Hey friends! Our names are Eric and Selah, and we started dating in 2015 when we were just in middle school. Now here we are, seven years later, with a 1979 Airstream in need of some serious TLC! (1979 31' International Sovereign Land Yacht, to be precise 😉) Who knows where else life will take us, so... we'd love for you to join us as we begin to build one together :)
if i remember correctly, yes! it should all be dependent on how you set the floor frame and wall panels up. it’s been a couple years now and i don’t know if models have changed at all though, so i would suggest figuring out what size and model number you’re looking into and there should be an online instruction manual. i just searched and got this result… www.shedsforlessdirect.com/manuals/arrow-12x24-murryhill-garage-BGR1224FG-manual.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOooQYfJhaJ80PxZwDZPEEPEnzgWWn3otiMn1pnyHcVe-aKi_65hu if this happens to include your model number it begins to show you the process on pages 18 and 19 for the lower door track:) and it states it can be on either side. best of luck!!
oh well! at least you know for a fact those should last quite a while now! it could certainly be a pain if you had issues with them at the wrong time, so that’s a small price for that peace of mind:)
Perfect, but the only thing is that washers should be used so scratching doesn't happen. Preferably rubber to keep leaking to a minimum. Also, limits rusting two reasons rain acid and metals are different metals screws going into building. Using two type metals cause problems in weather changes in long term and weaker metal will fail and in this situation the building metal fails first.
we’ve recently just painted the walls but that’s about it unfortunately! we’re both working about 70hours a week right now but hopefully soon we can get back to it :) congratulations to you both and best of luck!!!
My neighbors dog does the exact same thing, to the point you cant even enjoy our backyard. Our dog doesnt bark at all. Basically never should have bought in a neighborhood. They also got the dog as a pup three years back.
no we did not due to the square footage being less than our county, at the time, required for permitting. however, we did put it closer to the property line than was technically allowed… so i mean, if a neighbor complained or something, i guess we may have been forced to relocate it but our neighbors didn’t mind :) our county was pretty relaxed though so definitely review what your county requires!!
i think it could certainly work!! it would certainly be a bit dark and the side door was a pain in our case… difficult to use. but if that’s your jam and you’re able to figure out the side door or maybe just get some upgraded hardware, i think it could be a great option for the price and space!!
That’s the smartest way to go about building the wheel well on this rigs ( I did it the same way on my travel trailer ) that way you will minimize any collateral damage in an event of a tire failure ( blow out), they are notoriously bad at destroying things and causing extensive damage. Dad is taking good care of his precious cargo! Well done Dad!!
The floor isn’t the strongest, I believe that was addressed in the video. It was not intended to be driven on. It was a budget storage solution that got us by until we moved, though it is still fully functional for the new owners. We did not seal the floor frame because we were not concerned with the longevity of the building or the “foundation” and the yard was pretty much just sand being in Florida, so the only standing water we really had was what remained on the flooring itself. Thank you.
How much larger is the floor in relation to building size. I’m considering doing the same thing you did. How is the water getting in did you seal the flange on floor. Thanks for the video
@@EricAndSelah I bought this same building and I would like to ask if I want to have a concrete slab poured what would I need the measurement to be to have the building fit exactly?
i believe it was this… www.homedepot.com/p/3-16-in-x-7-8-in-x-40-ft-Butyl-Sealant-Tape-AC-SL-0123-019/317409007 we went with this solely because you get a decent amount for the price, it was convenient to buy locally, and it’s pretty thin… though you could layer it too if needed. i’m unsure if it’s better or worse than anything else out there, but i imagine anything similar would work just as well. thank you for your kind words and we hope this helps!
I’m torn between buying one of these and modifying it to be a workshop or just moving my existing shed and building a slab for it. After a year, how has the building been? I know Florida weather can put some structures through their paces
we no longer live at the property we installed the shed but eric’s dad still does… as far as we’ve heard, all is still good with it! we had some pretty intense tropical storms while we were still there and it held up well. at our new property we essentially have the same thing, a pole barn type structure but on a slab this time with taller doors so we’re able to actually pull our vehicles in and out, but the indiana weather right now along with that concrete almost has it feeling colder inside than outside so i’m pretty miserable working on much of anything at the moment. or that may just be my Floridian habits talking. as you know, there’s just so many factors to consider… but we’re sure you’ll be happy regardless of which approach you take! there are pros and cons to just about any option out there. the only thing we really struggled with was space, but that’s just how eric is haha… he sees empty spaces as an excuse to buy more tools😂 best of luck to you and if we are able to help you out any more just let us know!
apologies for the late response, i didnt see this before… i believe we spent about 3 days total on the whole project start to finish. including the foundation, waiting for the water-seal stuff to dry, and delays due to rain. hope this still helps, apologies again!
we moved to indiana and bad things keep happening. we are videoing as they happen still and hopefully i’ll have a video out soon about it all. we still have the airstream and it is safe🩷 thank you for checking in
i feel the garage door may drop out of the track if you go too high or it may leave the top portion with an open crack above the door but you could certainly try!
