Would've put relief cuts in the 2x2's then filled them with some sort of glue or Mudd to get around the curves but this is an amazing idea to save head space and still put the ceiling that you want in... GREAT JOB GUS BUS!!
Its great to see someone actually doing the work and not just talking about the work they did. When we are trying to build ourselves it helps to see what someone else has done step by step & I appreciate the work it took to put this video together to help people! Agape
Hi, I'am building a bus and I'm at the beam and 2x2's. I,'ve found doing the predrill first and cramp the 2c2 up and drill all at one time. Faster if feel. Alvin Ian installing underbids be fir laying down plywood. I've also added less clearance lights and add a back porch. Lots of wiring. So I've use a termal strip instead wire nuts. So ill the tail lights and extra are on the strip for Easter wiring. Also I drilled 1 1/2 holes in side beams fir wiring the outlets. Filled the holes with a chase nipple to protect wiring of 12 ga.
We can not take all the credit haha but thank you so much! We can not belive we are actually doing it!!! It has been a blast so far, thank you for watching!
I used Leton M35 cobalt drill bits from Amazon for drilling to rivet my home built box on the bus and was pretty impressed with their durability. They sell them in a multi pack of the same diameter. Those might drill faster than the titanium bits the hardware stores sell.
That framing looks so sharp. I remember watching your first framing video with the walls and the struggle was REAL. Badass how quickly you guys have learned! I'm building a skoolie and am framing as well. It's definitely a learning curve!
Great idea to add adhesive, I'll be doing that prolly takes some pain off your shoulders to as its already a little more stuck on than just holding it in place
Good morning you two, tus is looking great. I hope your Thanksgiving was good and you had fun. Time for me to resume work on my bus as well. My beer keg holding tanks are at the welders, getting the fittings welded in.
what is all the stuff along the seams of the windows? is that caulking? Just wondering if I should be sealing all that as well since I also want window sills
Woohoo! Great job y’all! Nice move on marking the metal by tapping the screws! Question... why didn’t y’all just use self-tapping screws? Did they give you trouble? Love how you’re framing around the doors. We’re going to do that too. Keep rocking it! - Brian + Erin
Thank you! We should have used something like that. We have gotten a lot of comments letting us knowthat drywall screws are probably not the best ones for this application but we live and we learn lol I would probably advice using self drilling screws because they'll save you a lot of time. Thank you guys so much for all your support ❤️🥰
Are you keeping up with the cost of your build? If you put pressure on the butt of your drill I think it will be a little bit easier on your arms battery life and drillbit life.
We have kept up with the cost but haven't looked back at it cuz we were too afraid to see how much is been so far LOL. That's a great tip thank you so much!
Hey y’all what is your finished ceiling going to be? Im about to start framing mine and will be using old fence and pallet materials. Im very concerned with making sure I have a large enough thearmal break so I think im gonna do a similar framing job just with larger wood.
That sounds like a good plan! We are more concerned with being comfortable with headroom. We that is why we did it this way and will finish with thin tongue and groove boards!
We did indeed use drywall screws to fasten them to the ribs but have gotten a lot of comments since the video came out advising us that this might not have been the best option.
Why not use the wood to metal fasteners? I believe Teks is the brand name. Just predrill the holes, then drive in the fasteners to the ribs through the wood. No clamps, no marking, no drilling holes into the steel. It seems a lot of trouble and effort to use a drywall screw--which are not great fasteners anyway. The self-tapping fasteners are I believe either anodized or galvanized which would have way better corrosion resistance than drywall screws. Drywall screws will start rusting almost immediately if they get any moisture whatsoever on them. p.s. Who controls the audio levels on your videos? The parts on your video when you guys are talking are at like a volume level 2. Then the montage music or whatever that is IS AT VOLUME LEVEL 8.5!!!! Who controls the music on your videos? Is it you guys, or does TH-cam put it on for you? Anyways, I have to ride the volume constantly so I can hear what you guys are saying and not wake up the baby when the music BLARES WHEN YOU GO INTO MONTAGE MODE. Super annoying.
