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Your Ol Trailer Contest |
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Winner |
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Donna and Wylie M. |
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Nashville, Tennessee |
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Congratulations to our latest winner, Donna and Wylie from Nashville, TN, who received a This Ol Trailer sweatshirt, baseball cap and mug. |
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When Wylie and I got together in 1998, Wylie's mother had just gotten remarried and gave us her old 1972 Champion. It was a wreck! We couldn't even sit out on the porch to watch the kids play! While we were grateful for the gift, we knew we had our work cut out for us. |
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We wanted to replace the old porch and give the whole trailer a kind of face lift. We feel that the newer porch and color changes spruce up the place, without overwhelming the original structure. |
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We knew we had to completely repaint the trailer, so we figured we might as well come up with a new color scheme. I've never liked that old ugly butterscotch trim. We thought the new green complemented the woodsy landscaping of our property. And it is a much more modern color than that old yellow. While we were out there painting, I had Wylie pick up a little around the yard. |
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We took off the old porch cover and ripped up the faded Astroturf to expose the still top quality, exterior grade ply underneath. There were a few soft spots where the roof had been leaking for years that we had to router out and join in some new pieces. Other than that, it was the finest craftsmanship we could ask to start from. |
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The old stairs had completely rotted through and had been ripped out a while back. So, we designed a new 4 step unit that flows really well from the porch and added a handrail for when Mom comes to visit. Then came the topper; we laid a lovely woodgrained laminate flooring over the entire porch and steps. We then added a corrugated aluminum roof to our new porch, and the ol girl was good as new! From the street our home looks exactly like it did before, just cleaned up a bit. But we know the truth! |
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Tell us about Your Ol Trailer When you're not watching
This Ol Trailer, are you hard at work on your own renovation project? Or do you browse the site from the comfort of your newly renovated ol trailer? Well, this is your chance to show off your efforts! |
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