About The Trailer

When we bought this trailer for $1,000 in December, it was already planned that we'd drag it down to Pioche for us to live in while we're there working on the house.

We're not going to be decorating it as so many people do, its just a trailer after all.

But I did paint the cupboards 'Forest Floor' green and even though its a little dark, I really like it. I think it makes the trailer look more modern.

It was a wet winter, since we live in the PNW, so Lan parked it in the covered arena and kept it dry.

Good thing, because theres more water damage than previously thought. Thats all fixed now, whew.

The kitchen pre-paint. I did paint all the cupboards in this photo except not the bathroom.

The bathroom will stay like this as long as we have the trailer.

We did add shelves to the bedroom cupboards, the closets are useless to us for hanging clothing. The metal bars are too tight to the ceiling & plastic hangers don't fit easily plus we don't hang clothes. I bought baskets for our clothing and a LOT more fits in each side with everything neatly folded and tucked in them.

I haven't put much of anything in the cupboards above the bed yet, thinking thats going to be for the items we won't need often.

We will be leaving in 3 days. Our first stop is in Winnemucca to watch some of the Gypsy Horse Fest at the fairgrounds. Its 700 miles away and I KNOW we're not going to get there in 1 day so we'll need to find a camping spot about 500 miles from home. Bend, maybe.

OK, who in their right mind thinks we could ride a bike 1000 miles in 4 days??

Or walk it in 16 days? They're out of their minds.  When we were in Ironman condition we'd have been able to do 62 miles in 1 day but not for 16 days straight.

Many, many years ago I bought these tire covers for the horse trailer. Never used them, have had them stored in the garage with all the camping stuff.  Now we're going to take them to Pioche and they will be used on the trailer tires while it sits down there.

 

Bathroom Is Almost Finished

I found this mirror yesterday after searching high & low for one to fit the space. I really didn't want to get two, felt it was too narrow for that & most larger ones are just a titch too large. I knew this would be perfect as soon as I saw it & it was installed before the end of the day.

We have decided to NOT use the tiles that are partially installed here. They keep popping off & if they do that now, will they do it later? I'll get something different that might have a bit of color.

 

A Room For A Boy

We finished this room for Soren to use, it's got some toys, his bed & in the drawers there are all new clothes for him. 

I'm going to take down the blinds & put up curtains that are easier to use.

The closet needs dowels that are kid level 

The floor is waterproof so he won't have to worry about spills

We have installed a small fan light in the ceiling and the door is a barn door slider

The Reno Is Almost Finished

 Last January our bedroom looked like this, with blue tape marking an imaginary wall, there was a doorway into the Jack & Jill bathroom and the white carpet was wasted because we knew it was coming out. In early February the work began.

This is what it looks like now. 

The shower has got 6 built in corner shelves.

I love the western style mirror I found at Lowes, on clearance.

We put this light in but its small, it might need to be replaced in the future.

There is another light that's also a fan & heater, works great.

The floor is waterproof click together rubber tiles, it's perfect. 

We found brushed bronze towel holders to match the other items in there.

It's Taking Forever

I just need to remember that we're doing 3 rooms, not just adding a bathroom.

MASTER BATHROOM

This is the old vanity in the Jack & Jill bathroom, photo taken January 1, 2020.

This is that same wall, April 26, 2020.

I had these boards ready to put onto this wall for a month, it took 1 hour to put them up. 

Still needed:

Light replaced

Mirror hung

Mirror frame made

Backsplash

1 Piece of trim on floor

caulk around sink & tub

This was the longest/fastest of all the projects

The tile we got for the side walls & between the backsplash & wood, now that I see them all together I think I want something with more color, this is pretty but drab.

NEW BATHROOM

The shower is in and drywall has been sanded

Today texture was sprayed on the walls, it should be ready for me to paint tomorrow.

Almost Finished Master Bath

The master bathroom is going well, we've got the new double vanity installed & the under sink leak fixed. I had anticipated this & put down a puppy piddle pad, glad I did. 

The vanity top came with a 4 inch tall back splash but since it fits PERFECTLY into the area, we'll need something on the side walls also. So we picked out a matching tile to go up about 12 inches on the sides & above the backsplash. 

We're putting shiplap on the back wall, I've already painted the wall & the boards, cut them to size and they are ready to go onto the walls. 

A mirror has been purchased, its just wide enough to fill the area & we'll put a frame made from the flooring around it to match.

There is very little painting left to do in the master bath, just a bit on the ceiling & around the tub. Then we'll put new caulking around it.

