Reconstruction I

 I cut a new floor out of 3/4" outdoor treated plywood. I made sure to keep the old floor so that I could use it as a template.

I glued vinyl flooring to the plywood. I bought the flooring and the glue at Lowe's. The rolling pin came from the kitchen and helped get out the bubbles.

This plastic gasket was designed to go in between the trunk floor and the cabin floor. It wasn't large enough to accomate the new 3/4" floor so I had to cut off the bottom flange. It was shaped like a "T" when I was done. I applied silicone caulk and then stapled the vertical section to the cut edge of the floor. I applied more silicone caulk when I joined the two floor pieces together.

I cut out a new bulkhead from 1/8" oak veneer plywood. It wasn't thick enough so I had to use two layers. 1/4" would have been perfect. I stained it with a stain/polyurethane combination in what my husband calls "cheesy 90's oak color." It was the closest match to the original cabinets.

The shelf behind the electrical box fell down when I removed the bulkhead. Apparently it was stapled to it. I wanted to prop it up while I still had access to the area (without pulling out the electrical box) so I built this little support stand out of ferring strips.