So lots has been happening.
We have the ceiling all sheeted now. We used Embossed Gray for the ceiling. The rails running along the roof will be covered with a capping that will also hold wiring.
And work on the walls has begun. The wall sheets are called Classic Blonde. We are getting them from The Bunker at Buderim.
The sheets are working well, they curve with the roof and slip into alloy channels.
Work on the bunks has begun, along with finishing the walls. It is all happening.
Hi,
So it has been a while since we blogged our progress on the bus conversion. A lot has been happening, although to most people it looks like not much at all :)
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| Testing to see if the bathroom door fits |
Adrian has finished the frame work for the bathroom and fridge. And he has welded up the rectangle frames for the bunk beds, these will be held in place by the plywood walls.
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| The frames for the bunk beds |
The floor has been replaced in the back half of the bus. And insulation has been put in the walls and ceiling, we have used styrofoam sheets and can already feel the difference. I will take pics of this before the finishing sheets go on.
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| Testing a wall sheet to see if it curves around the wall |
Last week we picked up the plywood sheets for finishing the walls and ceiling. We also picked up alloy strips for finishing edges along the ceiling.
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| Getting an idea of what the ceiling will look like |
There is lots happening and the push is on to have her ready for our first big trip in October!
Bye for now, Adrian and Jess
Hi all,
So the windows are all in. There is still some painting to be finished but structurally the outside is done. Oh, except for the awning. And the roof is going to be repainted and repaired.
Ad started to work on the bathroom and realised that we put the window in the wrong place so that slowed progress a bit. But we have figured out a way around it, otherwise the window would have been moved and I think it would have made the exterior look messy.
While the floor is up he is fixing the tank connector as it wasn't letting the water through. All up we should have 1000 litres of fresh water. It looks like a real mess at the moment.
Til next time, Jess
Hi all,
Just a couple of progress shots this week. I have been sick and was very slack about taking photos.
I finally took a photo of the drivers side with all the panels in their final position, painted and windows back in...it is looking awesome! Like a real motor home!
Adrian has been working on the passenger side this week and they decided to break it down a bit and do 2 sheets at a time. So these ones are fully done and today he is going to start framing the rest of this side.
The paint job on the rest of the bus will be touched up once to the window sections are all done.
That's all for now,
Jess :)
Hi,
Lots has been happening sice the last post. All the prep has been done on the drivers side - sheets put up, windows fitted and rivet holes drilled.
Then it rained a bit causing problems in progress but highlighting why we are doing this...so much water has come in on the passenger side up the front that the floor will probably need to be replaced sooner rather than later. While waiting for the showers to go away the frame work was started on the passenger side.
But today it was a beautiful clear morning so it was decided that the painting should begin...
So the sheets came down off the drivers side and got hung in the car port and painting has begun! So far the panels have been under coated and had two coats of the white.
We hope to have the drivers side finished very soon!
Bye for now, Jess
There has been loads of work happening this week!
Adrian is working on one side of the bus at a time. At the moment it is the drivers side that is having the windows done. There is no rust in the frame of the bus, which is a relief because we have seen so many buses get started and then rust is found and it turns into a nightmare.
We have started at the back with the main bedroom framework. And made sure the window would fit....look how small it looks up there! (Not its final position, we are putting it up towards the top more)
The next bit of framing for the bunks area was done (I wasn't there to photograph that - might get a pic from the inside later) and some more sheet steel put on and suddenly we have a hole!
And the window looks sooo tiny! It is the smallest you can buy actually but a good size for the bunks and bathroom.
Stay tuned! We seem to be on a roll!
Jess :)
We finally got the bus registered into our name about a month ago and have begun work to fix it up to suit our family needs. The bus was originally set up for two people with the bathroom taking up both sides of the mid bus area so we are combining that into an ensuite style room and bunks on the opposite wall. We have had to work out the basic interior layout so that work on the outside could begin.
We have new motor home windows to go in, the original bus windows leaked and don't allow much airflow. We picked these up last week from Aussie Traveller.
This is one of the bedroom windows - nice and big!
We are in the process of getting steel, the framing steel got picked up yesterday and the sheets should be able to be picked up tomorrow. The work is underway to get the outside looking like a motor home.
The old windows are being taken out. With lots of help from our oldest!
I hope to be able to regularly update the blog now that I have set it up on the ipad, so much easier than the PC!
Bye for now, Jess
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