so in this video we are going to give you some updates on RV renovation now
we've done two different renovations to our RV the first major one we did about two years ago
and the second one we did about a year ago so we're going to give you some updates and
we're gonna go over are the things that we did actually holding up with everyday
use and we're just gonna also give you an updated tour as well so let's go check it out
so one of the first things that we did was to rip out all of the carpet now when we
did our first renovation what we did on these steps was to just try to use some of the same
roll-out vinyl flooring on the steps and that didn't work at all so renovation phase two we
had Stuart who helped us with this put in the wood on these steps and this was a much much
better solution and this has actually held up really really well over the last year
with kids and dogs and everybody walking in and out so this was definitely one of those
things that I'm super glad that we did and it's held up really really well so let's go inside
so one of the next things that we had done as part of phase two of our renovation was we had a very
large spot where our TV used to be now this is a 2004 so it is 18 years old and when we first
got it from the owners that had it everything was 100 stock and original and it had the old
tube Style TV so the area where that was was just a big gaping hole because of course we took that
out one of the first things that we did we had that modified and made into a more usable space
for things like storage then puts a lot of his camera equipment there where we charge up all
of our batteries and so we just changed that up to be much more functional and to be able to use
that space more efficiently it used to have carpet right so we spent a ton of time ripping up carpet
ripping up padding pulling Staples out and so what we did for the flooring because we are not
the most handiest of people we put down a roll out sheet vinyl now here is one thing I will say about
how this is held up it's held up pretty well but there's definitely some imperfections that
are there in some places where as this slide has come in and out that we actually had some spots
that have kind of worn through and it's caught on this and ripped us a nice big hole here so
don't know if I would do the roll out sheet vinyl again if we were to start from scratch
knowing what we know now would probably go with like one of those snap together Plank Floors but
it's worked okay it's held up okay it just was a lot more difficult to work with than what we
had originally thought so the next thing that we did was we needed better space for our kids and so
we actually put these bunks in and we took out a couch so there used to be a couch on both sides of
the slides so we took out that couch and we put in bunks so that our kids would have a place to sleep
instead of sleeping on the couch these mattresses are actually just foam mattresses that I got from
Amazon and I cut them down to fit just a little bit it didn't take a lot of modding but I did have
to do a little bit of modding to get those to fit the space well and they work perfectly we're on
the fence about adding curtains the kids haven't really said that they want curtains so many people
have said oh you should put curtains for privacy so I don't know that Mega added at some point
may not we'll just have to see how it goes all of this slide trim this is all new so all of
this got pulled off and then replaced with this board instead which is much more aesthetically
pleasing it really updated it now there used to be cabinets along this whole slide and we
had to pull all of these cabinets out and that's why you do see a little bit of these
holes here and those are things that we still need to repair I've got the repair kit I just
haven't had the time got rid of a ton of weight so one thing if you're renovating
you always have to be cognizant of is weight we got rid of a ton of weight when we pulled
everything out of this slide that was there and so what we have here is significantly less weight
than what we pulled out this light fixture is just a household light fixture from Home
Depot so here's a tip if you were renovating light fixtures you can use a household light
fixture but the key is you have to get a 12 volt bulb and so these bulbs that are in here are 12
volt bulbs from Amazon we can put a link in the description below for this particular set but if
you do that you can use like a household light fixture which really opens up the possibilities
this is actually a dinette from Rec Pro this is still the stock table that was here but these
benches are different now I've used crib sheets to cover the seats just to help protect mainly
from our pets because we do keep our litter box underneath of this when we travel and we've got
kitties with little claws so I want to make sure that we protect that but this is the best part
of this dinette that I absolutely love so check this out you just pull off the back seat cushion
and then this flips up just like a piano bunch and you have all of the storage that is
underneath here so even though we ripped out all of the overhead cabinets I literally gained more
storage because of this particular feature than I had with all of those overhead cabinets plus now
I'm putting those heavier things down below not in a cabinet where it could potentially sag anyway so
better use of this space but also a safer use of the space as well when it comes to storage
so the next thing that I want to talk about is kind of our kitchen area so one of the big
things that we did was a pretty big modification in this particular area where we actually took
