After a week of working on this demolition we are really starting to get tired. It has been physically draining and we are really looking forward to reaching the end of it and moving onto building rather than tearing apart. Our new lifestyle living in the country has been fun for us all though, especially… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 7: Close to the Middle of the End of the Demolition
Category: Bus Conversion
Bus Demolition Day 6: Design Talk and Wall/Vent Removal
The bus demolition is taking us much longer than we thought it would, but we are slowly making progress. We completed taking out the walls, side panels and air conditioning vents that run along the floor. There was a layer of fiberglass under the wall panels with this terribly sticky black tar-like glue that has become… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 6: Design Talk and Wall/Vent Removal
Bus Demolition Day 5: Things Get Stinky – Toilet and Tank Removal
We were dreading this day, but the time had come to take out the toilet. The restroom floor, toilet seat and wall were just one long piece of stainless steel. The room basically had to come out in one piece, which took pure brute force. Don pulled, shoved and kicked it out. With his final kick… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 5: Things Get Stinky – Toilet and Tank Removal
Bus Demolition Day 4: Ceiling Removal
We started out with such enthusiasm and this is the day where things started to become…..well less fun. We took down the ceiling metal panels and then rolled out as much of the fiberglass insulation as we could. We quickly learned that we were not prepared. Teeny tiny bits of fiber glass were falling down on… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 4: Ceiling Removal
Bus Demolition Day 3: Drivers side Bin Removal
Having made many mistakes taking down the first luggage bin, this side went much easier and quicker. We used a floor jack to to hold up a 2×4 that propped up one side of the bins while we unscrewed the other side. It’s still heavy and it came down hard, but it went smoothly and… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 3: Drivers side Bin Removal
Bus Demolition Day 2: Bin Breakdown
Having managed to get the luggage bin down on one side of the bus, we set ourselves the task of figuring out how to break them down into smaller pieces and get them out of the bus. There were a lot of wires to cut, fluorescent bulbs to carefully take out, and at times it… Continue reading Bus Demolition Day 2: Bin Breakdown