Today we went to Home Depot for roofing supplies and to a store that sells floor tile and rugs. We finally got home with help from Clayton, because we could not get all our purchases in the car. Then the fun began. The real challenge was to get the roof of the slide off, and to do that, I had to remove the awning, which is spring loaded. After much discussion with Roy, I was able to remove the awning and get on with the business of removing the remnants of the slide roof. Finally we could see blue sky from inside the slide and realized that we had succeeded. Then I cut the new roofing to fit, and we ended the day with the first layer on. Tomorrow I will install insulation and more supports and the bottom of the roofing. Hopefully, it will be water tight, and we will not have the serious problem of a rotten roof caused by water leakage. This was the process that Ancera RV suggested would cost us $8,000-$10,000 in labor alone if they did the work. So far it has NOT cost us anything like that, and I have learned a great deal about the structure of our slide.
Foxy was busy all day doing her part in the reconstruction. She has been filling nail holes with spackle compound and removing a sticky residue left after she pulled off a decorative border. She is getting the wall ready for painting after I finish the roof. We work well together, and somehow the day flew by, and we fell into our recliner chairs and thought about dinner. Finally, a salad and pork chops from the grill was dinner. Showers and soon bed. Happy travels.
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