The Vardo - Painting & Trim Part 2

We have now added more of the main trim and the flourishes for the back.


Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
And we finally got the fenders on!

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
Next we added the trim around the windows.

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The Vardo - Interior

The interior was completed in stages much like the rest of the vardo.  First we completed the wall panels.



Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson


Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson


Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson


Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Then we added carpet, the light tables and the storage units.  


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We pulled in a bed and added some drapes.  There is a lot more to go in here but so far, it is looking pretty damn good.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson


The Vardo - Yule Decorations

I know we're right in the middle of the build posts but I wanted to share our holiday lights on time.  Here they are!













The Vardo - Painting & Trim Part 1

The photos you'll see are in stages.  As we had to work around the rain to get the job done.  We started by selecting our base colors.  We went with a deep wine as the body and a purple glitter paint as the bottom.  We'll use the purple as accents on the windows and a nice green for the over all trim.

We applied two coats of primer and then two coats of the paint to see our finished look on the vardo.
Photo Credit- Renee Sosanna Olson

The door we picked up at a Re-Store for 13.00 dollars.  Eli had to cut the bottom off to make it fit.

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We applied two coats of primer to the entire body.


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 Then we started with the paint color.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
 Next we went back and put 3 additional coats of paint on.

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Here's a sneak peek at the trim boards.

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Also a peek at our corner pieces that we also found at the Re-Store


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And a final look at the completed exterior paint with all trim in place.



The Vardo - The Roof Part 2


After the board was applied on the top, we covered the top with some roof tap over the seams



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The rubber roof covering was then applied.  We added 2 coats of this over the entire roof.




Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson


Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson


Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson






The end caps were attached and next we move on to painting.

The Vardo - Roof Part 1


We started out by putting the frame of the roof up.  we notched out the cross beams to hold the purlin beams. Each side was secured to the top of the walls.



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Then we placed the plywood on top of the beams.  The plywood was primed on both sides before adding to the roof.

We used nails and roofing cement to hold the plywood in place.


Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson


We will cover the seams with roofing tape before putting a coat of rubberized roofing material across the entire roof.

This is the look inside.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson