| Author |
Message |
Pixie (Pixie)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 8:33 pm: | |
Hey folks,
I am so thrilled to have found this board! I cant believe it took me so long !
My name is Pixie and my husband Moss and I have been working on our bus conversion for the past 5 months now.
We have created an online blog,
http://www.enchantedgypsy.blogspot.com/
with lots of pictures detailing the conversion process step by step.We are aiming to make our bus a work of art and were inspired by the ole Rolling Home style of buses from the 70's.
Right now we are deciding weather or not to put the tounge and groove wood on the roof,with insulation as we had originally intended.We were told it would make the bus too top heavy and more likely to roll.
Do any of you have any thoughts and or experience with this??
If we did put it up,what would be the best way to secure it, bolt it through the ceiling ? They are 1x8 pieces of t&g.
Oh yeah,ours is 1988 International (wayne body) with a 9.0 L engine,rebuilt by the international dealership.
Thanks ! ~ Pixie |
jimmci9 #2
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 8:46 pm: | |
welcome to the world of busnuts.... while quite a few of the people/contributors here are more into the road-style of busses... like mci's, gmc's, eagles. etc... you'll find there's lots of information.... good luck with your conversion.... |
TWODOGS (Twodogs)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 8:53 pm: | |
like your mosaic |
John that newguy
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 9:02 pm: | |
If I wanted a wood look to the ceiling, I'd use wainscot paneling.
It'd appear like fine quality wainscot, without the weight. You could
use construction adhesive plus screws to affix it. |
airless in Mississippi (Airless_in_mississippi)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 9:13 pm: | |
P&L constuction adhesive works well for holding items like the flooring on the roof. I don't know about the extra weight on the roof. I have always felt school buses appeared top heavy to begin with. Sorry can not help more there. |
Captain Ron (Captain_ron)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2005 - 4:23 am: | |
I used the thin tounge and groove from home depot on my ceiling. the only thing I wish I had done was put a substrait up first like 1/4 luan then you can use glue and a brad nailer to fix it to plywood. I had to use self tappers cause it would not stay in place till the glue dried. now I have holes to fill. |
BrianMCI
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2005 - 9:56 am: | |
I have long thought that cork might be a great covering for the ceiling.
Not only does cork have insulating properties, but is a good sound deadener.
...and you'd be able to post a note practically anywhere!
(grin)
Brian |
Jim (Jim_in_california)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 06, 2005 - 1:55 pm: | |
Cork.
Hey. You know...that is NOT a bad idea! SO LONG as you've got more headroom clearance than the users are tall! Otherwise it would look like crap in rapid order. I'm 6'4" so there's no way I'd do that in a 4106 or whatever...but in the 7'3" available in that Highway Post Office, sure!
-----------
Dognose schoolie conversions like this one really do seem to be the best "bang for the buck" possible. Also easy to work on. One of THE classiest of the general type I've seen is at:
http://www.pettypb.com/bus/index7.htm
Note his "total costs" figure, lower on that page (yellow text box). Under $12k, including the bus itself, doing all his own labor but only around 500 hours!
WAY impressive.
He saved a bundle by scavenging from a cheap 5th wheel RV trailer...grabbed the fridge, AC, wiring, God knows what else for peanuts. Neat trick. |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 10:49 am: | |
The way I read the original post, Pixie is planning on the paneling on the roof, not the ceiling. She talked of fastening the paneling thru the ceiling.
Richard |
Pixie (Pixie)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 12:06 pm: | |
" The way I read the original post, Pixie is planning on the paneling on the roof, not the ceiling. She talked of fastening the paneling thru the ceiling. "
LOL
Sorry,I was actually meaning to say ceiling.Thank you all for your ideas and advice.We are now seriously considering some type of thin,plyable oak paneling. I really did have my heart set on the t&g ceiling look,but it just may not be practical with the weight and other isssues.
~ Pixie |
John that newguy
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 9:16 pm: | |
Pixie-
http://www.homeexpo.com/HE/p1212.htm
Home Depot or Lowes...! |
ChuckMC9 (Chucks)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2005 - 12:30 am: | |
Wow, that's a good resource, JtnG.
Thanks for the link. |
Pixie (Pixie)
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2005 - 9:07 pm: | |
John ~ Thanks so much,that is excellent.I think I may have my solution here ! ~ Pix |