In hindsight we should have used different screws. The screws that we got where rated to go into thin metal but we have had a lot of people reach out to us letting us know about their corrosion properties. As far as the sound quality I (Paco) handle that. I went back and watched and noticed what you meant. I try to keep it pretty uniform with the Audio so that this doesn't happen but it looks like I missed a couple mostly in the middle of the video. This happens because we film with different cameras and some have a mic and some don't and sometimes the ones that do we remove the mic for charging the camera. I take full ownership of this. Thank you so much for letting us know like this we can be extra vigilant in future videos. 🤓😁
You have inspired me not to do this..lol What I will do is use cardboard trace the curve of the metal frame and transfer over to 3/4 plywood. I appreciate you video
been watching the vids sofar and i notice that often the speach is a lot lower volume than the music , you try to understand and bump the volume and the next second the music is BLASTING oops might want to play with that while editing and boost the speach parts a little
It's nice you reused pieces from bus to show people on budget but investing in some good general tools would have saved you time and aggravation and your strength doing and length of time it took
I am genuinely appalled that you guys seem to have decided to choose what has to be the most labor and time intensive method to frame out your build, short of course, of planting, growing and milling your own trees for the wood. Making a permanent template of the center roof curve and simply cut that angle out, keeping your scrap trimmings for shims, etc. Furthermore, clamping, drilling, unclamping, drilling the metal rib, re-claming and attaching makes no sense and begs mistakes. Pre-drill your wood, clamp it to the rib and use a longer metal drill bit to punch the pilot hole and then screw it it. Better yet, consider that a high quality metal punching bit could chew through the wood like butter, continue into the metal and you end up with a 2 step nearly fool-proof quick(er)coperation for sure!!! With all due respect and admiration, this episode was much like watching a couple of neurosurgeons carving a Thanksgiving turkey; masks, drapes and all. I truly look forward to more videos where the technicians in you lock the engineers you harbor in a kennel somewhere until you need to, say, formulate your own special paint or weave special cloth for the upholstery. Fingers crossed!
I'm genuinely appalled you took the time to write this long of a comment in such an off-putting manner. Maybe by the time we finish with our build that we are making so difficult, we will be done reading this comment... "I'm going to make this way harder than it needs to be" ~Michael Scott
I absolutely love the tunes you play in addition to the way you work. Like I do, lol.
haha thank you!
Would've put relief cuts in the 2x2's then filled them with some sort of glue or Mudd to get around the curves but this is an amazing idea to save head space and still put the ceiling that you want in... GREAT JOB GUS BUS!!
Thanks for the tips!
Its great to see someone actually doing the work and not just talking about the work they did. When we are trying to build ourselves it helps to see what someone else has done step by step & I appreciate the work it took to put this video together to help people! Agape
We are so glad our videos can be helpful! We try to show the good, bad and ugly and hope it helps someone!
Looking good kiddos ~ your ceiling is going to be super sweet and not lose any head space! Can't wait to see what you do next! ~ K
Thank you so much, Kerri! We can't wait for it to get it in! Not quite as cool as yalls deck though haha
Clamps are good for everything. We have our bus door clamped shut for the winter since the weather strip does not seal. Good work guys.
There you go! That sounds like the perfect solution! Thank you so much
Amazong clip transition at the enddd
Thank you!
Nice job and looking good.
Thank you so much!!
Awesome video guys and thanks for the great conversation
Thank you so much! Anytime, thank you for joining us on your Saturday morning!
Hi, I'am building a bus and I'm at the beam and 2x2's. I,'ve found doing the predrill first and cramp the 2c2 up and drill all at one time. Faster if feel. Alvin Ian installing underbids be fir laying down plywood.
I've also added less clearance lights and add a back porch. Lots of wiring. So I've use a termal strip instead wire nuts. So ill the tail lights and extra are on the strip for Easter wiring.
Also I drilled 1 1/2 holes in side beams fir wiring the outlets. Filled the holes with a chase nipple to protect wiring of 12 ga.
Wow that is a great idea! Nice job
You 2 make a great team .. Getting it done ..Looks Fantastic ...
Thank you so much 😁🤓
A lot of work, but worth it in the end. Looking good!
Very Very true!!! Thank you so much!
Thanks for taking time to explain your process!
Glad it was helpful!
