[A/S] Stay At Home Airstream Project

["Richard McFarland" <estatewagons@xxxxxxx>]

There are so many ways to enjoy a trailer.
Using it "as is"and renovating and updating systems only as they demand,
or restoring it to "factory original",
or restoring it to one's personal tastes.

I think you'll find that a lot of trailers have found their way into
backyards and homes/commercial locations to be used
as a permanent facility rather than a travel facility.

You'll find on a fairly regular basis - layouts in magazines featuring
this -
it's just a matter of how many magazines you enjoy going through.
To my way of thinking...the more magazines the better....
as it's always interesting  to keep up with what is going on elsewhere.

In the meantime - I might suggest that one of the first things you
consider before you start your project - determine if you want to keep
the trailer in "trailer condition" or not - in other words - do you want to
keep
it's true purpose "intact" should you ever decide to take it off the patio
and
use it as an RV.  Or - if you think (after spending a lot of money on your
project)
you might decide to sell it.

It's not critical that you do this - it's just a concept of keeping your
options
open for the future - if you should ever use it/sell it.  Chances are it
would be easier
to sell in original and useable shape.  (though this is totally
subjective...as it
always comes down to a seller and a buyer finding each other - and there
is no set formula for how this happens or what a buyer is looking for)

If on the other other you don't care about keeping your options open - then
the choices you have for renovating it are vast.  It's just a matter of time
and
interest and money.

If you decide not to maintain it's "tow ability" - and convert it to a
permanent
fixture - then you have potentially crossed the line from RV to Home
Remodeling -
which means you may have crossed from one way of thinking to another.

You might keep in mind the zoning angle to all this -
it might make a big difference (in any direction depending on where you
live and what the specifics of your area are) depending on whether you keep
the
trailer "totally trailer" or whether - as you remodel it - you blend it into
your home.

Bottom line -  you can look at a lot of options - but probably the best
one is to do what you want to do and is most workable.

Have fun.  RL