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Once the frame was undercoated completely, we were ready for subfloor. Lots of people choose to use composite (OSB) subfloor as you would in a house. However, we were concerned with the moisture and it being a trailer, that composite may not be the best for longevity....

When we bought the Airstream, you could not miss the crack down the front window. There was no easy repair for this very large crack. We knew right off the bat that this would need to be fully replaced. Brandon removed the window from the airstream and pulled out the...

For Brandon and Dave, this was a pretty simple step and a no-brainer, but I felt it was important to share this information because it was absolutely essential. We knew that replacing the air conditioning/heating unit on top was necessary. The old unit was a mess and...

The exterior trim on the outside of our airstream was fine, but the color had faded from the blue stripe and had major silicone marks from years of putting silicone over silicone. Brandon pulled off a few of these pieces for us to work on making them shine like new...

Our car search was exhausting. We did our research, thoroughly, and then some. Okay, let's be honest here. Brandon did the research. I picked out based on appearance. Ha! I had my heart set on a Jeep Grand Cherokee for a while, newer body style. We did have some...

We've been doing all of our renovations at Brandon's grandmother's farm, right in the center of a loop in her driveway. This brings a set of challenges for everyday living for her and the family. We're blocking part of the entrance/exit to her driveway and making...

From the moment we bought the airstream and saw areas in the subfloor that were rotted away and missing, exposing the frame underneath, we knew that the frame would need some work. We've seen through our research that some people completely remove the exterior...

From the very first time we saw the airstream, we knew that the windows would need work. On the left side of the airstream, we were missing a window completely. Luckily, we had a frame for the window saved in the airstream. What we didn't notice was the crack in the...

Friends, I have never researched toilets so much in my life. There were so many options and possible set-ups for these toilets, my head is still spinning! For the longest time, we thought that a composting toilet was going to be our choice, even despite my wariness....

Here's a quick disclaimer: Maybe everyone doesn't call it a belly pan, but this is the aluminum underside of the airstream! It's what we've called it since the beginning, so we are going with it! We began this process by vacuuming out all of the subfloor junk, mouse...