Good afternoon, sorry missed the premier (had to work) looking good guys, take care.
That is ok! Thank you for watching whenever you can! Have a great day David!
That’s so cool to convert a bus into something like this. Good idea! Thanks for sharing
We can not take all the credit haha but thank you so much! We can not belive we are actually doing it!!! It has been a blast so far, thank you for watching!
Excelente¡. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico...
Muchas gracias amigos desde Estados Unidos 😁🤓
We're doing our build following you guys mostly so far, thanks for all the info and help
Awesome! Thank you!
Dammmmmnnn that must have taken so longgg
it really really did lol
Great idea both of you are doing a great job!
Thank you so much!!
great job
Thank you!
I used Leton M35 cobalt drill bits from Amazon for drilling to rivet my home built box on the bus and was pretty impressed with their durability. They sell them in a multi pack of the same diameter. Those might drill faster than the titanium bits the hardware stores sell.
Wow, those sound intense! We will have to look into those! Thank you so much!
That framing looks so sharp. I remember watching your first framing video with the walls and the struggle was REAL. Badass how quickly you guys have learned! I'm building a skoolie and am framing as well. It's definitely a learning curve!
LOL thank you so much! It definitely wasn't easy but with some good elbow grease and motivation we were able to get it done
Looking good, y'all! We did something similar with our ceiling!
That is awesome! Are you happy with he results so far?! Thank you so much for watching!
Great job and the only thing I would have done differently is, I would have added pl adhesive prior to screwing the wood pieces on for added strength.
That is a great idea! We will remember that going forward, thank you!!
Great idea to add adhesive, I'll be doing that prolly takes some pain off your shoulders to as its already a little more stuck on than just holding it in place
Good morning you two, tus is looking great. I hope your Thanksgiving was good and you had fun. Time for me to resume work on my bus as well. My beer keg holding tanks are at the welders, getting the fittings welded in.
Good morning to you too 🌞 we had a great Thanksgiving and hope you did to! That is so BA beer keg holding tanks !!!
wow it's really coming along...great work on the roof...your moral support looks tired lol...
Thank you so much, slowly but surely! Yeah, he likes to sleep on the job ahah!
Have you had any issue with condensation where you have the wood attached to the hat channel in the ceiling? Thanks!
Hey!Great question, no I have not had any issues!
what is all the stuff along the seams of the windows? is that caulking? Just wondering if I should be sealing all that as well since I also want window sills
HEy! Yeah that is a mixture of caulking and flexseal
Maybe I missed it... What type and size screws did you use to attach the furring strips to the back wall and above/below the windows?
You did not miss is, i think we changed screws a few times. I believe they are 1 1/4 or 2 inch depending on the space
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Trace around the windows put the paper on a solid board and u have your windows framing
We shall use this knowledge in the near future! ahah thank you!
Woohoo! Great job y’all! Nice move on marking the metal by tapping the screws!
Question... why didn’t y’all just use self-tapping screws? Did they give you trouble?
Love how you’re framing around the doors. We’re going to do that too.
Keep rocking it!
- Brian + Erin
Thank you! We should have used something like that. We have gotten a lot of comments letting us knowthat drywall screws are probably not the best ones for this application but we live and we learn lol I would probably advice using self drilling screws because they'll save you a lot of time. Thank you guys so much for all your support ❤️🥰
Do you ever have any condensation issues where the framing is on the ceiling?
Have not had any issues so far!
@@GustheStruggleBus good to hear
Use self drilling screws
Lol we will have to highly consider this in future projects . 🤓😁
Hi! Starting framing and was wondering if you guys just butted up the 2x2 on top of the windows?
That is so awesome to hear, keep it up!
Are you keeping up with the cost of your build? If you put pressure on the butt of your drill I think it will be a little bit easier on your arms battery life and drillbit life.
We have kept up with the cost but haven't looked back at it cuz we were too afraid to see how much is been so far LOL. That's a great tip thank you so much!
Hey y’all what is your finished ceiling going to be? Im about to start framing mine and will be using old fence and pallet materials. Im very concerned with making sure I have a large enough thearmal break so I think im gonna do a similar framing job just with larger wood.
That sounds like a good plan! We are more concerned with being comfortable with headroom. We that is why we did it this way and will finish with thin tongue and groove boards!
Did you use drywall screws to attach the 2x2's to the metal ribs?
We did indeed use drywall screws to fasten them to the ribs but have gotten a lot of comments since the video came out advising us that this might not have been the best option.
Buy the right screws for the job
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MEREDITH and PACO You guys are awesome. I really enjoy your vlogs.
@@kettlejuan9759 Thank you so much!!
Could of used self drilling screws
We could have, these are the screws we had left and are trying to use everything we have! Maybe next time!
Work smarter...not harder. That means having the right tools and right screws.
Why not use the wood to metal fasteners? I believe Teks is the brand name. Just predrill the holes, then drive in the fasteners to the ribs through the wood. No clamps, no marking, no drilling holes into the steel. It seems a lot of trouble and effort to use a drywall screw--which are not great fasteners anyway. The self-tapping fasteners are I believe either anodized or galvanized which would have way better corrosion resistance than drywall screws. Drywall screws will start rusting almost immediately if they get any moisture whatsoever on them.
p.s. Who controls the audio levels on your videos? The parts on your video when you guys are talking are at like a volume level 2. Then the montage music or whatever that is IS AT VOLUME LEVEL 8.5!!!! Who controls the music on your videos? Is it you guys, or does TH-cam put it on for you? Anyways, I have to ride the volume constantly so I can hear what you guys are saying and not wake up the baby when the music BLARES WHEN YOU GO INTO MONTAGE MODE. Super annoying.
In hindsight we should have used different screws. The screws that we got where rated to go into thin metal but we have had a lot of people reach out to us letting us know about their corrosion properties. As far as the sound quality I (Paco) handle that. I went back and watched and noticed what you meant. I try to keep it pretty uniform with the Audio so that this doesn't happen but it looks like I missed a couple mostly in the middle of the video. This happens because we film with different cameras and some have a mic and some don't and sometimes the ones that do we remove the mic for charging the camera. I take full ownership of this. Thank you so much for letting us know like this we can be extra vigilant in future videos. 🤓😁
I forgot to say Happy 1st Aniversary.
Thank you!!
Buy a step stool or ladder
Got one lol thank you!
You have inspired me not to do this..lol What I will do is use cardboard trace the curve of the metal frame and transfer over to 3/4 plywood. I appreciate you video
hahahah happy to help!
been watching the vids sofar and i notice that often the speach is a lot lower volume than the music , you try to understand and bump the volume and the next second the music is BLASTING oops might want to play with that while editing and boost the speach parts a little
The sound is very hard to get just right especially when we are using different cameras but we will keep working with it!
It's nice you reused pieces from bus to show people on budget but investing in some good general tools would have saved you time and aggravation and your strength doing and length of time it took
You are absolutely correct. That is one of the draw back of diy 😕
I am genuinely appalled that you guys seem to have decided to choose what has to be the most labor and time intensive method to frame out your build, short of course, of planting, growing and milling your own trees for the wood. Making a permanent template of the center roof curve and simply cut that angle out, keeping your scrap trimmings for shims, etc. Furthermore, clamping, drilling, unclamping, drilling the metal rib, re-claming and attaching makes no sense and begs mistakes.
Pre-drill your wood, clamp it to the rib and use a longer metal drill bit to punch the pilot hole and then screw it it. Better yet, consider that a high quality metal punching bit could chew through the wood like butter, continue into the metal and you end up with a 2 step nearly fool-proof quick(er)coperation for sure!!! With all due respect and admiration, this episode was much like watching a couple of neurosurgeons carving a Thanksgiving turkey; masks, drapes and all.
I truly look forward to more videos where the technicians in you lock the engineers you harbor in a kennel somewhere until you need to, say, formulate your own special paint or weave special cloth for the upholstery. Fingers crossed!
I'm genuinely appalled you took the time to write this long of a comment in such an off-putting manner. Maybe by the time we finish with our build that we are making so difficult, we will be done reading this comment... "I'm going to make this way harder than it needs to be" ~Michael Scott
Finally we can put out our starting a fire video! How to start a fire with only a rick and a sharp stick