When the frame was in place and fully wrapped in Tyvek wrap (waterproof building material), Chad’s family brought Journey down to College Station where Chad was living at the time. Shortly after they brought the home down, Chad went on active duty orders that took him down to San Antonio. I (Sarah) was living in Dallas at the time, so we would meet up when we could (about 1-2x a month) to continue the build. During these winter months, we worked on building out the inside, but we still had some work to do finishing the outside of the structure.

Towards the end of the build, we finally started to focus once again on the outer shell by putting up the outside paneling. finishing the front cabinet, and then the roof. For outside paneling, we chose a light material with a painted finish that we thought would make great paneling…Turns out it was rated for indoors. One of those faux outside walls used inside kinds of things. No problem though. We put a few coats of clear spray paint and used caulk on every possible crack we could find. We think it will hold up just fine for now. The roofing material is rated for winds up to 150 mph, and we certainly aren’t going to get up to those speeds in our car, so we think that will be a solid choice for us. The biggest obstacle on the roof was the fact that we were parked under a power line and had to install a good quarter of the roof while seated or lying down. Nothing like the chance of getting electrocuted to death to help enhance the excitement of the build!