Walkabout With Wheels Blog: 2023

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Eric Replaces the Bathroom Ceiling Fan in Yuma, Arizona

Every home occasionally needs repair. The Bathroom Ceiling Fan stopped working. After doing some online research, Eric replaced the Plunger Switch, the most common cause of Ceiling Fan failure in RVs. The Fan still didn't work. The next step is to research replacing a Fan Motor Unit.

After purchasing a new Ceiling Fan/Motor, Eric and I worked together to move the new Fan and tools onto the roof of our 2004 Winnebago Vectra before Eric started this project.

After removing the Fan's Vent

Cover, Eric started to unfasten the

screws from the old Fan/Motor

Unit.

His knees are protected

by strap-on Knee Pads.

Eric & the Wire Stripper

This job includes some

basic electrical work.

I look up through the new

Fan while Eric looks down.

The motor is in the middle

of the Fan.

Eric carefully checks his

wiring job.

The Fan must work correctly before he replaces the Fan Vent Cover.

The new Fan/Motor Unit

works perfectly!

The old Fan/Motor

Eric replaces the Fan Vent Cover and packs up the tools. He's decided on a new project - Replacing the two old, cracked Covers. The new ones arrived one week after the Fan replacement.

The new Fan Vent Covers -

One for the Bathroom Ceiling

Fan & one for the Kitchen

Ceiling Fan.

The old Fan Cover looks fine

from this angle.

Previously Eric covered cracks on the front of the Cover with White Duct Tape.

Starting a new project...

He uses his electric Screwdriver

to remove the old, cracked

Fan Cover.

Lining up the new Fan Cover...

...double checking his placement.

It's time to add the screws to

the new Fan Cover.

Eric will repeat this process on the Kitchen Ceiling Fan Cover, closer to the front of our motorhome.

The old Bathroom Fan Cover

with white Duct Tape &

new cracks from being

dropped from the roof.

After Eric finishes replacing the Kitchen Fan Cover, I'll take the old, cracked Covers to the trash.

Sunday, November 19, 2023

New Carpet From Big Bob's Flooring Outlet; Carpet Installation & 2 Tiles Replaced By Yuma Home Solutions, Yuma, AZ

This Blog Post starts with a BIG Thank You to Foothills RV (formally CJ's RV Repair Specialists), Eric's go-to RV Repair Business in Yuma. I wanted to replace the carpet in our 2004 Winnebago Vectra Motorhome and have two damaged tiles in the kitchen replaced, so I asked about recommendations for RV Flooring Companies in the area. They suggested Yuma Home Solutions for this type of job.

Carlos arrived to look at our flooring needs. He measured the areas to be carpeted, looked at the damaged tiles, and gave me an estimate. He told me to go to Big Bob's Flooring Outlet to select the carpet. The two businesses work together on flooring projects.

Wayne helped me select

the new carpet for

installation.

Big Bob's Flooring Outlet will have the needed carpet set aside for Yuma Home Solutions Installers to pick up and bring with them to our motorhome at Foothill Village RV Resort.

The job will take two days.

Here's the new carpet.

The original carpet was

19 years old.

Here's the stained carpet

in the Entry Way.

All of it will be removed.

Last pics of the old

carpet

Jose & Alfonso pull up the

old carpet & toss it out of

the motorhome.

The Driver & Passenger

seats have been removed,

& the old carpet is gone.

The plywood floor in the

Living Room/Dining Room.

The Bedroom carpet has

been removed too.

Our bed is propped up to

allow easy access to the

carpet-covered panels in

front of the closet.

Sealant was sprayed on the

plywood beneath areas

where the old carpet was

badly stained.

Jose & Alfonso bring the

new carpet into the

Living Room/Dining Room.

Jose is ready to carefully

cut it to fit the area.

The carpet is precisely

fitted into the space.

The Passenger & Drivers

Chairs have been

reinstalled.

The Entry is looking

good...

Jose & Alfonso clean up

as the work progresses.

Juan cuts the replacement

tiles for my kitchen as

Carlos watches.

Welcome to my updated

home.

Carpet in the Driving Area

has been custom-installed.

(Jose told me that each RV

he works on is different.)

The Living Room

The Dining Room

The new carpet covers the

compartment lids in front

of the bedroom closet.

Another shot of the

Bedroom

Juan used the extra tiles that

came with the motorhome to

replace broken ones in the

kitchen.

My next project is selecting a Grout Stain and applying it to cover the new white grout.

Thank you, Wayne, of Big Bob's Flooring Outlet for helping me choose the carpet for this project.

Thank you, Carlos, Jose, Alfonso, and Juan of Yuma Home Solutions for updating and repairing my flooring. Eric and I will enjoy the carpeting for years to come, and my kitchen floor looks great!