So along came a rush job that needed to take precedence over the conference media center I’ve been working on. A good friend bought a 24′ 1965 Airstream travel trailer and wanted it to be repaired and renovated for the coming hunting season….hunting as in wild hogs in So. Carolina. Hmmm….anyway…his desire was to keep as much of the original woodwork, cabinetry and look of the trailer realizing that there was going to be a good bit of repair and some up-to-date creature comforts that were necessary. First on the agenda is to replace the toilet…our friend is a kingsized guy (in stature and heart) and the floor was already rotten in the lavatory area. He also had a good amount of laminate strip flooring left over from a previous upgrade on his condo and wanted me to take up the old carpet and tile and use the flooring throughout. I had to take out the lavatory sink to give more room around the toilet, but will do a new sink area in the kitchen which will be adequate for such a small space. I took out the dinette (old 2 seat set from McDonalds and a prior fix up) and will replace the refrigerator . I removed some of the old cabinetry as it was unrepairable, as well as the front futon/sofa and the pull out bed. The owner has ordered a new mattress custom made to fit this space as it it not a standard size. I think a good cleaning of the front sofa cushions is all that is needed. There will have to be extensive plumbing and electrical work done, as well as repair of windows, screens, varnishing some of the existing repaired cabinetry, and interior painting. The back bumper is pretty rusty so I hope to get that cleaned up and repainted. I have a time line of about 12 days to get it ready ( I will be out of town for 5 of those days) with the agreement that I can “fine tune” some things after hunting season is over. Here a few “before” photos.