Soooo... I have an odd question maybe. My dad built this same shed years ago. He passed away last November. My mom is still with us, but is 80, and we are trying to get her into assisted or senior living, because she can't live completely on her own anymore. We are planning to sell the property to the neighbors next door. They do not care about this shed, because he is a builder, and has a HUGE workshop... what they need is a yard... lol. Anyway... I have been considering taking on the task of disassembling this shed and rebuilding it at my house. I can't really afford a shed, but have wanted one like this... plus... it would be neat having my Dad's tool shed, as it was certainly part of him. I know disassembling a shed like this would be a LOT of work, plus moving and rebuilding it again. Would certainly be easier to buy a new one, and have it shipped, but I don't really have the money for new... so thinking in this case, work instead of cost... lol. So what's my point? Having built one, any recommendations on how you would disassemble if you planned to move it? What parts you would leave intact? What you would take apart first? I was thinking I would leave the ceiling supports intact, for example, doesn't seem like there would be a reason to take them apart.
i’m sorry for your loss. we moved and did not take the shed with us because… like you said… it would be a lot of work lol. but i think it could be done. what i would do is number the pieces as you remove them, “1-100” for example. then reverse engineer it 100-1. or you could even find the instruction manual online for the shed and use the actual part numbers. or using both together as your labeling system might actually be best so you have both to assist you in re-assembly. while you’re disassembling it, you’ll learn what you need to take apart and what you can just take bigger sections out of but i think the roof gables are mainly going to be all you can really do that with… and the side door and smaller things like that. i would recommend fully disassembling the wall panels as they’re so thin. i would always recommend taking the extra time to separate pieces rather than putting the extra strain on yourself to move heavier sections. plus it’ll decrease the number of trips you’ll have to take to move it all. i think it’s definitely do-able, but it’s not going to be fun. and since yours is slightly older, maybe videoing yourself disassembling it could help you with your reassembly just in case there are any discrepancies with how various parts were put together. best of luck!!! let us know when you get it figured out… or if you have any issues we can maybe help you with:)
also, i don’t remember much about the assembly at this point but i think starting with the garage door/ track system/etc., then the roof panels, then the roof supports may be your best 3 first steps to take in disassembly as i’m fairly certain those came last. the instruction manual and actually looking inside your own shed may help you better determine a game plan though. regardless of how you tackle it, be careful!
I purchased a 12 x 31 Arrow Shed and it fell down due to the high winds where I live. I had to rebuild it in wood BUT I am using the garage door and other parts. I need a detailed idea of how to make the garage work. My just always get stuck and then the rollers come off, no matter how many times I adjust it. Any Advise? BTW, this video is much better than the Arrow shed build by the company. They always seem to skip the parts where most people have problems! Great Job!
awe im sorry to hear that!! we just recently moved and have a new garage with an actual shingle roof on it and we’re kinda in the same boat cause a tree fell on it… we want to reuse the windows but everything else is a lost cause lol. given all this, i dont have the Arrow shed near by to reference anymore but we had a similar experience with the garage door… it would get stuck if you didnt open it with even pressure on each side, then sometimes we’d have to press on the top panel or 2 cause they didnt want to fold and roll back like they’re supposed to. if i remember correctly, the tracks for the door weren’t really braced in place by much so that left a bit of room for them to shift out of place… so if you havent done it already then maybe framing wood behind the tracks and sending screws through them into the wood on each side may be your best bet to hold them in place and keep them from shifting too much. i would re-adjust it the way you want and watch what it’s doing from inside the garage, but of course make sure you have another way to exist in the meantime if you get stuck🫣😂 wood framing might look terrible depending on how it’s done, but functionality is more important than aesthetic in my opinion. even just using a couple L-brackets from the bottom of the tracks to the floor may assist in keeping them in place maybe. sorry if these are useless ideas but that’s all i really have coming to mind at the moment best of luck and if you need someone to bounce other ideas off of, of course i’d be glad to help further. our email is ericandselah@gmail.com if you wanted to send some photos or something to give me a little more to go off of in case you continue having back luck. thank you though!! i’m very surprised this video has done as well as it has cause video editing certainly isn’t my forté, but if it helped one person then that makes it all worth it:)
i think so!! depending on what type of rodents are concerning you. some small, agile mice might be able to find their way through somehow but we used some sealant around the perimeter and in some of the larger gaps we had, and had no issues:)
Hey Hey I just literally watched all your guys video lol!! I would love if you shared some links where you guys got the lift kit from? Thanks so much in advance!! Im currently renovating an Argosy so fun times 😆 . Im with you on how expensive this is going to be lol!!
