As we have been sharing our journey in converting our 1996 MCI D3 Coach Bus we have been asked a lot of the same questions from people who are considering a bus conversion themselves. We did a lot of research on buses prior to picking our Coach Bus so we thought we’d make a resource… Continue reading Choosing a Bus for Conversion, Tag, Title & Legal – How We Did It
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Bus Build: Ceiling Prep & Battling the Elements – S03E11
We knew that converting our bus outside in the Midwest would present some weather obstacles. In the summer we had dug out a big hole in the ground and prepped it to lay concrete for a level pad to park the bus on. However we had not yet had more than 4 days in a… Continue reading Bus Build: Ceiling Prep & Battling the Elements – S03E11
Bus Build: Planning the Floor Layout for our Bus Conversion Tiny Home – S03E10
Our original bus floors were made of ¼ inch plywood and in order to keep the engine hatch (at the back of the bus) accessible it made complete sense for us to use ¼ inch plywood for our new floors too. However, once the floors were completed we were not happy as it did not… Continue reading Bus Build: Planning the Floor Layout for our Bus Conversion Tiny Home – S03E10
14 Small Space Design Ideas for Our Bus Conversion
As we work to plan out the layout of our bus conversion, we reflect back on some of flats and apartments we stayed in on…Posted by Rehabit8 on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 During our honeymoon we stayed in some small Airbnb apartments and a tiny hotel room in Europe. These are typical sizes for the areas… Continue reading 14 Small Space Design Ideas for Our Bus Conversion
Bus Build: Paint the Roof – S03E08
The weather is fast changing in the Midwest and with Winter approaching we decided we should get outside of the bus and work on the roof before temps drop below freezing.We borrowed a power washer from our cousin, cleaned off the roof and while we were at it we decided it was time the whole… Continue reading Bus Build: Paint the Roof – S03E08
Back in the Bus: Building our Floor Extension – S03E07
Coming back to the bus build post honeymoon, we had to attack the problem we left behind. We had to complete the floors in the back, leaving the hatch to the engine accessible, and building up the floor in the front of the bus so it was all one level.Before we left for honeymoon we… Continue reading Back in the Bus: Building our Floor Extension – S03E07