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Alumaflamingo To Do List

2/13/2014

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We have less than a week to go before we head to AlumaFlamingo in Sarasota and we still have so much to do! Here's what we've accomplished in the last month or so:
  • Replaced roof vents (the one above the bathroom was a Vienna Sausage can installed by a previous owner!)
  • Replaced or repainted all vents on the exterior walls of the trailer, replaced all screens to keep creepy crawlers out!
  • Sealed all windows and reshaped the "eyebrow" shades above each window as many had been bent over time
  • Removed all fixtures, tub, sink, countertop and cabinet from bathroom
  • Primed and painted the interior of the kitchen closet where the hot water heater and refrigerator will go, along with the area that will be used as a pantry
  •  Primed and painted the bathroom



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  • Fiberglass repair to tub, sink and countertop
  • Applied preliminary coats of Tubby to tub and bathroom sink/counter
  • Painted the interior of the entry door and used chalkboard paint for the swing out portion that exposes the screen door
  • Installed hot water heater (although it is not hooked up yet, just mounted in the closet area in the kitchen, curbside)
  • Installed Astradome (had to create a new frame, purchase and attach new lifters first!)
  • Installed Fantastic Fan vent in the rear cabin

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PictureReady or not, here we come!
Here's what we need to accomplish in the next few days before AlumaFlamingo:
  • Finish applying the Tubby coating to the tub and bathroom sink/countertop, let dry as long as possible before installing back in trailer
  • Build box/shelf around hot water heater to support refrigerator above
  • Install plumbing and holding tanks for gray water
  • Install tub, counter, sink, faucets and cabinets into bathroom
  • Make shower curtain and rear cabin divider curtain (thank you, Polly!)
  • Install remaining window screens
  • Install screen for entry door and apply weather stripping
  • Install new tires and hubcaps
  • Rivet Riva's underbelly so it doesn't come loose again like it did on our way home from Key West
  • Install 12 volt battery
  • Remove and wash all dishes, utensils, bedding
  • Do a good bug bombing now that all the holes and cracks have been sealed
  • Clean interior
  • Wash exterior
  • Remove the fence panel in the backyard so we can hitch Riva up and move her up front
  • Create a menu plan and go shopping for food and supplies
  • Pack up all our food, supplies, equipment, bikes

I hope we can get all this accomplished in the limited amount of time we have left. Wish us luck!

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Leigh link
2/24/2014 04:44:07 am

Hey guys - just added you to my list of Airstream Blogs:
http://www.aluminarium.com/airstream-blog/

How was Alumaflamingo??

Maybe we'll see you next winter when we go to Florida...

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Kelly Beard link
2/24/2014 07:09:03 am

Thank you for adding us to your list!

Alumaflamingo was so great that I didn't have time to blog about it. We were "Go, go, go," the entire time! We were also making last-minute improvements to Riva throughout the event. Now that we're home, I'm going to put some posts together starting tonight.

Would love to meet up with y'all when you come through Florida! Stay in touch!

~Kelly & Justin Beard, The Riveted Roost

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