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Waterless Shower No Longer…

September 15, 2017

Missy Shower Bathroom Glass Tile Delta Porter In2ition Faucet Oil Rubbed Bronze

After sealing all the grout and installing the faucet/shower head, my waterless shower is no longer waterless! Note from JD: The earlier shower construction posts are here and here. The faucet/shower head is a Delta In2ition two-in-one single-handle 4-spray shower faucet in oil rubbed bronze.  It’s basically this shower head from Amazon but also with the… [Read More]

Bathroom Heated Tile Floor

September 1, 2017

Missy Tile Floor Bathroom Shower Schluter Ditra heated floor

With the help of my interior design consultants, the decision was made to go with a tile floor for bathroom and shower floor.  Of course, picking out the colors was the hardest decision – at least for me!  Good thing I had help. Under the tile floor, a Schluter Ditra heat system has been installed…. [Read More]

Clothes Washer Dryer and Friends

August 30, 2017

Washer Dryer Kenmore washer dryer missy RV clothes laundry

A HUGE thank you to my friends Dave, Les, Mike, and John! Thanks to them, the new Kenmore combination clothes washer dryer is in the coach! As most folks with RV’s know, loading big things (like appliances and furniture) into any RV thru the front door is usually a challenge.  Missy is no different.  The… [Read More]

Kitchen Countertop – Act One

July 3, 2017

Missy bus conversion MCI 102 countertop plywood stain polyurethane

Now that I have kitchen cabinets and flooring, it is time for a kitchen countertop! I went looking and found lots of options – even several that I liked. Given the colors already in the coach, a light countertop seems to be in order but a dark one would certainly work as well. I found… [Read More]

Cork Plank Laminate Flooring Installation – Quercus Suber

June 28, 2017

Laminate flooring cork plank Missy bus conversion floating macadamia nut heritage mill

A month ago my sister was helping me pick cabinet veneer. A couple weeks ago she was helping me to pick flooring. More recently; countertop color, sink colors, faucet colors, etc… She has been a huge help and huge encouragement!  Thanks Sis!!  All of this is because I have no ability to match colors and/or… [Read More]

Home and Unpacked – Yay!

June 20, 2017

Missy MCI 102 Bus Cabinets unpacking Home

I am unpacked!! For the first time in EIGHT MONTHS!, I have unpacked my suitcase and bathroom kit. I am home. It feels really great! This means, of course, that the cabinets are fully “in” and mounted. It does not mean that the counter tops on are on the cabinets though. 🙂  Remember – slow… [Read More]

Houston: We Have Cabinets!

June 16, 2017

Missy MCI 102 RV cabinets panty oiled olivewood laminate veneer motorhome custom

YES! The cabinets are here! And they look FANTASTIC!!! Ohh… before I forget – I added an update on Missy operation to the last post.  She came thru her three days of surgery just fine.  The front end feels much better (tighter) and that will be a good thing in heavy traffic (that’s the only… [Read More]

Missy’s Basement??

April 20, 2017

Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta

Someone asked about the size of Missy’s basement. I’m not sure it is appropriate to be asking questions like that but I’ll do my best to answer anyway…  😉 Yes, Missy has a basement. That is what all that storage space under the living space of an RV is called. She is listed as having… [Read More]

Electrical System Design

April 10, 2017

Missy Electrical System Design Diagram Wiring Load Distribution

This post is likely to bore everyone except that one fella who may someday stumble onto it looking for tips for doing something similar. Sorry everyone… My house electrical system is not too different than what you will find on larger motorhomes. There is 50 amp shore power, 50 amp generator power (no generator yet… [Read More]

Working Full Time while Living On The Road in an RV

October 3, 2016

Working full-time while living in an RV on the road is a recurring topic on various RV forums. Rather than continue to type up the same response over and over, I’m going to type it up one final time, and refer people here. Pretty smart cookie, eh?!? We all know that every case/situation is different… [Read More]

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