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I will get some fresh pics tomorrow when its light outside. I have it all planned out in my head but I am sure that will change as I go. I think my boat is gonna have to sit and collect some dust for awhile. Hmmm, maybe I should skip my classes tomorrow grin.gif

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Here are my rough plans so far:

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It is a little under 6' inside so I think the wider dinette will allow a person to sleep slightly at an angle. Plus my girlfriend is shorter than me so she fits fine, whereas I will sleep on the side bunk. I guess I should mention that my gf and I bought this together. But I havent seen her half of the money yet, you know how that goes.

I didn't like how there are two bunks on the side. So I figured a wider dinette in back that, depending on how big I decide to make it, might be able to sleep 2 people. Then the other bunk for the 2nd or 3rd person. That bunk will be up unless we're sleeping so it will be out of the way.

The floor is just a layer of wood so I am going to seal off the troughs and put a layer of foam insulation on top and then another layer of wood. Then I can start over with the placement of my holes and install catch covers.

Oh and in case you are wondering: The side window was from a greyhound bus.

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Got the oustide painted. I also put a new window in the back.

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I also put the insulation and new floor in.

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I got 2 panels up today but I had to wait for all my window and door framing/trim pieces to finish drying. So maybe tomorrow night I can get quite a few more panels up. I was planning on using those plastic trim inserts to hook the panels together but found out they are a pain to use. So I decided I will just pick up some thin wood trim for the panel joints.

I am real excited how it is coming together. Its a little slow because I am doing it all myself. But I figure a couple more weeks and it should be done.

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i have a couple questions that maybe you or some one can help me out please reply on my topic Need Help Building House how much is the 1/2 inch green treated plywood and how does ur walls come together i am trying to build a square 8x12 skids wat is the cost of the inside and outside pannels and wat was the total cost of the hole house u built its a beautiful house thank you

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I have the bunk in now and some cabinets. I also have the lights and catch covers in. I havent got too much done because school has kept me real busy these last couple of weeks. Then last weekend I had to run back to ND to sight in the rifles and get some stuff ready for deer season. So I didnt work on it at all. I will post some pics either tonight or tomorrow but now its back to full steam ahead on this project. grin.gif

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