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02-09-2015, 01:13 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Rumble Strip Ramblings: Alice Reno!
I am starting this thread to share our renovations of our 1982 31 foot Excella that we named Alice.
We bought our Airstream, Alice, off a Craigslist add from a great guy named Al.
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02-09-2015, 01:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1994 34' Excella
Warren
, Manitoba
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,253
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Welome aboard!! The fun is about to begin. This is the place to get help and thoughts about your upcoming reno. I had a lot of help when I did out 1976. Most of it was good, and some of it great. Chris
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ACI #7394
2012 GMC 2500 HD Duramax Denali
1994 Excella 34'
1987 Limited 34', 1976 31', 1976 Argosy 22' Gone to new homes
Hensley Hitch
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02-10-2015, 01:39 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Demoing the Gaucho Couch
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02-10-2015, 01:59 PM
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Rivet Master
1962 28' Ambassador
1961 19' Globetrotter
1962 26' Overlander
Mesa
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,996
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Nice pictures, i like how you got multi pics in one shot.
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Hittenstiehl
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02-12-2015, 11:00 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Taking out curtains
The curtains were old, water damaged and stinky so they had to go.
Let there be light!
more info on how we demoed the curtains on our blog.
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02-16-2015, 12:02 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Demoing the Rear Bedroom
First we removed the curtains.
Then we started to demo the beds.
Under the carpet we found rotted subfloor
The end table came out after the beds.
We were left with rotted floors and mouse droppings, mouse poison and mouse repellent. No dead mouse bodies yet!
More photos and info on the bedroom demo on our blog.
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02-17-2015, 02:37 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Correction: 1984 not 1982
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02-17-2015, 02:39 PM
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1 Rivet Member
1982 31' Excella
Rochester
, New York
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 10
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Is Alice a mid bath? If it is the window layout looks different from my 82.
Yours look to be the same size and my bathroom window is small.
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02-17-2015, 02:40 PM
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1 Rivet Member
1982 31' Excella
Rochester
, New York
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 10
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I think that just answered my question.
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02-18-2015, 07:48 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragonfly100
I think that just answered my question.
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Alice is an 84, twin bed rear bedroom. I miss typed the first post and couldn't figure out how to edit it.
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02-18-2015, 09:04 AM
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Rivet Master
1994 30' Excella
alexandria
, Kentucky
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,321
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Nice trailer. You have a lot to work with.
I have replaced floors in two trailers before. You will likely find the leak for the rotted floor was caused by:
1.) battery box
2.) panoramic window
3.) long vertical seam
4.) lower beltline
Make it a point to put time in your schedule to recaulk the entire trailer when the weather warms up.
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Steve, Christy, Anna and Phoebe (Border Collie)
1994 Classic 30'11" Excella - rear twin
2009 Dodge 2500, 6 Speed Auto, CTD, Quad Cab, Short Bed
Hensley Arrow hitch with adjustable stinger
WBCCI # 3072
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02-18-2015, 09:39 AM
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Rivet Master
1976 31' Sovereign
Missouri City
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,233
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The custom fit curtains for the Airstream make a big difference when refurbishing. Here is a place to have new custom fit Airstream curtains/Drapes made by a company that has been doing this for a long.
Drapes For Airstream and Argosy Trailers
Good luck with your project.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RumbleStrip
The curtains were old, water damaged and stinky so they had to go.
Let there be light!
more info on how we demoed the curtains on our blog.
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Don Hardman
1976 31' Sovereign
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02-18-2015, 10:06 AM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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Congrats, welcome aboard and keep taking pics!!! Love that you share!
Good luck!
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Peace and Blessings..
Channing
WBCCI# 30676
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02-19-2015, 08:01 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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@crispyboy Thanks! I am sure we will have loads of questions once we get to the subfloor issues.
Nice trailer. You have a lot to work with.
I have replaced floors in two trailers before. You will likely find the leak for the rotted floor was caused by:
1.) battery box
2.) panoramic window
3.) long vertical seam
4.) lower beltline
Make it a point to put time in your schedule to recaulk the entire trailer when the weather warms up.
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Steve, Christy, Anna and Scout (Border Collie)
1994 30'11" Excella - rear twin
2009 Dodge 2500, 6 Speed Auto, CTD, Quad Cab, Short Bed
Hensley with adjustable stinger
WBCCI # 3072
AIR # 6035
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02-19-2015, 08:02 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Thank you!
Quote:
Originally Posted by cwf
Congrats, welcome aboard and keep taking pics!!! Love that you share!
Good luck!
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02-19-2015, 08:10 AM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Demoing the Wardrobe
We got the Wardrobe out!
We didn't have much time but we still managed to sneak out for about 45 minutes and were able to get a little more demoed.
We have three young kids... what were we thinking when we took on this renovation project?!
The kids love helping out so we try to let them help whenever it is safe for them to do so.
more pics up on this blog post.
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02-19-2015, 09:10 AM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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Beautiful!!!!
"Patrick makes the cut!!" Hahah!
Write on painters tape where each was demoed...attach a printout of the pic!
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Peace and Blessings..
Channing
WBCCI# 30676
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03-02-2015, 01:45 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Large Wardrobe Demo
We got the big wardrobe out!
First we removed the room divider.
Then the closet doors.
I forgot how big the wardrobe was!
The door support came down next.
Then a wall!
The final board.
And this is what we were left with.
more photos on our blog.
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03-02-2015, 01:46 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1984 31' Excella
Cottage Grove
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
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Any tips on wheel cover repair?
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03-03-2015, 10:39 AM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,408
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Fiberglass overlay?
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Peace and Blessings..
Channing
WBCCI# 30676
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