 The flooring looks very nice, its a gray & the vanity is brown. I like both together, they aren't too much of one color. The flooring is also waterproof so we won't be worrying about wet floors.

It is no longer a Jack & Jill bathroom, today the doorway was covered over.

And what the other side looks like currently. 

And what it looks like looking from the door on the right toward the left, where the shower is

Our FINISH goal date has been April 6th for the last two months but with Covid19 happening, we're not even sure we can list the house for sale. We definitely won't be able to show the house but we're going to continue to work and keep as tight to the schedule as we can so we can take some time off before it IS listed.

Once the building is done I'll need another two weeks to clean all the dust off everything.

New Bathroom

While the house is off the market we're adding another bathroom upstairs so that its not just the Jack & Jill one. That was a real turn off for everyone.

So we're redoing the old one at the same time. It measures 12.5X5 feet, we're not changing the bathtub or toilet but the old vanity HAD to go. As did the old towel rails and mirror. 

I picket up a pretty light blue paint, Schoolboy Blue, for the bathroom walls

Below, the top pipe is for the toilet & the lower one is the shower' We T'd in to add the drain for the new shower & will do so for the toilet also.

The sink will be added next.

This is the view from the door into the new bathroom. It used to go into our bedroom.

This is from across the old bedroom; the old door opening in the middle is going to be closed off and the vanity will cover most of that area with the toilet by the garbage can & the shower on the left.

This is where the new door to the bedroom will be, at the top of the stairs. We're going to make sliding barn doors like we have for the downstairs bathroom. Not only for this bedroom door, but also for the bathroom & other bedroom at the end of the hall. 

But before we could do the bathrooms, we had to get the other bedroom set up for us to use.

removed the carpet & put down the remaining Acacia hardwood flooring.

I painted the walls a very light gray (sorry, don't recall the name)

and painted the window wall & trim Blizzard Fog.

We put all new trim around the floor. The door on the left, to the hallway, will eventually be replaced by a barn door, I'd like the other one, into the bathroom, also to be a barn door.

While we were at Lowes I saw a new fan I like 

to replace this old, white monstrosity. This is a cool fan because its got a remote but its so ugly.

I can't wait to see the new one in action and it too has a remote.

Haven't Moved, Planning Upgrades

We're planning on another home renovation which will (maybe) include:
Septic Design upgrade from 2 bedroom to 4 bedrooms
Add another bathroom upstairs
Redo master bath upstairs, currently Jack & Jill bath.
I'll of course take 1000 before & after photos.

This is into the bathroom from the other room, our current bedroom is on the other side of the far door. 

We will AT LEAST replace this dated cabinet, countertop & sinks with something pretty, maybe rustic. I'll be looking for a good used one and hope to find a good quartz countertop with 2 sinks. I'm sure I'll have to buy that new. 

We can add a nice back splash since we know how now.

I'd like a vanity like this, plain & simple

From our current room into the other bedroom, sinks on the right of this photo

We won't do anything to upgrade the tub/shower enclosure because its practically brand new. It needs a new fan as the old one is original to the house & has a red bulb meant to warm a person and the fan is LOUD. The sky light is awesome.

The floor is vinyl & we're going to get a plastic/rubber click in floating floor & just put it in right over the top of this. 

The new bathroom would be added beside this one, instead of a tub we'll put in a standing shower. 

A new toilet is about $200 and I'd like to have a new one in each bathroom. 

We do have to figure out either a fan or small window 

& right now there will be enough room for a window beside the shower.

I'd like a single pedestal sink in the new bathroom.

But I'll totally settle for a single vanity sink.

Our bedroom currently measures 14.5 x 13.5 feet, the new bathroom would take up 5.5 feet, leaving the bedroom 9.5 x 13.5, still plenty big enough for a kids bedroom and the bathroom 5 x 13.5.   

The door that goes from the hallway to our room now would become the new bathroom door.

I don't think the carpet would have to be replaced, just cut down to size and the extra added to the new doorway. 

We would have to move into the other bedroom as we can't use that room for the bathroom because of hallway doors & permanent walls. A doorway would be put in the wall where a closet is at, the closet would be removed. There is still another large closet in that room.

Its not going to be cheap, I'm figuring upwards of $10k. And while we're at it, we're going to get the septic tank upgraded to a 4 bedroom (currently 2 br) which could run an additional $10k if it all goes well. We can only hope for that BUT doing these things will increase our homes value and make it a heck of a lot more sellable.