awe thank you! we’re hoping to have some new videos up soon!!! lots of exciting things are happening but of course that doesn’t leave much time to edit😩 inlandrv.com/product/airstream-axle-lift-kit/ we ordered the #11 double kit for our purposes but you would need to double check they would work in your situation as well because the axles may be different… we just don’t know. yes, it really adds up quick!! take your time and be careful not to burn yourself out.. cause that’s a major struggle too. anything else you need just let us know💕 best of luck!
@@EricAndSelah 💙Your welcome!! I hope so lol you guys haven't posted in a while. I can't wait to see what else you guys have coming!! lol Tell me about it what I struggle with also it uploading them on to RU-vid LOL. Yes I will triple check Thank you!!
ugh yes they take FOREVER to process. then those times when they get to 99% then just stop 😤 makes it very tempting to move in the “shorts” direction over full-length videos but who knows what the future holds. thank you so much for your sweet comments! feel free to dm us on instagram with some photos of your progress as you go!! we’d love to see💙
@@EricAndSelah lol!! YESSS I remember one of mine took two days to upload because it did that very same thing!! I was about to call It quits!! I say you also do shorts of the progress you guys have already done. They are the easiest. Since TikToks everyone is addicted to shorts! But I still enjoy long videos call me old 😆. I mean I did buy a Vintage airstream for a reason 😂. Yea sure ill like to share I don't plan on making videos of it on my channel but Ill send you guys the process. Just link your insta. I'll most like add you with my personal acc.
that is sooo aggravating!!! there’s no way i would’ve waited 2 days for it so major props to you for that. i have totally spent hours fishing for a single corrupt frame though. that’s a good idea!! the only thing that’s held me back from it so far though is i worry the quality would be bad given i’ve filmed everything in landscape mode on my phone thus far. i wish we would’ve had 2 cameras running at all times so we’d have both orientations. but if liking long videos makes you old though, call me old then too😝 nothing wrong with that in my opinion! yes please do share! our insta is instagram.com/eric.and.selah having some sort of documentation really helps to motivate when you feel like you’re making no progress. looking at ours now, it feels like we haven’t even gotten anywhere with it but the 800+ hours of footage we have of us working on it says otherwise. take it slow and enjoy the process! you really do have a super fun project on your hands!!!
darn it, i’m sorry! i thought i put it in the description but i forgot. these are what we used for the skins… Aluminum Blind Rivets with Aluminum Mandrel, Domed Head, 3/16" Diameter, for 0.126"- 0.25" Material Thickness www.mcmaster.com/97447A050 item number 97447a050. we are not affiliated with McMaster-Carr, but their shipping is quick so that’s been nice to have every time we ran out lol. i believe the original rivets were 1/8” but some of the holes in our were loose… probably from being drilled out and replaced before, so we decided it was better for us to go up in size for all of them… but that’s just a personal preference! also, to estimate, i believe we went through about 2500 of them in case that information is helpful at all when it comes to estimating how many you may need to order:) best of luck with your project!!!
the door height is 6ft and neither of us are that tall so it works great for us! if you’re taller than that… building it on a platform like we did may help keep you from bumping your head since you’d be stepping into it rather than walking straight ahead if that makes sense. once you’re actually inside, it opens up a lot! it’s just the door (frame) itself that’s comparatively short
Awesome work you two! I was curious if you had any issues sliding in the subfloor into the c-channel, especially where the c-channel sits on top of the outriggers. When I pulled out our subfloor, the weight of the shell kind of squished down on the c-channel. Looks like you maybe forced it in somehow. See 2:28 of the video. I have been binging your episodes and learning a lot and gettig confident for this journey. You are so positive. Tanks and frame repair is next, then the subfloor. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! Eric is super knowledgable and Selah never afraid to jump in there and do the work. Can we adopt you two?!
we absolutely did! in more places than not honestly. we used channel-locks to try and pull the top part up a bit to give us more room then readjusted the lip for the skins as needed since the channel locks squish em down. use a piece of scrap wood on the outer edge and beat it in so you don’t mar your subfloor pieces up :) hopefully that was clear enough to be helpful. you can most definitely do it!! people have doubted us from the beginning and proving them wrong is our favorite part lol😊 thank you so much for the kind words!!💙 youtube has a way of making things look easier than they are but you got this! eric certainly leads the way but i always help as much as possible:) we wish you could!!! writing responses isn’t our strongest suit sometimes, but we’d be more than open to doing a Skype/Zoom call or something with you guys if you need any extra help or clarification on anything as you tackle this project! we started this channel in attempt to be as transparently helpful as possible to anyone else doing the same thing so anything we can do, genuinely, just let us know!
