able to see any water when I pull the toilet cassette out so it can be mopped out. Worst case I can add a drain later if it becomes a problem. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post miketomcat Posted Monday at 12:41 PM Author Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 12:41 PM My eldest finished school before my youngest and wife so I got home dutys. The upside is I got the morning on the trailer. Two sections of wall cladding trimmed and fitted. Mike 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted Monday at 07:24 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 07:24 PM I was allowed back in the trailer after dad taxi dutys, so got on and clad the remaining bulkheads. It's really difficult to take a photo in a box that just under a metre square. Yes the wife is layed on on the bottom bunk, she was helping me honest. The cladding for the door aperture was so flimsy that even with two of us it was a real struggle not to break it. Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepianistbroccoli Posted Monday at 09:17 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:17 PM That sounds like an epic plan for a rugged trailer! Having a galv trailer chassis and a fridge/freezer box from a delivery van is a brilliant idea – already insulated and ready to go. The layout with bunks for the kids and a king-size bed that converts into seating sounds perfect. For the kitchen and toilet setup, an outdoor pull-out kitchen and a portable toilet/shower combo might save space and keep things practical. With your wife's interior design skills, I'm sure it'll turn out awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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