Just bought a 2003 Thor Citation Sky Deck. 34' Fifth Wheel. Came from Alexander RV in Delaware. Good people to deal with. Here it is on the lot:
I just got it down to North Carolina and plan to gut and completely renovate it. Hope to post progress here. I'm sure I could use lots of advice.
Here's another photo. Two slide outs. Large one is 12':
Stairs to the roof. Very minor water intrusion around hatch, but no sign it migrated.
And here's the Skydeck!
More soon...
I just got it down to North Carolina and plan to gut and completely renovate it. Hope to post progress here. I'm sure I could use lots of advice.
Here's another photo. Two slide outs. Large one is 12':
Stairs to the roof. Very minor water intrusion around hatch, but no sign it migrated.
And here's the Skydeck!
More soon...
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Getting the bathroom plumbed and the shower and toilet in were the next priority. I bought these expensive acrylic panels for the shower. The manufacturer sent this silly two-sided tape and two tubes of adhesive per panel. Mark Washburn and his guys were beside themselves at the thought. They use trowels, not caulk guns, for things like that, and there was no way they were going to tack it up and go home.
So, instead, they braced it with a vengeance overnight:
Marine vinyl on the bathroom ceiling:
This next photo jumps ahead a bit, but you can see the shower plumbing in the wall. Lines go up to meet copper (they were out of lead), and then the shower head is above the ceiling you see here:
Shower installed:
I'll put more interior photos later. I love this sink, but I have to admit, I could have gotten a smaller one and had countertop space.
So, instead, they braced it with a vengeance overnight:
Marine vinyl on the bathroom ceiling:
This next photo jumps ahead a bit, but you can see the shower plumbing in the wall. Lines go up to meet copper (they were out of lead), and then the shower head is above the ceiling you see here:
Shower installed:
I'll put more interior photos later. I love this sink, but I have to admit, I could have gotten a smaller one and had countertop space.
With the roof cleared off...
(hatch)
(seat back-railings)
I decided I didn't really like that rubber membrane roof, and we decided to replace it with hard (more expensive) fiberglass in the lower deck area, going back with rubber on the front area. The upside was that it was much nicer to walk on and would be more durable and long-lasting. The downside was that you couldn't roll it over the top edge so that water would run off easily. Water doesn't run off as easily, but I'm VERY happy I did it. I am up on that roof every day it's not raining.
Ice on the new rubber membrane roof:
(hatch)
(seat back-railings)
I decided I didn't really like that rubber membrane roof, and we decided to replace it with hard (more expensive) fiberglass in the lower deck area, going back with rubber on the front area. The upside was that it was much nicer to walk on and would be more durable and long-lasting. The downside was that you couldn't roll it over the top edge so that water would run off easily. Water doesn't run off as easily, but I'm VERY happy I did it. I am up on that roof every day it's not raining.
Ice on the new rubber membrane roof:
Okay, I'm back. Thanks for the poke, Satellite Bill.
So, back in the summer, we took the Sky Deck down to Washburn Engineering in Lattimore, NC, just outside Shelby:
I can't say enough good about Mark Washburn and his guys. If you ever need work done and you're on the east coast, I can't imagine another shop like theirs. So, the first thing we did was take it inside...
And open up the roof, where there was a leak at the corner of the hatch (rubber membrane roof):
So they took off all the seating and rubber membrane, and this is what they found:
...and the area around the skylights was not too dry either:
So, back in the summer, we took the Sky Deck down to Washburn Engineering in Lattimore, NC, just outside Shelby:
I can't say enough good about Mark Washburn and his guys. If you ever need work done and you're on the east coast, I can't imagine another shop like theirs. So, the first thing we did was take it inside...
And open up the roof, where there was a leak at the corner of the hatch (rubber membrane roof):
So they took off all the seating and rubber membrane, and this is what they found:
...and the area around the skylights was not too dry either:
I left a gap between the mitered corners on the wall tiles, but I forgot to do that on the baseboard tiles. They could easily bump and grind. Just another way I'm going to live and learn.
Also had to abandon the idea of running tile around the bottom of the vanity. When I laid out the floor tiles, I didn't account for that at the corner of the vanity. That's okay, I'll use some nice wood.
Well, my house of 15+ years is under contract. With any luck, I'll be houseless in 40 days or so. I'm going to need to stop screwing around now and get moving. Except... (awww man) I'll be traveling for work about 4 of the next 6 weeks. Guess I'll be living in the rig while working on it. That will cut out distractions.
Anyway, my next big milestone is getting the bathroom to the point where the plumber can return and plumb the toilet and vanity and rough in the shower. That mainly means getting the wall tile up and the vanity done. Here I'm getting the vanity framed up enough to put the tile backer board up, so I can run the baseboard trim tile around it. Plan to cut the tile (have to mitre the trim pieces) this weekend. It would be great if I could lay it before Monday too.
I'm thinking shelves for towels on the left and a trash receptacle on the right.
Anyway, my next big milestone is getting the bathroom to the point where the plumber can return and plumb the toilet and vanity and rough in the shower. That mainly means getting the wall tile up and the vanity done. Here I'm getting the vanity framed up enough to put the tile backer board up, so I can run the baseboard trim tile around it. Plan to cut the tile (have to mitre the trim pieces) this weekend. It would be great if I could lay it before Monday too.
I'm thinking shelves for towels on the left and a trash receptacle on the right.
