introducing va'Nessa!

below is the evolution of a mercedes work van .. into our new Home!

a special thank you to rich, barb, and rick!  without them, this wouldnt be possible!!

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jason's family has horses!  

rick, butter, and jason

 insulation

 lily is taking measurements

 walls are in

 boz is taking a nap

 linoleum floor

 shelves

 shelf across the front

 support for shelves in the back

 kitchenette

 rick MADE this countertop

 shelf across the back

 sanding boards

 more shelves are in

 jason working on the bed frame

 lily is waiting for her next assignment

 bed board is in

 finishing the last cabinets

 kitchen looks amazing!

 jason doing some finishing -- and we start staining

 jason stained the kitchette

 oh boz .. and me in the background staining the shelves

 lily is bored?  or posing for a possible emo album cover..

this is a lot of work .. but its really fun!

staining is about done.  lastly, adding polyurethane to EVERYTHING!

interior is essentially done!

coming soon in a couple weeks:  solar panels to charge these batteries!

and we're back!  jason is cutting a HOLE in the roof of the van.  this is for the exhaust fan.

 i re-sanded the interior to brush off any roughness from the polyurethane layer.  you can also see the exhaust fan over the kitchen!

 now time for the solar panels!  jason is bolting the roof racks together.

 and bolting the solar panel's frame to the roof rack ..

 and lastly, the solar panels attach to the frame.

alright, i think we're about "done" for now.

finally, we plan to head back to the new to get in some climbing!