Outdoor Prepping

Outdoor Prepping

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...
Supporting the Frame

Supporting the Frame

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...
Window Problems

Window Problems

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 Great Toilet Debate

The Great Toilet Debate

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....
Belly Pan Removal

Belly Pan Removal

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...
Subfloor Removal

Subfloor Removal

Well, all the walls are out. What’s next? The floor! We have a lot of empty holes in our floor from rotting and water damage. From the start, we could see sections of subfloor already due to chunks of missing carpet and tiles missing. One of the things we...