Sky Deck Renovation

Typical RV construction. Yes, a DIY'er can build it better, I like the office/bar concept. Make sure you have the bar back far enough to allow walk-past room if you use stools by the bar.

I wonder what the TV reception is like with 4 circuits in romex intertwined. Also, that water hose connection with the hose clamps would be changed ASAP if it was my rig.

Keep it up, looks like you have some fine ideas!

I like the bar idea...but drop the office part.

This creation you're building is for getting away from the office!

I believe one of the main points of the project IS the office if I read things correctly.

Yeah, his home is his office.

make sure you build your desk so that you can pull your legs under the top and belly up.

Think about rebuilding the bathroom wall "theatrical flat" style (sorry, it's all I know at this point) 2x4's turned sideways. Thin yet strong. Insulate, insulate, insulate!

Don't worry about the quality of the plumbing for a while. Figure out where you want things first then worry about service.

how is the quest for a new mechanism going?

Luan, applied to adequate framing can be your ally. Don't be so quick to pooh-pooh it.

Ric Flair wrote:
I like the bar idea...but drop the office part.

This creation you're building is for getting away from the office!

Ric Flair. Is that you, Nature Boy?

Yeah, Sky Deck's Brother is right. I work from home. Or wherever I am. And I'd rather work from a desk at the beach than in an office, so there's that.

(By the way, if that's your real name, no offense intended. You must get that a lot.)

Sky deck's brother wrote:
make sure you build your desk so that you can pull your legs under the top and belly up.

My cardboard knees fit great under the cardboard desktop.

Sky deck's brother wrote:
Think about rebuilding the bathroom wall "theatrical flat" style (sorry, it's all I know at this point) 2x4's turned sideways. Thin yet strong. Insulate, insulate, insulate!

Luan, applied to adequate framing can be your ally. Don't be so quick to pooh-pooh it.

You have a great point. Here's the wall opened up more:



...and I have to admit, the luan gives it a lot of strength (what is that, tensile strength?). As flimsy as it looks (and could be if you stressed it wrong), it's surprisingly strong--kind of an impressive lightweight innovation. I was thinking of leaving it and going over it on the bathroom side and then building another wall up against it on the living room side. It's not adding much weight. I'd be adding back less than I removed with that cabinet.

As for the "theatrical flat"... I agree that would make sense. I now need to figure out what I really want to use that wall for on the living room side. If it were a house, I'd make it a shallow wall (needs to be shallow, I want my favorite chair in front of it) with shelves or nooks. I'm going to post a question somewhere on this board about that. Need ideas on what full timers do with all their bowling trophies and kids' ceramics. It's not realistic for me to be packing a bunch of knick knacks every time I move. On the other hand, when I look around and ask myself what I really care about and want to take with me, it's mostly small things made by kids or passed down.

And yeah, insulating sounds like a great idea. That toilet is ear-height down below.

By the way, I could make a nice access panel on that angled wall behind the toilet for easy access to the plumbing and wiring back there.

Here's a cool view out the bathroom, through a peep hole I cut. As you can see in the distance, my desk collapsed. @#%* cheap cardboard construction they build with these days...

Did you just say that you cut a peep hole in the bathroom wall? Pretty creepy, man.
make your access panel in the living room so you don't have to remove the toilet in order to work back there.

Actually, that wall IS a theater flat!

Sky deck's brother wrote:
Did you just say that you cut a peep hole in the bathroom wall? Pretty creepy, man.
make your access panel in the living room so you don't have to remove the toilet in order to work back there.

Yeah, I guess that didn't sound quite right.

As for the access panel... I'm thinking about moving the toilet. Yeah, I'm moving the toilet. To the rooftop.

But seriously, I'm moving it either to the other side of the bathroom or at least several inches over. Unless someone convinces me I've lost my mind. I really want to rip it out and start fresh. I was told by an RV repair guy that pulling a toilet out (which I am *surely* going to do) would most likely require replacing the black water tank. Anyone know if that's true?