Ermintrude the Eco Cabin — Ermintrude the Eco Cabin
Ermintrude's New Skirts!
Katie Sparks Ermintrude the Eco Cabin
One of the main things to fix with Ermintrude was the connection between the chassis and the main body which we managed to do by giving her brand new aluminium skirts!
Wheels and Tyres...
Katie Sparks Ermintrude the Eco Cabin
We took the wheels off to take them to Sainsbury's to pump up the tyres and it took over 5 minutes a tyre as they are so large - sorry to everyone in the air pump queue!
Breaks and Hubs...
Katie Sparks Ermintrude the Eco Cabin
Once we had stripped Ermintrude down we could start to get to grips with ensuring her breaks and wheel hubs were restored and safe for use...
The Work Begins...
Katie Sparks Ermintrude the Eco Cabin
The first job was to strip out all of the old rotten wood so we could get to the metal underneath to sand it and add the rust treatment...
Ermintrude Arrives!
Katie Sparks Ermintrude the Eco Cabin
Ermintrude arrived in August 2020 from a lovely lady in Cambridge who towed her all the way to Chafford Hundred! We discovered that Ermintrude is an original 1965 Rice Horsebox that was quite popular at the time but she needed a little love to bring her back to life...