I think the new ebay wardo will make its first expotition!

First steps - re-finish the kitchen floor area with stick-down mock wood floor where the carpet had been removed and also the vapour barrier had been removed, and add edging bar on edge of carpet.

Remove chewing gum and some of the other crap from the carpet. Carpet steam clean could be on the cards in due course.

Dismantle and rebuild damaged kitchen overhead cupboards.

Dismantle and fix two non-working flourescent lights.

Re-install safety covers over rear of spotlights.

Replace run-back valve for Carver II.

New outer cover for Carver II

Re-seat all water connections for Carver II

Re-set electrical circuits for Carver II

Replace tampered with leaking gas valve and cracked gas pipes (oops, that could have been a big bang) in gas compartment.

Replace about 6 external light bulbs.

New Jockey-wheel with nosewheel weight gauge and full service and gas safety check. Professional electrical check. Ooh, that was dear.

Dismantle gas fire re-insulate wiring and send cover for blasting and powder coating

Lots of cleaning, particularly around kitchen which was inches deep in grease. Also inside cupboards.

Make new pedestals for pan-stand on hob.

Try to dismantle oven to fix, and get parts blasted and powder coated. Give up and buy new oven on ebay. New oven gets smashed to smithereens by DHL. Arrange refund. Shit, old cooker although working now needs much re-mantling and a new door handle so you can open it without your fingers going up in flames.

Dismantle shower-room sink. Plan re-seal of grey waste so that grey waste water really goes out as dstinct from emptying inside caravan floor! (not yet finished).

Try to figure out how to fix rear wall of shower (still working on that, it needs proper smoothing off before tiling on a roll and real re-sealing.

Try to fix door lock. Give up and buy new one.

Dismantle main door. Dismantle hinges. Straighten aluminium door edging and re-attach. Drill out binding hinge bushes. Re-attach door. Hooray, works with new lock. Locate source for new rubber draught excluder.

Rebuild the slide-out double bed that had been stupidly broken and very badly repaired. Wooden edge needs re-finishing.

Buy job lot of knackered blinds cheap on ebay. Rebuilt and refitted one so far. Door needs one too in due course.

New giant battery - quite cheap on ebay.

Wash shower curtains. Must re-install.

Cracked and distorted front panel needs sorting. This could be tricky, but it is only cosmetic as the gas compartment is waterproof internally.

Little hole in back panel also needs sorting.

Guitar shelves need designing and installing.

One knackered overhead storage area needs sorting.

New latches for rear window need sorting.

Locks for gas compartment and battery compartment need sorting.

In-van boom-box need sorting.


Oh, and all the stuff that goes with me needs loading. Friday might be a bit busy!..

The van electrics might now be working properly on the turbo so I might use that for towing - less risk of bogging at Broadstairs!


What have I forgotten...?