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03-24-2007, 12:28 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Edmond, OK
Posts: 529
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International
Engine: 7.3 International diesel
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I need some shower advice! Post pictures of your bathroom!
I'm in the process of planning out my bus. I've been to Home Depot and Lowes several times for inspiration and to get prices. On just about every aisle at lowes, I find something that could serve a purpose on my bus. Anyways, I'm curious about what you all have done for your showers. I'm planning to frame mine up, use some pressure treated ply for the walls, and then line it with that paneling that looks like tile. I'm just curious what I should use for the shower base. I might just build it up and use some sort of tile. I'd also like to have a shower door and not a curtain. Also, how big are your showers? I'm planning a 36" x 36" shower for my bus. Thanks for any advice or pictures!
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03-24-2007, 04:24 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
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Don't know if this will help, but I'm installing a 36x36 one piece fiberglass stall. Seems
like a major time saver compared with fabricating from scratch. Cost $250,-.
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03-24-2007, 09:26 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Not sure what kind of tile base you're talking about, but if it's the type you have to grout in to make it water tight...the vibrations and flexing of the bus are likely to make that stuff crack...
You probably should just buy a shower base, Lowes has a 32x32 base for $98 or so...
I've got limited space and not real likely to use the shower in mine, I prefer to use campground facilities so I don't fill the gray tank in one use... As such, I've been looking at some one piece shower bases on ebay stores, found a nice 24x30 for only $42 plus shipping.... I'll probably just go with that....
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03-25-2007, 08:44 AM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Rockies
Posts: 34
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: International S1800
Engine: 9.0L Diesel
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I saw a picture in my journey's around the web of a skoolie that someone had taken a stainless steel deep kitchen sink and cut a hole in the floor of the bus and welded supporting brackets to hold it. This added nearly a foot of overhead to the shower (something I need at 6'2") and made a narrow stand up shower. I thought it was a pretty slick idea and is what I'm planning on doing in my rig. I'll look around and see if I can find it. I lost a lot of bus info and pictures when my hard drive crapped out a few months back! 
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03-25-2007, 11:48 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Savage, MN
Posts: 472
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: International
Engine: 7.3 diesel
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I think the one you are refering to is on this site.
Here is the gallery
http://www.skoolie.net/gallery2/v/Sk.../Andy-B-Bus-9/
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03-25-2007, 07:02 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Rockies
Posts: 34
Year: 1985
Coachwork: Thomas Built Bus
Chassis: International S1800
Engine: 9.0L Diesel
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BINGO wmah!  Thanks! Being a little on the tall side I thought that looked like a really great idea.
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03-25-2007, 09:15 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New England
Posts: 1,009
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Ward Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/MT643
Rated Cap: 77
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My shower pan came from an apartment building being renovated (total cost: one 20-pack of really bad beer  )--it's a kind of oddball 32x36". I sunk it about 8" into the floor for headroom...it drains with an electric pump (through a filter) that's basically a boat bilge pump.
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03-26-2007, 12:57 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
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This thread asks us to... Post pictures of your bath room!
I think I did quite well, actually, restraining myself for several days. 
Ahhh, to be that young again. Notice it's a black'n'white photo! No, that's not me. I took the picture.
Paaaaarrrrtyyyy!!!! 
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03-26-2007, 01:02 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Saint James, MN
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Well....atleast they found the toilet. To be perfectly honest, it was a point of much discussion as to whether or not we were going to have carpet on the floors for that exact reason. I just don't think anyone wanted anything to do with the portapotty though and went outside.....
For all those with fiberglass tubs...any issues with cracking or leaking around the edges due to the movement in the bus?
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03-28-2007, 09:04 PM
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Almost There
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hartland, WI
Posts: 92
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tub
I have a large fullsize one piece tub/shower surround from home depot. No cracks yet in 3 years of use but I made sure to brace it very well at side walls, I also shimmed the floor of the tub with small strips of wood to ensure even distribution of weight.
I actually made a mistake in measuring the unit when I purchased it for my bus and ended up having to cut a hole in the roof to drop it in!!
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03-28-2007, 11:18 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Clearlake, Northern California
Posts: 2,511
Year: 1992
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC-2000 Frt Eng, Tranny:MT643
Engine: 5,9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 84
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...cut a hole in the roof to drop it in!!
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One of my Kinetic Racing team members wants to be able to shower under the
stars when we go to races in Millicent. I'll tell her of your solution!
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04-01-2007, 10:57 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NUNYA
Posts: 4,236
Year: 1995
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: 3800
Engine: DT408, AT545
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ended up having to cut a hole in the roof to drop it in!!
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Why? You have those double doors in the back of the bus. How did you do that door setup? We want to know. At least I do. Give it up.
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04-02-2007, 05:19 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Off-Grid
Posts: 740
Year: 1982
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: IH S1723
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Originally Posted by crazycal
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ended up having to cut a hole in the roof to drop it in!!
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Why? You have those double doors in the back of the bus. How did you do that door setup? We want to know. At least I do. Give it up. |
I'm guessing the shower install occurred prior to, and was a catalyst for the addition of the extra door!
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