1965 RAINIER RESTORATION - CRAMALOT INN

Today I removed the skins off of the Street side of the trailer...this trailer has 5 runs of metal...thinking of cutting it down to just 3. Not sure why they used such small pieces, maybe using scraps up?  The framework on the street side of the trailer seems to have less of an issue with rotten wood.  There are a few pieces I think I will replace, but overall it looks pretty good.  This side had 3/4" white Styrofoam insulation in it...no fiberglass at all.  Tomorrow I hope to get the wrap rolled up and off of the top of the trailer so I can see how much damage was done to the rafters. 

I purchased this trailer from a friend in my Quilt Group, who was moving to Tennessee for health reasons to be closer to her son and grandkids in 2019... This 1965 Rainier has a 14 foot box and a 3 foot tongue...so it's 17' long. To me it seems to be in better shape than the last two trailers I have restored... it has all its drawers, almost all of the cabinets seem to be in good shape. I don't think I will have to reface or repair more than two areas of the cabinets. Most of the "badness" seems to be in the ceiling around the vent in the framework, and he curb side which is sagging badly. I am hoping I don't have to do a frame off restoration but time will tell.  I finally got it moved into the work area after almost 5 years of sitting with a tarp over it along side my Ideal storage shed. The first thing I did was gather all the tools I would need. A impact driver with the right size hex screw bit, and a few screwdrivers to remove the screws.  A pair of Vampl...