Symptoms: Siding popping out from the bottom
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And front moving forward and allowing the side panel to pop out slightly.
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Not looking good...
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And the adventure begins...lots of rotten wood in the corners.
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Out comes the front window
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And then some more siding panels...
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Not a pretty sight...are we in over our heads?
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And it gets worse...the wood on the right side by the window and up above was still soaking wet.
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The vinyl-like coating on the interior kept out the water...I didn't know it was still leaking!
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Lots of work to do here...
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The half-rotten 1/4" interior paneling was all that was holding up this part.
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This is my favorite...a split board stapled together at the factory!!
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Rebuilt edges, scabbed over boards.
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Still a bit ugly, but much better than before!
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New bottom panel in place, fitting the upper panel.
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Helps to have a dad who works in a cabinet shop finishing room...and has all the toys at home too! :-)
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Just the bottom in place
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Waiting for some more work...
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Mommy & munchkin check out the progress...
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Looking better...
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Putting back the upper front siding panel.
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Some of the original styrofoam insulation was still holding water or was damaged or missing, so we used some exterior house shea
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More wiring...we added a solid panel where the front window awning mounts to provide extra support.
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Screwing down the roof...nice strip of good sticky stuff to help seal it back up. Plus another strip on top of the screws...
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Whew...within 1/4" of where we calculated it should fit! This was hard as no vertical pieces beside the window survived
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Stapled down into place
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Looks like a surgeon's stitches...
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Quick, pack it in and cover it up, here comes a rain storm!
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Almost looks like a camper again...
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Wow...wasn't sure if I'd ever see this again!
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Roof with a first coat of sealant.
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Rusted screw collection
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The delaminated outside finish part that was cut out will glue back in here quite nicely with a little formica glue...
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Doesn't look too bad...needs the window trim and curtains re-installed next.
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What a mess!
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