Hey guys! Hard to believe the end of the year is quickly approaching! And with it, our timeline for finishing the bus. It's been busy since our last post and instead of trying to cover all the updates in a blog post; we've decided to give you a walk through tour of what's currently happening... Continue Reading →
Plumbing the Bus
We started the plumbing process with running pex piping from the point of where the hot water heater will go; which is under the kitchen sink. There will be two hot water heaters- one for the in-floor heating and one for the shower/sink. The floor piping has been run for some time; it was the... Continue Reading →
Installing the Ceiling Panels
It all started when we decided to work on installing our shower. We quickly found out that to get accurate measurements and cuts for the shower walls, we would need to have the ceiling panels up. So we switched gears. We decided to go with tongue and groove cedar planks for the ceiling, which we... Continue Reading →
Odds + Ends
Over the last month we've been working towards completing a few different projects. Most are still in progress or a piece of a bigger job but we wanted to share an update of what's happening on the bus. With all the electrical lines in place, we were able to get the wires hooked up to... Continue Reading →
Growing Up: Framing + Interior Walls
Time sure goes by quickly when you're working with a deadline! In the past month, we've gotten 95% of the electrical wires run and in place, put in a few lines for plumbing, framed out the bathroom walls and installed walls down half of the bus. Running the electrical wires pushed us to finalize where... Continue Reading →
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Finally! It took some time and finagling but the insulation in the bus is done! The touch ups we needed were important ones and it took some time before the company could fit us in to do the work. The challenge was having the inside of the bus prepped and covered for whenever the insulation... Continue Reading →
Insulation: Can you hear me now?
Getting the bus insulated has certainly been a process!Prepping for the job meant covering the floors and windows but before that could happen there was a bunch of smaller stuff that needed to get finished. Both ceiling fans have been installed and they along with the skylights have been framed out. Here’s a video of... Continue Reading →
Weird Angles + Furring Strips
Well this was a project neither of us expected to take so long! We thought we could finish in 3-4 work days but it ended up taking 10. To prep for this, Paul had to do a little cutting to remove a metal lip just below the windows. Once that was done, we used 2x4's... Continue Reading →
Patience + Progress
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! The past few weeks of work on the bus seem to be creeping along; but it is happening! In between travel and the holidays, we're getting closer to having the bus ready for insulation. The floor plan for the bus is 98% done and pending appliance specs. With that... Continue Reading →
Sub-flooring: To Frame or Not to Frame
When we were at the tiny home festival a few weeks ago, we got to see a guy named Mike, with Navigation Nowhere. We first met Mike, back in April while we were at the North Carolina tiny home event. His bus is beautiful and the craftsmanship is just really well done. Check out this... Continue Reading →