out the propane stove and then did an install on this induction cooktop so this induction cooktop
from fogati you can actually just set it on the counter if you want to but I wanted it integrated
into the counter and had this cabinet put in here where we've got more storage space there and this
is just a more convenient way to cook for us this is a microwave convection oven combo so anything I
need to use an oven for I can use this job right here another mod that we made was installing the
max air style fans now these are from e-trailer and I absolutely love these particular fans just
because of the ease of the settings they're also very Slimline and they work really really well
when you're boom talking to be able to just create some airflow one of the things that we
absolutely love about e-trailer is the ability to be able to call somebody up and talk to them and
let them know what your specific year-making model of RV is they can make sure that when
you're ordering parts and they carry a ton of replacement parts by the way you're getting the
right part with the right fit and you don't have just that confusion of making sure that it's going
to fit your specific application they also have some really good tech support too so if you're
having trouble with install or whatever you can give them a call and you can get Support over the
phone as you're going through the install process as well so love e-trailer for all of those types
of replacement parts so this cabinet is one of my favorite things because we gained so much storage
here so this is actually like one of those it's called rev shelf this one came from Home Depot
and it fit the space beautifully and then because this is all like modified this is not here factory
we were having a problem originally and this is where you do something Renault wise and then it
just doesn't pan out the way you thought it was going to pan out and you've got to make some
changes on the fly so when we would go around a corner this is a little bit heavier and so this
would be sliding open so we installed these child safety locks from Amazon These are nice because
you can like turn them on and off so they are on for travel days and off ones that were parked so
that I don't have to keep disengaging them when I want to open this but it stays closed when we
take a corner the other thing that we did is we did this backsplash so this is just a peel
and stick backsplash now this is actually held up really really well and our home base is in Florida
we are in high humidity situations very often with our rig we've had no peeling or anything
like that with this particular peel and stick backsplash so this is a really good way if you
want to do something to your RV where you want to just give it a little bit of a facelift you don't
want to get super involved and tearing things out or painting walls this peel and stick backsplash
in a kitchen area or bathroom area it's a really quick and easy way to give it a nice facelift and
and to just make things look more aesthetically pleasing the cabinets were all sprayed so the
one thing that I'm really thankful for with having these cabinets sprayed is that they're sprayed on
both sides so when you open it up you're not just seeing white on one side and then it's still the
natural on the inside of the cabinet doors it's white all the way around Hardware was original We
reused the hardware it looks great with what we've got there window film on this window here so this
was kind of one of those things where I'm like why do they put a window there other than to just let
air flow through it had like these little mini blinds that were horrible so it yanked those out
we just did this window film on this window for privacy still let's light in but you can't see
through it and so it was a great way to just have that light still come in but not have to worry
about any sort of window covering that was either taking up space or making noise when we were going
down the road so one thing that we did that has held up pretty dang well are just these fridge
panels now here's the deal this is the original fridge we do plan on Switching this out at some
point with a 12 volt fridge and we can talk about that more in another video so make sure you're
subscribed if you're not subscribed for future fun videos on those types of topics but these
panels in these norcolds actually will slide out so you can take off this trim on the side
and slide these panels out to paint them and then slide them back in So this white color is actually
the second color that we have had we originally did a gray color decided we didn't like it slid
them back out painted them white slid them back in so and we could change up the color at any point
as well really easy way if you have one of these types of norcold fridge models this is a really
easy quick thing that you can do that really just kind of makes it more bright a quick and easy mod
that pretty much anybody can do and I feel like a lot of rvers do this a lot of them have these like
window Valance window boxes that are bolted to the wall and so we took all of those out that was one
of the very first things that we did was to yank all of those out and then we use these roller
Shades from Home Depot so this is just a cut to fit roller shade it was very inexpensive that
way it is a Blackout Shade and it works great and because it's cut to fit you just measure the space
you let Home Depot know this is the length that you want and it's really easy to install so this
style roller shade is what we did throughout the RV on any windows that we needed window coverings
