October progress

Upper insulation taped up in preparation for paneling.
Upper insulation taped up in preparation for paneling.

Put up the fiberglass insulation on the ceiling and upper walls — basically, the interior of the fiberglass high top, held in place temporarily with tape.

panelingThen with a lot of cut, try and refit, finished putting up the birch-ply panelling. There’s a ton of trim to install to even out the butted edges, but we’re very happy with the bright interior, especially considering how few windows we have.

And we now have at least two inches of good dense insulation all around.

Kitchen cabinet
Kitchen cabinet

Got the kitchen cabinet built and installed the sink with the temporary hand-pump faucet. Fresh water is in a 7-gallon plastic jerry can, gray water goes into a 6-gallon can, both stowed at the bottom of the cabinet and servicable through the barn door. Drop leaf makes the forward barn door usable for coming and going.

Eventually I’ll put some bigger tanks under the bed. The water heater and pump will take up a lot less space in the kitchen cabinet, so there’ll be more shelves for cookery and cupboard items.

Next chapter: November progress on the van build