With two-meter ceilings, workplace, bedroom and the ability to move from place to place.
User Reddit from USA Michael Talley told in detail how the old school bus was redone to the house with everything necessary in which he lives since 2016. To do this, the resident of Texas had to learn how to handle the tools, work with wood, metal and electricity, and also save several months.
According to Talley, before that he never built anything, only a few times helped painting the walls. However, the Reddit user always wanted his own mobile housing. Talilli, working as a graphic designer, spent "Years" on the planning of his future project in his free time before proceeding to its implementation.
To do this, he bought a school bus for 2.2 thousand dollars on an Internet auction PublicSurplus.com (about 132 thousand rubles). The designer initially assumed that "the bus already has walls and roof, therefore several boards and light bulbs are enough for construction." But he quickly understood what was wrong.
First of all, the American removed all the seats from the salon. To do this, he had to unscrew the bolts for each of them under the bus. According to Talley, now he would just cut the seats "Bulgarian", but at that time he had no experience, so he was "horrified from power tools."
The designer remembered that during the cleaning of the cabin, he had to throw out the rubberized floor, the windows and many other small things like notes "Stump me."
The main problem was the height of the bus ceilings: it was 185 centimeters, and the growth of Talilli is 199 centimeters. Therefore, the owner of the transport had to raise the roof with the help of scaffolding.
For this, he "practically destroyed the bus", because in the process the roof had to be cut.
Talilli with friends managed to secure the roof from the first attempt. The American thanked heaven for the fact that after removing the scaffolding the ceiling did not hit and did not kill him. After that, the designer strengthened the walls with steel sheets, closing unnecessary windows.
The American warmed the cabin with the help of thermal insulation, mounting foam and wooden panels.
Starting an internal finish, Talley realized that the bus was more spacious than he had previously assumed. He furnished his new home with its own products, carved from plywood, and IKEA furniture on a discount.
Inside the cabin, the designer put the mazonite walls to split the rooms. According to him, it is easy to work with them, because the panels are light and durable. For them, he spent electricity by setting the solar panels on the roof of the bus. The American added that he found the entire system for $ 800 on the Craiglist ad website.
Inside Talley made several zones: the back of the bus turned into a bedroom, and the front is in the kitchen, bathroom and entertainment zone. Also, the American took place for the "office" where he could work.
The designer himself smeared cabinets and shelves, after which she bought ready-made doors to them. The main part of the cabin, he equipped 4K TV and a sofa, calling it "her cinema".
The owner painted the bus into white, because it is "better suitable for heat in Texas." Also, Talley is going to add pictures during travel.
In total, the American spent about 15 thousand dollars on his home (904 thousand rubles). In the process of transformation, I had to move from the Studio apartment in Austin to the tent to save the funds. Talilli spent 40 minutes to get to work on foot, because he lacked money for materials. He tried to finish the project with crowdfunding, but gathered only 300 dollars.
However, Talley was able to redo the school bus and lives in it for more than a year. The Reddit user stressed that, returning to the beginning of the work, he would only change the location of the sockets, and the rest suits him.
In 2016, American director Zach Bot (Zach Both) told how the old van turned into the house. Due to lack of space in the cabin, he had to make multifunctional things and a retractable table.
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