In this article, we share with you the unprecedented renovations carried out in our trailer. Today, we share with you the installation of the shower as well as the installation of the new canvases.
Installation of the shower
We are about to install the shower where the toilet is. Only small problem, we do not know what is hidden under the fiberglass. To avoid having surprises, using a camera, we will pass under the chests of the bed located at the front in order to see what is there. On the camera, we see that there is a space of about 1 inch and a half between the bottom of the trailer and the bottom of the shower. We are therefore confident that it will be possible to drill the bottom of the shower, then the bottom of the trailer. The hole is now drilled. This will allow us to install the drain purchased at the hardware store. The chosen drain is a sink drain that has a very thin edge which will allow water to flow easily. Now we install the drain, which we glue with silicone. We choose not to use the small rubber included. The reason being that with the rubber, the rim will be too big for the water to run off. The piping system used for the shower is the same as that for the sink and the toilet located under the trailer. In addition, in the event of a spill, there is no danger since the flow would occur under the trailer.
We are now down to installing the faucets. For the installation we have chosen “quick plug” type taps to save a little time. We add some Teflon sealing tape and then we are ready to install them. Then all that remains is to connect the pipes to have access to cold and hot water when we are stationary.
Accessories used for the shower
- Sink drain
- Drain adapter
- Shower faucets
- PVC elbow
- 2 cookie cutters to punch the holes
Installation of canvases
We decided to replace the original curtains in order to modernize the look of the trailer. Ideally, we would have chosen black canvases to go with our design, but we couldn’t find any. All the stores visited offered canvas only on request at a cost of $50 and we did not want to pay such an amount. That’s why we opted for these canvases from IKEA that we could have immediately at a cost of $42. The result is great and allows you to darken the trailer well. All that remains is to install a small hook at the bottom so that the canvases mold to the rounded shape of the trailer.
Hope these tips help you with your renovations! More in our next articles.