serious modifications
I'm posting here to cast as wide net as possible.
Bought a 2005 surveyor hybrid for 6k, because that was my financial comfort level.
All mechanical/electrical items are fine, but so far I've had to fabricate an aluminum replacement for my bunk end door, dig out a soft spot between the bathroom vent and the side wall and replace with foam and fiberglass, and paint entire roof with the white rubberized coating to seal the aging rubber membrane.
The luan/foam sandwich that my roof is worries me. No low spots, but I'm entertaining ideas of spanning the width of my roof with more square tube aluminum and fabbing another roof over the present one, and extending my vents/etc to protrude above it.
Reasons? I heard the top luan make crunchy noises as I applied my paint. The trailer is healthy to all other appearances, and the tap test inside says the roof is sound. But my labor is cheap, and I'm not ready to try and flip this on some unsuspecting camper buyer. I'd rather hold on to it and over build it like the bunk end door.
I'm a former airline mech. I could go full airstream style on the roof, but I'm looking for suggestions before I go crazy. This could be done in stages, remain weatherproof during, and become very snow - load resistant. It would also pay for itself if I didn't have to pay storage to avoid snow exposure.
Just wondering if it's something anyone has attempted.
Bought a 2005 surveyor hybrid for 6k, because that was my financial comfort level.
All mechanical/electrical items are fine, but so far I've had to fabricate an aluminum replacement for my bunk end door, dig out a soft spot between the bathroom vent and the side wall and replace with foam and fiberglass, and paint entire roof with the white rubberized coating to seal the aging rubber membrane.
The luan/foam sandwich that my roof is worries me. No low spots, but I'm entertaining ideas of spanning the width of my roof with more square tube aluminum and fabbing another roof over the present one, and extending my vents/etc to protrude above it.
Reasons? I heard the top luan make crunchy noises as I applied my paint. The trailer is healthy to all other appearances, and the tap test inside says the roof is sound. But my labor is cheap, and I'm not ready to try and flip this on some unsuspecting camper buyer. I'd rather hold on to it and over build it like the bunk end door.
I'm a former airline mech. I could go full airstream style on the roof, but I'm looking for suggestions before I go crazy. This could be done in stages, remain weatherproof during, and become very snow - load resistant. It would also pay for itself if I didn't have to pay storage to avoid snow exposure.
Just wondering if it's something anyone has attempted.
