The day we went and picked up the RV my husband was hot to buy it, and why not! He used to be in construction. Normally I'm the one to scream "I want it! I want it!" but this time that roll goes to my husband. I kept trying to point out all the problems and my husband was a kid in the candy shop. Paying the man without negotiating. Heck my husband agreed if they would blow up the two flat tires. Then we tried to get the wreck on the road and if the flat tires weren't bad enough, it also didn't have any brake lights. Throwing care to the wind we drove it back to the RV park in that state and my husband fighting it the whole way because it didn't have sway bars either.
The next day we got right to work. First off my husband repaired the damage to the wall and floor. It's not as scary as it sounds. There are wood studs in there just like in a real home and he had to remove some and replace them and seal the leak that started the whole mess.
Then he tackled the floor. He pulled up all the old carpet and linoleum. Then we put peel and stick linoleum tile in its place. Before you say "Ugh! Peel and stick flooring?" go look at Lowe's or Home Depot. They have some very nice tiles now. What we bought we were lucky to get on clearance for $.80 a tile with a lifetime warranty. If you go this route I recommend some VERY good knee pads because that part killed my husband's knees. Also don't cut towards your fingers and so my husband learned.
Next came the roof. Off my husband sends me (a clueless city girl) to the store to buy roof tar and Koolseal. Clueless me came home with wet patch and found the Koolseal at Walmart. To find out my wet seal mistake ended up being a blessing since it kept choosing to rain. But alas a few wet seal patched and two coats of Koolseal later the roof was back to normal.
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