21/7/2024

Started the week by continuing to strip the emergency door.  Firstly removing the beading, trying to save the half-round horizontal piece but that may not be usable.  Next, the window frame – this is definitely not repairable and was well rotted, especially around the bottom.  Next job was the removal of the locking mechanism for the door, then the plywood inside panel.  This revealed the frame was in excellent condition and apart from a few holes to fill will need no work.  Collected the first batch of seat cushions from Ifor on Wednesday, very pleased with them.  Rehung the emergency door to investigate where it was sticking, it soon became clear that it was at the top; this  required the removal of the internal wood cappings around the door aperture which in turn required the adjacent light fittings to be removed and they were quite stubborn.  After doing this, I started to relieve the top of the door aperture and got it to the point where it will close properly without sticking.  I turned my attention now to removing the corroded outer panel so I could see where it was catching at the bottom.  Slow progress but forwards!