Flooring

Airstream Interior goes back in

by ARC on December 14, 2012

Airstream electrics and interior go inIn the wokshop today: hard at work fitting the original interior and vehicle electrics into this Airstream now that the new floor has been laid.

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In the Workshop today: A new floor for the Sovereign of the Road

by ARC on October 12, 2012

sovereign of the road AirstreamThe focus seems to be on floors at the workshop this week as this Airstream, a 1950′s Sovereign of the Road is also getting a new floor, just like the Airstream bar we blogged about on Tuesday. This Airstream is getting a full luxury refit so watch the blog for more pictures and info as the project takes shape over the coming months!

sovereign of the road Airstream

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Repairs to a rotten floor and damaged window frames

26 April 2012

The rot in the floor is a very common problem in Vintage Airstreams, which is why we always pull up the old floor and start with repairing and painting the chassis. This photo shows the state that some window frames are in before we start working on them.

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The TV Crew are back

15 February 2012

As part of an ongoing series focused on Micro Design, the TV crew came back today to film the progress on some of our Airstream Projects. Here’s a demonstration of the polishing process: And in this picture our professional carpet fitters are showing the film crew how they are laying new Dalsouple flooring in this [...]

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Minimalist Airstream Interior

17 January 2012

In the workshop today: The minimalist Airstream interior is really starting to come together now. In this picture, Dave is working on the overhead storage unit for this Airstream.

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Working on the bathroom

9 December 2011

In the workshop today: A wet central heating system with a heated towel rail go into an Airstream bathroom A new bathroom floor with Amtico and stainless steel shower tray.

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Retro Restoration

20 October 2011

Here are a few more pics of our recently completed Retro restoration for a famous author and comedian. He needed a home-from-home when appearing at events and festivals – and nothing says style and comfort more than an Airstream that has been lovingly restored by American Retro Caravans. You might remember us blogging about this [...]

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Interior Taking Shape

19 October 2011

The interior of this 30ft Airstream is beginning to take shape. A conversation with our client Doug Hamilton from the Wham Agency about his Airstream. We always keep our clients are kept well informed with regular emails, phone calls and photos of work in progress.

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Amtico Floor goes into an Airstream

10 October 2011

In the workshop today – This beautiful Amtico floor is laid in our clients’ 31ft Airstream. The interior of the Airstream is new aluminium which has been enamelled to the exact shade the client wanted.

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Progress in the 50′s Diner Style Airstream

8 August 2011

Remember this one from the beginning of July? We made a custom cream and black Amtico tiled floor to compliment the cream walls in this 50′s diner inspired Airstream. Well now the kitchen and upholstered seating are in and you can really see that it’s starting to take shape.

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