Wow you both work great together! You both make an amazing overalls duo! 😊 she looks beautiful and masculine in those brown overalls! ☺️ I know you two didn’t wear overalls together in this video but when you both wear overalls together I hope you both don’t get gassy or lay the farts in them! 😂💨💨 awesome video! ☺️
After what seems like a mountain of research I'm getting ready to start a conversion on a 1979 Chevrolet/Thomas Built five window bus next month. Your videos are a pretty good reference for how to do some of the things. Thanks for sharing!
That's a great idea, I was considering doing a kerf bend in the wood along the curve to make a tight fit but I can appreciate the route you took I'm running about double the length and I may mimick your idea in some areas (1993 model 3800 full-sized dog nose skoolie) Thank you for the video 🤌🏼
Glad we could help!! It was super tiring (for Gavin) to screw all the pieces in above his head but definitely worth it to have all the attachment points for our ceiling boards.
That DeWalt miter saw though 😍 we have a cheapo Ryobi 😆 Can’t wait to get to this point soon! Smart to use something for the thermal bridging, we are going to be using peel & seal aluminum roofing. Many people skip that part so makes me happy to see someone who has done their research! ❤️
It’s so nice 😍 we weren’t even planning to buy it but thank goodness we did, I can’t imagine all those cuts without it! Glad to hear we’re on the same page about our thermal bridging! We try to do our research but some days we have no idea of what we’re doing is the right thing 🤣
I think we have the same bus, good job on the framing peices, very tedious part for sure. Drop in and have a look at how we did our walls, maybe you'll find inspiration.
I have 2x2’s and am using the same insulation between them and the ribs of the bus. I also have the tyvek 2 3/4 inch self tapping wood to metal screws. Ours take light years to drill into the metal, or sometimes can’t get through at all. We have tried freshly charged batteries on our drill, tried a corded drill, and tried predrilling the wood to try and get the screws through the metal easier, and ideas on why we can’t get them through?
Sorry this is a bit late! We used an impact driver instead of a drill but it still was not easy. I (Emily) really couldn’t do it at all. A lot of it was just Gavin muscling his way through which I know isn’t super helpful. I think the impact driver probably made the biggest difference!
Just a little trial and error! We knew we wanted framing along as much of the ribs as possible so we held up some pieces of 2x2s until we thought it looked good then used those pieces as templates for the rest of the ribs. After figuring the layout of the first rib, we just multiplied by the number of ribs in our bus to figure out the amount we’d need 😊
So I did something similar accept I put it on the bottom of the metal framing. But my question would be is how you drilled this screws in without pre drilling a hole into the metal. I had a hard time putting the screws in without pre drilling. Maybe I was using the wrong screws though?? Any advice would help greatly
Pretty sure this is the stuff, good luck!! www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-Corning-FoamSealR-5-1-2-in-x-50-ft-Multi-Use-Ridged-Sill-Plate-Gasket-2FS/202080947
We needed something to prevent thermal bridging (loss of heat from where the wood touches the metal) while still being thin enough that we weren't losing head room. We will be installing an inch and a half of spray foam in all the areas between the ceiling ribs that will act as our actual insulation for the bus!
Gavin how tall are you? I'm looking to do a build with 2 inch spx foam board under the underlayment and possibly the same between the roof and the ceiling. Of course not all of the buses are the same height. So what was your bus beforehand on height?
Gavin is 6’3”, our bus had a 6’6” interior when we bought it (we specifically searched for one with the tallest interior possible). Our interior height in the finished build is around 6’4” 😊
The interior height was 6’6” when we bought it! After demo and re-adding floor insulation/ceiling it was around 6’4”. Gavin is 6’3” and Emily is 5’10” so we were specifically shopping for a bus with tall ceilings because we didn’t want to do a roof raise.
I am doing our framing this week and am wondering...is there any cons to only framing one side of the ribs of the bus? Rather than like y'all did, like a sandwich. I don't know how else to put it! XD
The main reason we framed on both sides was to have more attachment points for our ceiling and upper cabinets. Since we did tongue and groove ceiling, having framing pieces on either sides of the ribs let us have the seams between our ceiling pieces line up with the rib and attach the ends of each ceiling board to a framing piece on either side (hopefully that makes sense!). You can definitely do just one side though, it’ll just be less places to screw into later. Good luck!!
Wow you both work great together! You both make an amazing overalls duo! 😊 she looks beautiful and masculine in those brown overalls! ☺️ I know you two didn’t wear overalls together in this video but when you both wear overalls together I hope you both don’t get gassy or lay the farts in them! 😂💨💨 awesome video! ☺️
good job on thermal bridging it will make your house much more comfort
That’s what we’re hoping! 🧡
After what seems like a mountain of research I'm getting ready to start a conversion on a 1979 Chevrolet/Thomas Built five window bus next month. Your videos are a pretty good reference for how to do some of the things. Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations!! Happy we can help 😊
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Checking all the boxes 👏🏻👏🏻
Hi from Italy! 🇮🇹I love your skoolie! ❤️️
Thanks so much for watching!
That's a great idea, I was considering doing a kerf bend in the wood along the curve to make a tight fit but I can appreciate the route you took
I'm running about double the length and I may mimick your idea in some areas (1993 model 3800 full-sized dog nose skoolie)
Thank you for the video 🤌🏼
Glad we could help!! It was super tiring (for Gavin) to screw all the pieces in above his head but definitely worth it to have all the attachment points for our ceiling boards.
