The bed is almost ready!
Well, another week ends with a lot of work done! The electrical system is complete with three house batteries in addition to the original two start batteries, enough to live a full week boondocking! The only things still missing are solar panels and controller as well as the microwave whichRead More…
Interior begins to take place…
The work continues. All cabinets are almost finished and the doors are now installed. The electrical panel is in place and partially connected. The engin preheater also as indoor heater. And yesterday afternoon, it was welding time to assemble the elements of extendible sofa bed. đ
Manufacture of cabinets began
A new work week ends and interior design begins to take place. All the walls of the cabinets above the cab and against the left wall are in place, which include locations of the oven, the fridge, the gray water tank, the electrical panel and my photogear bag place. TheRead More…
Walls almost up
One of the most complicated stages of the interior construction is about to end: the installation of walls. Besides a brittle material, easy to scratch or break, the cuts necessary to adapt walls to VivalaVida structure where nothing is straight is not easy to do. But we do it prettyRead More…
Landed in North Carolina.
I’m installed in a campground cabin in Fletcher, a small town in North Carolina near where VivaLaVida continues its construction. A bungalow with a Swiss chalet looking for me not to be too homesick ! đ
3… 2… 1… take off…
Well, D-day as arrived! Not really since I will work with Robert to build the interior, as the project as some delay. The “real start” to be in a few weeks… But tomorrow, I leave Switzerland, unfortunately without having had time to say goodbye to everyone. Last few weeks asRead More…
Installation of insulation almost to the end
After application of the ceramic insulation layers, the interior is covered with a layer of reflective sheets to keep as much as possible internal heat. The hollow body is filled with insulating wool plant. Frames are filled with vegetal insulating wool. Once this step will be finished, cutting holes forRead More…
First step : insulation
Robert got me a particularly effective insulation: porous ceramic microspheres in a resin to spray. In addition to a factor outstanding insulation coefficient, it has the advantage of reaching remotest corners, hollow members, etc … Beautiful atmosphere during spraying!
New workshop for new work!
VivalaVida arrived in Morehead Designlab workshop where interior and exterior will be built. Preparation of the scaffolding to access the roof!
D5 Creation