@@EricAndSelah you are so kind to respond! When I get into it and get stuck, I will definitely take you up on the offer for a Zoom or Facetime or something. I seriously mean it when I say you have the best Airstream renovation channel out there. It's informative, fun AND funny and it actually shows how you do it as well as describing the process verbally as best you can. You've also posted links to the places where you bought stuff, which is so helpful! 💜
thank you so much! hopefully you don’t get stuck but, by all means, we’re here to help if it happens so no need to stress :) sometimes i forget to put links so if you happen across some stuff you need that i forgot to link just let us know and i’ll find it no problem! all youtube comment notifications come straight to my watch so i’ll always get back you to guys as quickly as i can💙 my sleep schedule is a bit messed up right now though as you can see 😂
You guys are awesome!! We are renovating our 1974 Land Yacht at the moment. You two keep me motivated! Thank you. That ceiling center piece was a real pain to get out, I know. Well done.
thank you so much! and that’s absolutely awesome to hear!!! hope everything goes well:) haha yes the center piece was tedious and we still have no clue how we’ll go about getting it put back in we’re about to be pretty sporadic with our youtube posts because work isn’t giving us much time for airstream progress/editing videos, but if you guys have any questions or anything in the meantime feel free to reach out anytime and we’ll do the absolute best we can for you! stay motivated💙
thank you for validating my thought process haha. it very well may be useless and end up crumbling… but at least any future issues we have with critters won’t be due to a lack of effort😅
The subfloor appears to be in good shape. I don’t think filling the gaps is necessary. The frame will flex whole on the road and ultimately tour floor covering will provide the proper barrier. But what you did won’t hurt anything.
thank you! everything is all new so we’ve been trying to keep it in decent shape. i know everything i did in this video very likely may end up failing and being completely useless once on the road but the peace of mind it gives me to know i at least tried to circumvent potential future issues was worth it, i think. especially for just $15 and a couple hours of my time lol. it was definitely just a “why not” project… not required but nice to know it’s there i suppose:) thank you for your comment!
no worries at all! we know yesterday was a busy day for many :) we plan to buy 2-5 acres of land and live in it full time as we work to establish a homestead on the same land (think small farm, garden, workshop, and cottage)! once we’re at that point, we will use it for family vacations and such. we hope our future kids will be interested enough to redo the airstream themselves someday so we can continue to pass it down… but only time will tell🤍 thank you for your question!
our parents were texting us during this livestream saying they couldn’t comment (they’re very supportive we know🥰); so if you experienced the same issue… we truly apologize and will work to resolve the issue for next time! hopefully the questions we did receive helped to clarify any uncertainties you, yourself, may have had; but, as always, if not then you can absolutely leave them in these comments for us to respond to like normal :) once again, we hope you all have had a lovely thanksgiving and we look forward to being back to our normal, edited videos next week haha!
glad to hear it’ll be worth it! they’re pricey so the idea of buying 2 sure hurts quite a bit, but we figured it’s still a whole lot easier to do now instead of down the line. we don’t know if we’ll stay in florida or not once it’s done, but we definitely felt the need to prepare ourselves for the brutal summers in case we do 😅
Happy birthday Eric hope your beautiful lady is spoiling you today. You are doing amazing work, you make it look easy. Love watching the journey. I'll try tune in next week but timing could be off 🇮🇪 😁
thank you. she made me a cake and we had a good day together. that’s understandable and no worries at all. if we don’t have you there then we hope you have a happy holiday! -eric
I’ve been following from the beginning. There is so many skills you need to be good at, electrical wiring, sheet metal and carpentry…….take your time and do it properly so you won’t have to redo it. It’s so much work, glad you keep going. You two look good together working at tough jobs and still showing kindness to each other. It would be nice if some sponsors showed up to help you out. Waiting for next update from Vancouver BC best wishes!
thank you so much for your continuous support! this sunday, nov.13th marks one year we’ve been working on this thing and we truly had no idea we’d be having to do 90% of all this stuff! this project certainly tests our relationship at times, but we both know there’s no way we would’ve even gotten this far if it wasn’t for eachother💕 particularly couldn’t do it without eric though… he has so many skills, it always amazes me! our wallets would certainly appreciate some sponsors too😂 maybe soon! thank you again and take care💙
