We started our demolition derby today. Recently when we discovered that the living room slide in our motor home would go out but not back in, we took the coach to Ancera to see if the RV dealer could discover what was wrong. They discovered that the slide was catching on the rug, and that is why it would not come back in. The also learned that we have had a slow leak in the roof of the slide that needed to be repaired. They implied that the repair would take more than a week and cost up over $10,000. We were shocked and returned home to think it over.
We then invited an RV repair man, Chris, to look over our problem, and he called in an expert cabinet maker. After much discussion it was decided that to get at the ceiling of the slide we would have to remove all of the cabinets in the slide, especially those hanging from the ceiling of the slide. This was to be our job. So today we began the demolition. It took several hours, but we prevailed, and the cabinets are now out of the slide and indeed out of the coach. In the process we decided to also replace the window treatments since Foxy hates them. Once everything was out, we re-thought the cabinets and decided that it would be better to have the 
new ones built under the windows along the floor, and thus there would not be so much weight attached to the ceiling. We are going to replace the window shades with wood blinds that have quite a nice new look. Chris will work on the ceiling leak if it ever stops raining. It has rained for two days and is scheduled for three more days yet. Maybe we should stop the repairs and start building an ark. It will never float, so I guess that is unlikely.
We will also tear out the rug and tile and re-do the flooring. We have been looking at tiles and flooring but no firm decision so far. When this
all gets done, the interior will be quite roomy and different in appearance. It is already much brighter in the living room with the valances and cabinets removed. Although there is much work ahead, we are enjoying the process. Happy travels.
We then invited an RV repair man, Chris, to look over our problem, and he called in an expert cabinet maker. After much discussion it was decided that to get at the ceiling of the slide we would have to remove all of the cabinets in the slide, especially those hanging from the ceiling of the slide. This was to be our job. So today we began the demolition. It took several hours, but we prevailed, and the cabinets are now out of the slide and indeed out of the coach. In the process we decided to also replace the window treatments since Foxy hates them. Once everything was out, we re-thought the cabinets and decided that it would be better to have the 
new ones built under the windows along the floor, and thus there would not be so much weight attached to the ceiling. We are going to replace the window shades with wood blinds that have quite a nice new look. Chris will work on the ceiling leak if it ever stops raining. It has rained for two days and is scheduled for three more days yet. Maybe we should stop the repairs and start building an ark. It will never float, so I guess that is unlikely.We will also tear out the rug and tile and re-do the flooring. We have been looking at tiles and flooring but no firm decision so far. When this
all gets done, the interior will be quite roomy and different in appearance. It is already much brighter in the living room with the valances and cabinets removed. Although there is much work ahead, we are enjoying the process. Happy travels.
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