Winter and Spring are very busy seasons here in the Desert. Lots of things that are impossible to do in the summer heat need to get done. For lots of people this includes garage cleaning, whole house cleaning, renovations, sending the kids outside to get out of Mom's hair... etc. For me, this season means Tiny House building. In the past few months I have done a lot. When I got the trailer it had one very old, and very unsafe axle complete with tires that could barely hold themselves together. My whole family was praying the entire drive home. I do believe that the grace of God is the only reason that we made it home.
After we got back, I spent the next couple of weeks calling different local trailer companies and finding out which company had the most reasonable price. My mom and I took a day trip up to Beaumont to ask Bob Miller's RV some advice, and the man that we talked to (very nice guy) told us that he could not do it because his company was not certified to such work, but he recommended another place that just happened to be just a few minutes down the road. This was also a small company, not a well known place like Big Tex (I had some problems dealing with them), but the place right next door called Carson Trailers.
They were absolutely wonderful! This company was delighted to replace the axle on my trailer with two brand-new, heavy-duty ones, complete with brakes, brake lights, and a new tongue jack. I was very happy about this. We dropped it off and the work was done in only a few short weeks. Thank you so much, Carson Trailers!!! The trip home was so smooth that my dad did not feel like he was having a panic attack. I loved it!
After that we parked it someplace new, where it will stay (hopefully) until the Project is done. As soon as we had it in place I scheduled Demo Day. One of my teen friends, Preston, is really good at this type of thing, so Mom and I had him come over to help and together the three of us took out all of the interior. I was so glad for his help. By ourselves, Mom and I might have spent all day tearing out the old wood paneling and insulation, but Preston was awesome! Thank you so much for your help!
We found a lot of water damage in between the walls, which most likely means that there is no vapor barrier. I might need to take down the whole structure down to the trailer and start from scratch, which I pray is not the case. That would add a lot more to do that I didn't plan for.
I have yet to figure out what I need to do next, but whatever I'm going to do is definitely will have to wait until after this crazy weather passes by. It has been raining on and off (mostly on) all day, which is uncommon for our desert area. This is expected to continue throughout the week. Looks like it's research time again!
That's all for now. Love all of you guys out there. Thank you for your patience, and for believing in me.
Miss Molly
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