My little vintage caravan project ~ All the trimmings

Okay this might not be the most interesting subject of a blog post, but it is part of my vintage caravan makeover, so I’ve snapped some photos of the window trim being replaced. Although it’s not exciting, it is essential, because the old brown window trim had cracked and was falling off, and therefore had the potential to let rain into the caravan during the winter. So it needed to be replaced, and fast.

I hopped on Ebay (where else can I find something as unusual as caravan window trim) and I ordered a 10 metre roll of bright white trim. Here’s the kind of product we used: Static caravan white plastic window capping trim

The trim comes in very specific millimetre-by-millimetre width measurements and for the first time in my life, I actually checked what size I needed before ordering it. I needed to measure the inside space within the trim so I carefully measured the inside dimensions of the original trim that I had removed.

When the trim arrived, I realised why it needs to be so precisely measured – any smaller and it wouldn’t have fit over the edge and would have pinged off, and just one millimetre later would have made it loose and flappy with potential for letting damp in again.

I thought replacing the trim would be an easy process – the original brown trim crumbled off pretty easily anyway – but no. It turns out that there are a lot of window fixings to remove before you can start and the fixings were mostly rusty and firmly screwed in place.

We also had to move the caravan down the garden because we had parked it too close to the fence to be able to open the back window, so we pulled it out of its parking space and got to work on replacing the trims. After a couple of hours of working in the garden on a boiling hot day, we were flaking out and we still had to get the caravan back into position.

I now realise that there is a very slight slope in the garden – not enough to notice in everyday life, but certainly noticeable when you’re trying to push a caravan up it! To make a long story short, after a lot of huffing and swearing (and bruising) we got the beast back in its place, and slightly further away from the fence so that we don’t a repeat incident!

Anyway, I’m very happy with the new trims – I’m certain that it even deters creepy crawlies, because I’ve seen non since it was fitted. Just look at that lovely white curve in the photos above – very pleasing! Also, I’ve found that I’m opening my windows a lot more, simply because it is easier to open them now.

So, also it might seem rather dull to share my window makeover, it’s definitely one of the projects I’m pleased most with, and it will help to keep my caravan in good shape for many years to come.

If you want to check out some ideas that I’ve found on Pinterest have a look at my Caravan Love board for caravan seat covers – because the next thing I’m working on is soft furnishings yaaay!

Check out my other vintage caravan articles below to follow the progress of my little makeover project and tweet me @Cassiefairy with photos of your own caravans, campers or workshops – I need all the inspiration I can get and I’d love to know what you think!

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• See all caravan project blog posts (cassiefairy.com)
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• My little vintage caravan project ~ Ice cream colours (cassiefairy.com)
• A massive new project for Cassiefairy ~ my vintage caravan (cassiefairy.com)
• My little vintage caravan project ~ A fresh start with a new look (cassiefairy.com)
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• Weekend photos ~ a tasty afternoon treat (cassiefairy.com)