It was easy to.
Airstream flooring replacement 7 8.
Leave about 3 16 of an inch around any walls or obstacles to allow for the expansion.
Find an airstream with a rotten floor.
In our first airstream we chose a vinyl interlocking plank flooring.
The existing vinyl flooring was worn and didn t match the retro trailer.
Time to get the full monty underway.
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Vintage airstream trailers that have been neglected for decades usually have a rotten sub floor which can pose as a health hazard and safety concern.
Floor repair replacement.
The airstream definitely needed new flooring.
From our research there are two ways to preform the shell removal.
So here s a step by step explanation of how we removed the floor before replacing it.
Very little was holding the shell to the floor or the floor to the frame.
Before installing the actual laminate let it acclimate to the airstream for a day or so it really does contract and expand with temperature.
Yes it can be either a frame off replacement or an in place replacement.
The removed front floor sections hardly even usable as a template.
We spent a while sanding the sticky floor with 3 sanders and removed all the nails.
Airstream renovation task 2 lift shell off frame.
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Once we started taking up the vinyl flooring we realized it was not only glued down and super sticky but it was also nailed down.
While a shell off floor replacement makes the labor of removing and replacing the floorboards easier it can be difficult for diy ers with limited space or experience.
This pick came after many weeks of research.
This step isn t too hard.
Build an inner frame and jack the shell up or build a large pulley system and lift the shell off.
But in the end we settled on vinyl flooring for our airstream and never regretted it.
This flooring just clicks into place and should not be fastened to the sub floor either.
The options were endless.
Airstream in the 1950 s built the trailer by stretching the insulation over the frame securing down the plywood floor installing the upper frame and outer skin shell and then installing the belly skin.
Do we go with a vinyl laminate bamboo hardwood engineered or cork.
