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hi renerica:
feeling over your head is simply an opportunity to learn and enjoy (really.) It’s difficult to know what advice to give as you didn’t say what the extent of your renovation will be.
However, you can demystify much of it by breaking up the work into sections; sort of like slicing a pizza; you don’t try to eat all of a pizza at the same time. As with any project of size I have ever embarked on, I first divide it into managable portions.
For example, I am about to begin renovating a 1971 Airstream Caravel. When I say renovate , I mean all of it from the removal of walls, as well the door and windows in order to replace aged seals, ripping out the way outdated elecrical and plumbing systems, in fact right down to the belly pan once I have ripped up the floor.
In this rebuild, because I am starting from the ground up (literally,) I can break it down into mechanical rebuild, electrical systems, plumbing system, PV (solar) outfitting etc., etc.
But any rebuild simply requires a logical approach. I find making lists VERY useful. I tape my various lists to the interior shell of the Caravel, along with a rough timeframe for completion. This really helps to keep me on task, and reminds me if I have forgotten something (which is frequent.)
Also, there is the Internet. With all it’s faults. it’s a wonderful font of knowledge with forums on about anything you can think of. If youv’e never used a forum before, you are in for a pleasant surprise. People are generally friendly, knowledgeable, and have no problem sharing their expertise and experience.
I know it sounds a little odd, but what I am doing is probably easier than the task you have embarked upon simply because I don’t have try to attach the new to the existing. Have heart! You can do this!
If I can be of any help with specifics, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at:
will52dreamsea@gmail.com
Fair skys and a following wind,
Will
