Refurbishing / redecorating a TM can be a lot of fun. You can do it at your own pace and your own skill level. Several of our members have redone the floor, for example, and the SEARCH tool will help you find their stories.
One thing that is definitely NOT fun is repairing water damage to the frame of the shells if water was allowed to get into the walls. In those days, the shells were framed with wood, and if water got into the walls, the wood rotted. It doesn't happen often, but it has happened.
One of the most infamous incidences happened to our old-time member Happytrails (not the same as the current member with the same handle). He documented the whole repair process on a web site that seems to be gone now. However, there were several long threads on this board at the same time that describe some of it. There may be others.
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...read.php?t=341
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...read.php?t=618
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...read.php?t=992
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...read.php?t=606
Before buying, you should make sure that your new trailer does not suffer from wood rot in the shells.
Bill