2004 Keystone Springdale 5th Wheel Remodel
Hello all. I plan on doing a little remodeling of our 2004 Keystone Springdale (249bh) before we take er back out to our seasonal site in South eastern Manitoba. I purchased the 5th wheel last year (2...
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A few more updates! :)
Our LED's came in about 2 weeks ago and are now installed. I am very pleased with the quality and color of the light they emit. As you can see in the photos below (one with the cover on, one with it off) the new LED's are a pure soft white whereas the old incandescent bulbs are more orangey-yellow (Left is incandescent, Right is new LED`s). We left one of each in just for comparison. I have yet to see how long they last or if we have any issues with them, but as of now I am very satisfied.
I was also able to complete the recovering of the dinette cushions and the surrounding piece. I am very happy with the way they turned out. I am by no means an expert sewer and this was the first time I had ever even attempted sewing a zipper. I am very happy the results. The pieces surrounding were recovered as well, it was very easy. All I had to do was pop off the button screw covers and unscrew the wood that the fabric was screwed to. Then pull out the (what seemed like) 1001 staples and then recover.
Next up is the couch. We went out to the 5th wheel yesterday (where we have it stored during the off-season) and took the couch part home. I will start taking apart the old fabric as a template and then sew up the new fabric. The new fabric is a darker brown. I think it will tone down the blue nicely and I will make 4 pillows to place on it to break up the brown. (Two in the fabric used to do the surrounds of the dinette and two in blue). I will also be starting on a new tabletop shortly. Then, last up this season is a bit of a change from our original plans. We were going to lay a vinyl click and lock style 'wood' floor, but with time running short, we have decided that we will just replace the carpet instead. (On the slide and in the bedroom area.) Here's a pic of just the frame of the couch left, and a bonus one of the clock that I made that we hung last night. Thanks for reading, hopefully it is an enjoyable process to see. If you have any questions, let me know, I'll do my best to answer them!
Our LED's came in about 2 weeks ago and are now installed. I am very pleased with the quality and color of the light they emit. As you can see in the photos below (one with the cover on, one with it off) the new LED's are a pure soft white whereas the old incandescent bulbs are more orangey-yellow (Left is incandescent, Right is new LED`s). We left one of each in just for comparison. I have yet to see how long they last or if we have any issues with them, but as of now I am very satisfied.
I was also able to complete the recovering of the dinette cushions and the surrounding piece. I am very happy with the way they turned out. I am by no means an expert sewer and this was the first time I had ever even attempted sewing a zipper. I am very happy the results. The pieces surrounding were recovered as well, it was very easy. All I had to do was pop off the button screw covers and unscrew the wood that the fabric was screwed to. Then pull out the (what seemed like) 1001 staples and then recover.
Next up is the couch. We went out to the 5th wheel yesterday (where we have it stored during the off-season) and took the couch part home. I will start taking apart the old fabric as a template and then sew up the new fabric. The new fabric is a darker brown. I think it will tone down the blue nicely and I will make 4 pillows to place on it to break up the brown. (Two in the fabric used to do the surrounds of the dinette and two in blue). I will also be starting on a new tabletop shortly. Then, last up this season is a bit of a change from our original plans. We were going to lay a vinyl click and lock style 'wood' floor, but with time running short, we have decided that we will just replace the carpet instead. (On the slide and in the bedroom area.) Here's a pic of just the frame of the couch left, and a bonus one of the clock that I made that we hung last night. Thanks for reading, hopefully it is an enjoyable process to see. If you have any questions, let me know, I'll do my best to answer them!
