New blog coming soon.
This blog was all about the actual renovation of the Airstream. I will be starting a new blog documenting my 4-week trip up the west coast. Should be interesting. Stay tuned!
An Airstream renovation project
This blog was all about the actual renovation of the Airstream. I will be starting a new blog documenting my 4-week trip up the west coast. Should be interesting. Stay tuned!
- Replaced/repaired rotted sub-floor near front door, under battery boxes and along the rear bedroom wall.
I've made huge progress over the last two weeks. Was able to get all the water lines connected and tested. The shower faucet connection leaks, but I just need to tighten the fittings. The gray water tank has a leak as well. I was told this the day I bought the Airstream, but was hoping it was just a loose connection. Will need to take it to a service facility for repair. All other fittings and PEX tubes appear to be leak-free. Let's hope it stays this way.
This is not the original sofa. I had the L-lounge configuration, which I liked...at first. After gutting the whole trailer, I realized I liked having more of an open space. So, I picked a single guacho frame from a guy who was redoing an 80s model Airstream. The thing was in pieces and there were no cushions, so I had to guess how it all went together. But now I have a nice sofa bed that doesn't take up a lot of space.
I've gone a little over budget, so I decided to not do a custom stainless shower. Instead, I decided to work with the original fixtures. The fiberglass shower pan was cracked in several places and had yellowed over time. It looked nasty. I first sanded it down, then used fiberglass patches to repair the cracks and then coated it in autobody bondo to smooth out the uneven textures. I never could get this looking as smooth as I wanted, but it was good enough for me. I then sprayed it with a white epoxy paint I found at Sherwin Williams called Tile Doc®. It's pretty durable and very flexible. We will see how it holds up under regular use.
As I mentioned before, I chose Ikea for my cabinet source. They look good, have the most flexible sizes and are fairly inexpensive. I cut out sections of sidewall material to reduce the weight and coated all exposed fiberboard with water-resistant polyurethane. I used the Ikea countertops too. Very thick and heavy, but I liked the way they looked.