very inexpensive way to mod your RV but it looks so much more open on this wall when you don't have
that window box another mod that we did that this is one of those things where you you ask how is it
held up and it's held up fairly well but that is this peel and stick wallpaper so all of this on
this slide is actually a peel and stick wallpaper we have had just a few small Corner areas that
have peeled a little bit over the years but we've been able to just use some adhesive to tack that
back up where we've needed to which we feel like in a big picture sense it's held up pretty well
considering that we do have a home base and a higher humidity area we do tend to travel
more in Florida than in other parts of the country or just I should say more in the South where the
humidity can be a little bit higher so overall this particular mod has held up pretty well
so this bathroom was actually one of the last things that we did when we updated everything
so the toilet that we have is actually from e-trailer so it's like the ceramic where it
feels more like it's a house toilet and not the horrible plastic RV toilet so we painted in here
we took down a cabinet probably one of my favorite things that we did in here was there was a cabinet
here that we removed and then I actually got these boxes from Hobby Lobby and then this
kind of like organization system from Ikea so this actually works great it holds the same amount of
stuff that the cabinet did but it gives it a lot more of an open look in here and then each of the
kids kind of have like their own little cup from Ikea to put things like their toothbrushes and
toothpaste and hair brushes and all of that type of stuff in and the best part is when it's time
for travel day like I don't have to do anything because nothing's on the counter it's all already
in a bin and put up and away and so it keeps the counter clear but it just makes things a little
bit faster to pack up on those travel days as well so one quick little mod that we did was installing
this oxygenic shower head so this is actually a mod that you could do to your RV this weekend if
you wanted to so we got this on Amazon I'll put a link in the description below now I will say this
has been so nice because when we are boondocking traditionally the water pressure when our water
pump is running isn't the best especially for showering I can literally tell no difference now
when we are hooked up to city water versus when the water pump is pumping the water in boondocking
with the pressure in the shower head it is exactly the same so I'm super glad that we made that
little upgrade and highly recommend it for any rver because it's really cheap and really easy
so one of the things that we did in this back bedroom area so we painted the walls white which
we did throughout the RV and that has actually held up really really well very thankful that
we did that these closet doors were just gigantic mirrors and I really disliked them I felt like it
just really made the RV look much older and so we had these painted and this design put on them and
I think it looks absolutely great and it gives it a more modern look it's all repurposed so we
didn't really get rid of anything we just used what was there and modified it and then all of
the slide trim was replaced and then the Cabinetry that is back here was all painted white so in here
we have our washer dryer unit and then there was a TV in this space here and this is again where
we talk over and over about how RV manufacturers don't always think about like storage in space and
the bus use a box there's this whole cavernous space that was unusable because it was behind
the TV and it wasn't accessible so we actually removed the TV and we have our printer sitting
here but we have so much space here that we can use to store things like blankets or pillows or
really whatever we want to store up here and we just use that space as we need it for various
times that we're out but it gave us the space back so little tip is as you're going through
your RV look for those kind of hidden spaces where maybe it's just a waste but you could use
it for something so one of the things that we did back here as well is this window that sits
at the head of the bed I am not a fan of having a window right at the head of the bed our first
thought was well maybe we could actually just cover it up with like a wall but here's the
caveat this is actually an emergency exit window and so you obviously don't want to do anything
from a safety standpoint and so we have to have the window as it is for that emergency exit so
what we did because I didn't want any sort of curtain hanging where my head is as I'm trying
to read a book at night or even trying to sleep we put this window film on here now this is from
Amazon it was super easy to apply this window film has been on here for two years no issues
at all no peeling no delamination no fading and if we need some of the light blocks we do have
a piece of reflectix we can just put in here when we go to sleep at night if we need things a little
bit darker depending upon the type of Campground that we're staying at so this was a mod that I am
super thankful that we did would definitely do it again and it's held up really really well so
if you'd like to know more about step-by-step processes that we took with both phases of our
renovation I'm going to leave a playlist right up here where we documented everything start
to finish and so you can take a look at more information there on what the process was like
if we don't see you out on the road or around the campground we'll see you in the next video