December 11 2009 - We finally got it! Ken decided that it would be best to just honor our original contract rather than face the wasted time and expense of going to court. We had to take it back the next day because the propane tank wouldn't fill but that problem was solved quickly and he delivered it to our campground a day later. Now we could get to work and fix all of the problems.
One unanticipated surprise was the fresh water tank. It should have been about 40 gallons but we measured and calculated the volume and discovered that it was only 25 gallons! Fortunately there was room for a larger one.
25 gallon tank original installation
Tony finishing the installation on a new 44 gallon tank.
We went to an upholstery shop and had them remake the dinette cushions. Old cushions-
New cushions with seams instead of glue.
A lot of the work that we had to do wasn't any thing major , just cleaning up some sloppiness , replacing cheap pieces of paneling edging with oak strips and finishing woodwork.
Sloppy and unfinished caulk on bathroom vanity.
Finished vanity area.
Sloppy caulk strip in shower.
Finished shower wall.
One of the many wood surfaces that required another coat or two of finish.
We worked on the motorhome through December fixing the problems and finishing the interior. This is the
"before" picture with notations for some of the things that we did.
We didn’t receive the new water tank until the end of December so we didn’t have working water system until January. We filled the new tank , checked all the fittings for leaks , tried all of the faucets – success! Everything worked inside but a quick look outside revealed that water was poring out of the bottom of the motorhome. We had a major failure in the gray water tanks!
Hi Karen and Tony i read this profile and was in shock that this Ken guy made a mess of your new motor-home .i to would of brought him to court i am just glad that you are able to fix these problems but really you shouldn't of had to .i too am building a motor-home from a ex school bus .keep up the good work and good luck cheers Darryl
ReplyDeleteThanks Darryl! Good luck with your bus build. Are you going to start a blog about building it?
ReplyDeleteWow,I am reading your story and am shocked,very sorry for what you had to go through,hopefully things will be better for you in future,my semphaties.
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I'm just glad you guys actually got your MH back from that guy, Ken. I think you came out OK, relative to how bad it COULD have been in that situation. -Mike
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