The Vardo - The Ledge

The ledge around the top of the kneewall is where the walls of the vardo will sit.  This is also where the foundation for the bed and cabinets will be.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Next we work on the walls.

The Vardo - The Kneewall

After the floor frame was secure, we added the kneewall.  The kneewall is the box around the floor where the walls will sit.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

After the three sides are added they are then covered with plywood.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Our next steps will be to add the ledge beam to the top of the kneewall and start the walls.

The Vardo - The Floor Frame

After the bones were cleaned it was time to lay out the floor.  We needed to frame in the bottom, add the wiring and the plywood.

First we created a work area that was out of the sun and rain for Hubby to work in.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

After the floor frame was laid, plywood was added over the frame to create the floor.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Next we will add the Kneewall.

The Vardo - Cleaning the Bones

 After we got the bones home Eli had to remove the wooden sides and bust out the drill and wire brush tools.  There was a lot of rust around the support brackets and on the front of the bones by the nose of the trailer.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Here Eli is giving me a break down of where each of the components will be in the wagon.  The front is projected to have a window and some pass through storage below the bed area.  We're tossing around the idea of making our bed out of straw.   I'll keep you posted on how that goes.  LOL

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

So here's the bones all cleaned up and getting a fresh coat of Rust-Oleum.  We went with flat black. So far I'm extremely pleased with how she's looking.  Next steps, floor frame.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson