This installment of the work that was done this Tuesday involved some more storage trailer work, specifically adding a couple more shelves to one of the metal parts shelves that I installed in the trailer. While I left a large gap near the top for my hardware organizer racks that I plan on making from food cans, there was room underneath to add a couple of shelves so I can store all of the smaller miscellaneous auto parts I gathered up to sort out.
To add these extra shelves I pulled two shelf panels from a rickety metal shelf that we had stored behind the old shed. This shelving unit was flimsy and would've needed extra support to eve be usable under normal circumstances so I just disassembled the damn thing. I took two panels and added them between the bottom and 2nd from the bottom panels. I had to actually use a couple of large nuts and longer screws to secure the other side of the panels as they were about a half inch narrower than the shelving unit they would be going into. After adding the two panels I had two buckets I filled with a bunch of small auto parts and other related hardware. A few things were relegated to scrap but in the end I laid out a bunch of parts on three shelves. I will probably end up tossing out more of the parts that are on the shelves as they go to vehicles we no longer have and for all intents may not acquire again for us to use these parts. With the shelf taken care of, I moved on to another area that still needs attention, the bathroom nook. The toilet and tub are still in place and if I can remove these, I can install some more shelves for more storage. Since the toilet is the easiest of the two I started there. Two bolts and a water line had the toilet out in no time. The large plastic flange had several large screws securing it to the floor but even after removing these the flange still wouldn't budge. As it was time to quit due to needing to get ready to go to the job, I had to rethink a new approach for removing this piece so I can cover up the hole easier. This plan will pretty much be to destroy this flange, probably by running the reciprocating saw through the thing at two points, cutting the thing in half to make removal fast. I'll cut a piece of plywood to fit over the opening and mate up to the divider and the wall to make things somewhat neat. With that I will turn my attention to the tub, hopefully I will be able to remove the tub without damaging the thing as I can sell this to someone who may be redoing a camper.
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