Can’t believe how much we are on similar stages of our builds! It’s a race to the finish line 😎😂 totally kidding, good job guys! Keep it up!
It’s on! Whoever finishes first can drive to help finish the others 😏
@@AdventureTrudge hahahaha deallll!!!!
That DeWalt miter saw though 😍 we have a cheapo Ryobi 😆
Can’t wait to get to this point soon! Smart to use something for the thermal bridging, we are going to be using peel & seal aluminum roofing. Many people skip that part so makes me happy to see someone who has done their research! ❤️
It’s so nice 😍 we weren’t even planning to buy it but thank goodness we did, I can’t imagine all those cuts without it!
Glad to hear we’re on the same page about our thermal bridging! We try to do our research but some days we have no idea of what we’re doing is the right thing 🤣
@@AdventureTrudge some days you just have to FULL SEND IT! 🤣
Love it! And love the “bloopers” ☺️
Great job! I intend to do the same on my bus as you because it’s so much better!
Thanks so much and good luck!!
If you donate those wires, I'm sure school bus drivers would love that!
We decided to keep the majority of them, but for anyone who is handier with electrical I'm sure you could get rid of a lot more than we did!
What is the pink material you used ?
Exciting stuff! Always nice to make progress, hope all goes well 😁 I'm just getting started on mine, so many things to do!
So exciting!! Good luck, can’t wait to see how yours turns out!
I think we have the same bus, good job on the framing peices, very tedious part for sure. Drop in and have a look at how we did our walls, maybe you'll find inspiration.
I have 2x2’s and am using the same insulation between them and the ribs of the bus. I also have the tyvek 2 3/4 inch self tapping wood to metal screws. Ours take light years to drill into the metal, or sometimes can’t get through at all. We have tried freshly charged batteries on our drill, tried a corded drill, and tried predrilling the wood to try and get the screws through the metal easier, and ideas on why we can’t get them through?
Sorry this is a bit late! We used an impact driver instead of a drill but it still was not easy. I (Emily) really couldn’t do it at all. A lot of it was just Gavin muscling his way through which I know isn’t super helpful. I think the impact driver probably made the biggest difference!
How do you find out how many you need and the size ?
Just a little trial and error! We knew we wanted framing along as much of the ribs as possible so we held up some pieces of 2x2s until we thought it looked good then used those pieces as templates for the rest of the ribs. After figuring the layout of the first rib, we just multiplied by the number of ribs in our bus to figure out the amount we’d need 😊
So I did something similar accept I put it on the bottom of the metal framing. But my question would be is how you drilled this screws in without pre drilling a hole into the metal. I had a hard time putting the screws in without pre drilling. Maybe I was using the wrong screws though?? Any advice would help greatly
Honestly, it was SO hard. I (Emily) could not do it by myself. It was really the combination of metal self drilling screws and Gavin’s strength
Do you by chance remember what that thin insulation is called or link I'm hoping to tackle this this weekend wish me luck 🤞
Pretty sure this is the stuff, good luck!!
www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-Corning-FoamSealR-5-1-2-in-x-50-ft-Multi-Use-Ridged-Sill-Plate-Gasket-2FS/202080947
Why did you choose that size of insulation for the roof ?
We needed something to prevent thermal bridging (loss of heat from where the wood touches the metal) while still being thin enough that we weren't losing head room. We will be installing an inch and a half of spray foam in all the areas between the ceiling ribs that will act as our actual insulation for the bus!
What size screws did you guys end up using??❤
I think they were 2 1/2”!
Gavin how tall are you? I'm looking to do a build with 2 inch spx foam board under the underlayment and possibly the same between the roof and the ceiling. Of course not all of the buses are the same height. So what was your bus beforehand on height?
Gavin is 6’3”, our bus had a 6’6” interior when we bought it (we specifically searched for one with the tallest interior possible). Our interior height in the finished build is around 6’4” 😊
@@AdventureTrudge I'm 5'10" and the wife is 5'3". So I was curious about that.
How tall are you guys, and how tall is your skoolie?
The interior height was 6’6” when we bought it! After demo and re-adding floor insulation/ceiling it was around 6’4”. Gavin is 6’3” and Emily is 5’10” so we were specifically shopping for a bus with tall ceilings because we didn’t want to do a roof raise.
hi! What;s the name of that pink insulation?;)
www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-Corning-FoamSealR-3-1-2-in-x-50-ft-Multi-Use-Ridged-Sill-Plate-Gasket-1FS/202084452 I think this is it!
I am doing our framing this week and am wondering...is there any cons to only framing one side of the ribs of the bus? Rather than like y'all did, like a sandwich. I don't know how else to put it! XD
The main reason we framed on both sides was to have more attachment points for our ceiling and upper cabinets. Since we did tongue and groove ceiling, having framing pieces on either sides of the ribs let us have the seams between our ceiling pieces line up with the rib and attach the ends of each ceiling board to a framing piece on either side (hopefully that makes sense!). You can definitely do just one side though, it’ll just be less places to screw into later. Good luck!!
@@AdventureTrudge This makes sense! Thank you for the tips. Love y'alls channel and your adventures. Thank you for sharing!
@@morganturner4781 thanks for following along! 🧡
Save all the colored wires you pull and make a piece of art work for the bus.
I said the same thing when we pulled them out!
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