Sky’s the limit for trailer renovation company

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Waste not, want not. The old adage has been at the heart of ReVolution Trailers, a Transcona-based trailer renovation company, since its foundation in 2019.

“We’re not just a repair place,” co-owner Maegan Clerihew said. “We renovate them like you would a house. It’s like renovating a house but also nothing like renovating a house. Almost anything you can think to do inside, we can do.”

From complete gutting and overhauls, to cosmetic renos, ReVolution Trailers, which is located at 1483 Springfield Rd., can turn a new or used trailer into a custom home on wheels.

“One of the things we’re most proud of here is in the process from start to finish, we try to recycle, re-use, re-home whatever we can,” Clerihew said.

“That’s a big part of what we do,” added co-owner Stu Pynoo. “We’ve created our own three Rs. Recapturing trailers, reimagining what they can be, and reliving in them. It’s a big thing.”

When renovating a trailer, old fabric is sent to a fabric recycler, paint to a paint recycler. Light fixtures, furnishings, appliances are sold or passed on. Nuts, screws, bolts, hardware, everything that can be taken out and saved.

“The only thing we don’t save is water damaged, moldy, or damaged beyond repair or reuse,” Clerihew explained. “The majority finds a life somewhere else. So far we’ve kept about 200,000 pounds out of the landfill.”

Both Clerihew and Pynoo have a background in home renovation. But it was in discovering the untapped potential of RVs and trailers that spurred them to get ReVolution Trailers off the ground.

“We want people to know that just because they have an older travel trailer, you don’t need to throw it away,” Clerihew said. “They don’t have to go out and buy a new one.”

“This isn’t just old trailers,” Pynoo added. “From the dealership, you get very few options. We’ve done everything from large TVs to a wood stove. Almost anything you can do in a house, we can do in these trailers.”

ReVolution Trailers will be showing at the upcoming Winnipeg Renovation Show, which will run Jan. 13 to 15 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg.

“We’ll be bringing a full 30-foot trailer fully renovated, and one we haven’t touched yet,” Pynoo said. “This way they can come and see what we do and talk about it.”

Go online at www.winnipegrenovationshow.com to learn more about the show.