Wednesday, June 4, 2008

gutting and scrubbing


the first steps toward realizing our vision is removing the majority of the interior of the airstream. i decided to leave the bathroom intact in the rear and conceal the doorway. the front end is to become a sitting/ changing area and airlock. the main body is, of course, the sauna.
as i began removing the interior components, i quickly realized that it was high time for this thing to be stripped down anyway. there was definitely some mold and mildew accumulating in nooks and crannies, under and behind things.
i carefully removed all of the fixtures, cabinets, appliances, etc. and placed an add on craigslist. i was not able to sell many of the items within a couple of weeks, so i ended up giving everything i could away. in the end, i still had to take a load to the dump.
once empty, i scrubbed every surface i could reach with bleach. i also rented an ozone generator, sealed all of the doors and windows, and blasted the interior with ozone for 24 hours. this was everything i could think of to remediate any mold issues.
during the gutting process, i also realized that the utilities could essentially be left in tact and the whole thing could continue it's service as an rv as well as a sauna. i do love multi-functionality....

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