It started as another sunny day but the temperatures were a lot lower than the last couple days. Unfortunately, that meant that we were going to perform some quick maintenance around the trailer. It commenced with a waste tank dump but then transformed into a downspout and caulking installation task that was anything but quick.
According to the instructions on the plastic downspout replacement box, the only things needed to effect the quick repair were a screwdriver and a box cutter. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Maybe because the way our trailer was assembled at the factory, some customization of the new plastic downspout itself was required to make it fit. Considerable caulk scraping, cutting, cursing and pry bar work was performed before the previously installed broken downspout could be removed. Before we completed the job, we only needed a ladder, a drill motor, a paint scraper, a box cutter, a couple razor blades, straight and square-bit screwdrivers, two hours of properly adhered old caulk removal, multiple applications of Goo-B-Gone, a tube of silicone caulk and a caulking gun, all of which we surprisingly had. We believe we were successful but will know more when we get back into some rainy weather.
We rewarded ourselves with barbecued veggies and meat but only a little liquor. I can say that if we have to do any further trailer maintenance (and it seems evident we will), then I hope we get to do it in a place like Concrete. It is beautiful here.