Inside Fixing
The old 3 way fridge I removed. You can't see it but I fitted in a clear piece of plexiplastic on the back of the vent to close up the draft there during the winter. Also I fitted in a piece of wood above to close off the huge hole going up to the roof vent for the winter. I put a cap on the LP gas line that hooked to the old fridge. I had to caulk the inside corners and drill a couple little drain holes on the outside of the vent because after a rain I could see water was leaking in through the little diagonal slits on the edge of the alumimum vent framing.
New formica on the table top wasn't so hard at all to do. I just used an old tin snips to cut the formica. Where the paneling was delaminating because of water damage in the front corners I peeled just the top layer off. Then I contact cemented on some formica, yeah I should have hunted for a lighter color but that's what I had lying around. It sure looks better then the rotting splittering stuff that was there. I can only pray that underneath there is still good support in the middle and on the sides. Those side walls look to be only 5/8 plywood with tin on one side and light paneling on the other! But that's what makes Scotty a little light on it's feet.
New light in the closet / portapotti room. Sometimes things just work out. The blue electric box had holes that matched up perfect with holes in the brown box already there. Just two long screws and it was secure. The plastic pull change fixture I notched the side where the pull chain comes out so it would work right mounted on it's side. I'll cover up the boxes or at least paint it brown some day.
Yup .. plenti of room for Scotty's potti. I tore out some old shelves that were in the closet. The closet pole is still there and at 5'7' I've plenty of room though someone large in stature would surely have troubles with this setup.
The blinds have hold down brackets on the bottom of them on each side and several of were broke or missing. After hunting around the Internet for a few hours for them I found a local trailer shop had a few extra lying around for free.
New 1.7 cubic foot GE fridge. It even has a little ice box. Cost was $108 from appliancecenterdirect.com which happens to be located like 5 miles from me and because of that there was no delivery fee.
The second cupboard up I removed along with the supports that were there. I added more support under the first shelf to support the new fridge. Above the fridge I added supports for a new shelf where the A/C unit sits. The Appliance Center in Maumee had a nice small unit for under $100.
Here is the final setup fo the A/C. There is a bathroom exhaust fan in the back which is needed to move air up and out the the old gas vent. The 1/4" foil insulation prevents heat from the A/C unit from heating up the inside walls. Without the foil insulation it's like having a hot oven going which negates some of the cool air being put out. That little bit of foil really made a difference.
Here is how it looks all put together.