With any home improvement project, the greatest bang for your buck is paint. Our "toy hauler" trailer transformation is no exception.
If you missed the past two posts on my latest project, here are the links:
Poor Marketing = Great Price! But, This Toy Hauler Needs A Transformation
Toy Hauler Transformation - Day One
THE FLOOR
The old linoleum floor had to go. We looked at new linoleum, wood, stick on floor tiles, and indoor/outdoor carpet.
We were not happy with any of the available choices.
Because the bike actually drives into the unit, we were concerned with the floor being too slippery.
We found some great industrial rubber tiles for basements and garages, but it would have cost over $500 and they had to be custom ordered.
We decided to remove the old linoleum and paint the wooden sub floor. We wanted to use the garage floor paint with colored specks in it that we used in our garage, but it's for concrete and we weren't sure it would work on a wood floor.
We created our own solution....
The garage floor kit sells the colored specks separately, so we got the specks and some exterior deck paint.
The floor is actually two sections:
1. the trailer floor
2. the back wall which serves as a ramp when opened.
We used skid resistant paint on the ramp part and regular deck paint on the rest of the floor.
THE WOODWORK
The woodwork in the trailer is the other area where paint (Ben Moore Satin Impervo - Black) made a huge difference, for little money spent. I also used the paint to update the gold mirror frame.
COMING UP: The final touches
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