Here you will find some helpful answers to some of the many questions and statements, that we receive from folks just like you. If you have any others questions regarding a restorations, please contact us @ trail-r-boy@vintage-vacations.com or phone us at 714-812-6053
"How much does it cost to have a
trailer fully restored?"
This is the most common question that we receive and the
most difficult to answer. My answer for you is a question in
return! I ask you "How much does it cost to remodel your
home kitchen?" Exactly, It can't be answered through an
email, but the answer to my question is "It costs as much as
you have to spend!" It all depends on your existing kitchen,
what you want to do to it and how much you are willing to
spend. You can remodel your home kitchen for as little as
$5000 and you can easily spend $250,000 or more on it. It
would all depend on where you want to end up when all is
said and done. As with a home kitchen, The cost to restore a
trailer all depends on the trailer that we are starting
with, what you would like for it to be when it is finished
and most important, your budget! Simply put, the more you
want, the more it costs. We can create a trailer or Motor
home that reflects your personal tastes, styles and needs,
no matter what that may be! It can take many hours to figure
out what all of your needs are and how we can incorporate
them into the trailer. If you are interested in working out
a budget for your trailer please phone us at 714-812-6053 so
that we may speak in person about all of your needs.
"We are in the market to buy a
fully restored Vintage Vacations trailer, Do you have any
restored trailers for sale at this time."
My dream is to have a lot filled with fully restored
trailers for sale, just like a car lot, but the reality is
it will never happen. As much as I would love to build spec
trailers, as I did a few years ago, we simply don't have the
time to do so. I have also found that it is much easier to
build the right trailer to fit the clients needs than to
build one and wait for the right client. At this point in
time, we are only building contracted trailers. Please
contact us if you would like to contract us to build a
trailer for you.
"We are looking for an
"Airstream Brand Trailer" to have restored, we would love to
have one with all of the beautiful wood walls and cabinets,
can you help? "
From 1936 - 1939 the "Airstream" brand trailer came with
wooden veneer walls and cabinets, (There are only a half
dozen of these trailers known to exist) After the War, all
"Airstream" brand trailers came with aluminum interior
walls. All of the trailers came with either a Zolatone
(splatter paint) finish or an automotive paint finish. Many
people use the name "Airstream" as a generic name to
describe an aluminum travel trailer . It may be that you are
looking for another one of several thousand brand names of
trailers that did come with wooden interiors. If you are
looking for an "Airstream" and do want a wooden interior,
this is something that we can offer you. We can take an
Airstream, Silver Streak, Avion, Streamline or any other
trailer and laminate a beautiful wood veneer or any other
surface that you desire to the skin to create the finished
look that you desire!
"We have been looking for a
vintage trailer to have restored but are unable to find one
that suits our needs. We would like to find one that has a
toilet and shower in it, can you help!"
It all depends on the trailer and the extent of the
restoration. At Vintage Vacations, we are able to take most
trailers and redesign the interiors to house at least the
most basic of bathroom accessories, A toilet! Sometimes we
may only be able to create a hideaway space for a
port-a-potty or we may be able to build in a full bath with
a shower, sink and toilet. Again it all depends on the
trailer.
"Without seeing our trailer, can
you give us a ball park price on having some repair work
done on it? the trailer leaked water and caused some
damage."
Without seeing the trailer first hand there is no way for us
to determine the full extent of any damage that may exist do
to water leakage or other such problems. When water damage
occurs on the interior surface of the walls, cabinets or
floor, you must realize the water came from the outside and
may have traveled some distance through the inner walls
before draining or seeping through to the surface. Many
times, what looks like simple surface damage is opened up to
find extreme deterioration that was caused by years of water
leakage and neglect. The results of this are always a
Pandora's Box effect. You think that you are going to
replace only the outer panel and then end up spending many
days striping out and rebuilding that area of the trailer to
make it structurally sound and safe. Because of this, we
must see the damage first hand in order to assess the damage
and determine a ball park cost for the repairs. All repair
work that is done in our shop is done on a time and
materials basis only. We can give you a ballpark cost for
the work to be done but because of the amount of hidden and
unforeseen obstacles and damage that may exist in a trailer,
we are unable to predetermine the exact final cost for the
work.
" We love the vintage trailers
but we would rather drive a very cool old motor home that
has been redesigned to look like the trailers that you do,
but maybe even a little wilder! is this something that
Vintage Vacations can do for us?"
We can design and build the vehicle of your dreams. Be it a
vintage trailer, antique school bus, an old house truck or
some funky motor home that you found, we can do whatever you
want! Although our main bulk of our business is period
correct interiors on trailers, we always look forward to
something a little different. With many years as a designer
and builder under my belt I can create a look that will fill
your every need for any type of vehicle that you may want.
Although we do not deal with the drive trains of self
propelled vehicles we are able to help in subcontracting
this part out. From camping vehicles to trade show booths,
whatever your needs are, Vintage Vacations can help you see
your dreams come true.
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