Late Night . . . I really don't have a good title for this one!

It's been a few weeks; sorry about that! I have started several posts but have never completed them due to falling asleep, which I'll be honest I risk for this post as well. Although I do have a late night baked potato in the oven that is oh so enticing.

Okay, where to begin. Last I left you, we had just moved our home into the backyard which was possibly an impossible task but with several of the amazing men I know, accomplishable. Since then a great deal has occurred. First, I finished painting touch-ups, and managed a few, first RV selfies, with my fur baby, Blue (he will also be living in the RV with us. A post to follow more on this topic later).

 I also found the pillow that we used as our color inspirations for the entire main living space of the RV and is beginning to seep into other areas as well :)

 After finishing the painting I began to take out the carpet . . . I was not a happy camper which the next picture demonstrates. First words of wisdom when REMOVING CARPET always use a pry bar as those making RVs have no regard for future buyers that have interest in removing the carpet as they place staple on top of staple . . . and I mean upwards of 20 staples in a single spot. Further, areas around the walls are covered in staples and make it extremely difficult to remove without assistance. I did not know this bit of information during the time and spent a good hour or two screaming my head off. I'm sure the neighbors thought we had purchased a slaughter house!

 The beginning stages of carpet removal. The bedroom, believe it or not, was actually the easiest place to remove carpet.

 During removal of carpet, we began to see the full extent of the water damage . . . More information on the full amount later in this post.

 When they make RVs, they put the flooring in before building the walls . . . so be prepared. This linoleum only covered a small section of the bedroom.

 These three pictures show the removal of the downstairs carpet an linoleum. Overall it took be several evenings of long nights after work to accomplish this task. However, you will see further on why the removal of used flooring is rather essential when purchasing a used RV. In order to remove the flooring under the living room slide out it will be removed. I will also provide instructions on this task in a future post.

Flooring removed from the bedroom, or at least partially. It was definitely a task to complete. In order to get the flooring from under the bed, the bed frame was removed completely. Not a difficult task as it was not directly attached to anything.

 After pulling up the flooring I noticed two things, first, even though I had swept, vacuumed, and washed the floor the filth managed to congregate in areas that were unreachable during cleaning. Most specifically where the carpet and linoleum met. When making the RV the edges of the carpet are just folded over to create a neat looking end, however, as you can see in the first picture, it does nothing but collect dirt, and hair. I was disgusted when I saw it! Second, the state of the carpet was deplorable! As you can see in the second picture, the entire carpet was covered in stains. In this picture, there is no water damage in this particular area. I cannot imagine what those stains are from, and honestly, I do not dare!

Due to the condition of our flooring, I can only assume that flooring in other used RVs is very similar. RVs are not necessarily intended to be lived in on a regular basis. Most people use them as "recreational vehicles" thus care is often minimal. If you intend on living in a used RV, I highly recommend for your own health, and sanitation benefit, replacing the flooring, especially with something easy to clean and durable (more on this topic later).

For the sake of eating dinner late, accomplishing tasks I've been putting off all weekend, and for keeping things short, I shall leave you here. However, I will attempt a flooring post later this week, but we all know how good I am at that! ;)

Happy Camping!
Victoria