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Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 04-21-2021, 11:09 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,220
Posted By Maggie01
Thanks! I really enjoyed her posts and wondered...

Thanks! I really enjoyed her posts and wondered why she suddenly disappeared after being such a frequent poster.
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 04-21-2021, 08:59 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 14,220
Posted By Maggie01
Just curious. When I first joined this site, I...

Just curious. When I first joined this site, I went way back and read a bunch of old threads to get started. There was one poster (I believe her name was Lorna something). Anyway I really enjoyed...
Forum: Electrical, Charging and Solar 04-09-2021, 09:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,587
Posted By Maggie01
Solar Prep

We have a 2002 flat nose International. We eventually want to install solar (if I can ever figure out our needs and can come up with the money for it). However at this time it's just not in the...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 03-04-2021, 11:19 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,863
Posted By Maggie01
I would love to read your build thread (if you...

I would love to read your build thread (if you have one), but haven't yet figured out how to find specific ones on this site or how to send private messages either. I know where the skoolie...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 03-02-2021, 12:24 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,872
Posted By Maggie01
Don't think carpet would be a good idea for us. ...

Don't think carpet would be a good idea for us. We have a white german shepherd, who not only loves to play in the mud himself, he loves to roll his shih tzu brother in it too. We are already...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 03-01-2021, 06:08 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,872
Posted By Maggie01
Flooring?

What is everyone using for flooring in their skoolies. We've taken the floor up, ground and treated rust, painted the floor with Rustoleum, put 1x4's all around the edges, glued down 1" insulation,...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 02-08-2021, 04:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,626
Posted By Maggie01
Epoxied countertops

I had wanted to have epoxied cedar kitchen countertops in the bus. A lumberyard about 40 miles away gave me a great price and told me he had tons of stock and it wouldn't be a problem to get the...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 02-08-2021, 04:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By Maggie01
We bought a dozen tubes of Loctite PL Premium...

We bought a dozen tubes of Loctite PL Premium construction adhesive 3x stronger polyurethane formula that's supposed to bond to any substrate including wood, osb, drywall, brick, concrete, stone,...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 02-08-2021, 03:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By Maggie01
I'm not sure, but think the wood blocks were...

I'm not sure, but think the wood blocks were glued in.

I already have the tongue and groove plywood and plan on putting it over 1" insulation boards which I also have, (then using the same 1"...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 02-08-2021, 02:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By Maggie01
No the one I'm looking for is different. He had...

No the one I'm looking for is different. He had layed insulation and where the plywood crossed a seam/corner, he had cut out a little square of the insulation and replaced it with a little block of...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 02-07-2021, 11:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By Maggie01
Need help finding a thread

I'm looking for an older bus build thread. When the guy built his subfloor he cut out little squares of his insulation, replaced them with little blocks of wood, and every time his wood floor met a...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-31-2021, 09:43 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,605
Posted By Maggie01
Does Tropicool work to make the bus cooler, if...

Does Tropicool work to make the bus cooler, if it's used inside the bus under ceilings, walls, and floors? If so how?
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 01-30-2021, 04:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,877
Posted By Maggie01
What to use for heat & sound insulation

I have a front engine flatnose 37' International with the big engine cover right next to the driver. Of course it has the plastic cover over it, for which I bought a new gasket (to help seal some...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-29-2021, 10:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,582
Posted By Maggie01
Well OK then. It's just that all the builds you...

Well OK then. It's just that all the builds you see on youtube, the wheel wells are framed and have a plywood box over them, even if they are under couches or beds and I wasn't sure why. Again two...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-29-2021, 03:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,582
Posted By Maggie01
No, the metal wheel covers are there and will of...

No, the metal wheel covers are there and will of course stay there. I was asking why people build the wooden frame and plywood boxes around those metal covers.
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 01-29-2021, 02:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,582
Posted By Maggie01
Wheel well covers necessary?

Probably a stupid question, with an obvious answer, but I've been wondering about something.
It seems like everyone frames out and covers their wheel wells. If there is not going to be any weight...
Forum: Conversion Tutorials and How-to's 10-23-2020, 01:27 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 994
Posted By Maggie01
Wheel well covers

Our wheel wells have a plastic cover over the metal wheel wells. We are planning on building two couches over the front wheel wells, will have a bunk bed over the right back wheel well, and a...
Forum: Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions 09-10-2020, 12:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,111
Posted By Maggie01
I want to learn to drive our bus, but Texas law...

I want to learn to drive our bus, but Texas law says for anything >26000 pounds you need a nonCDL Class B with airbrake endorsement. How can you practice if you don't have the right license? My son...
Forum: New Member Intros - Say Hello! 09-10-2020, 12:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 873
Posted By Maggie01
In Texas if the bus is over 26,000 lbs the driver...

In Texas if the bus is over 26,000 lbs the driver needs a nonCDL Class B license with air brake endorsement.

When I went to our local DMV there was an officer in there, who informed us the air...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-05-2020, 03:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 11,300
Posted By Maggie01
Aw shucks! I was hoping to be able to buy them...

Aw shucks! I was hoping to be able to buy them somewhere. lol. We have 28 windows from the stairs back (so that's not counting the door, the window beside the driver, or the big windshield). Guess...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 09-04-2020, 10:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 11,300
Posted By Maggie01
Where did you find insulated shades to fit bus...

Where did you find insulated shades to fit bus windows? Thanks!
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-31-2020, 02:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,750
Posted By Maggie01
It will be mainly my husband and me traveling,...

It will be mainly my husband and me traveling, but will occasionally have one of the grandkids with us, (youngest is 9 y/o). It seems like a forward facing seat with seatbelts should be required,...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-30-2020, 12:39 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,750
Posted By Maggie01
Passenger seating and floor planning

Looking at conversion threads, I notice most builds do not have passenger seats with seat belts. Are they not required? On Facebook I came across a couple of nice leather seats out of a large...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 08-08-2020, 07:49 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,827
Posted By Maggie01
OSB Use

I've always been under the impression that OSB is not good, because it will deteriorate when it gets wet. However, I've been reading some of the conversion threads and see where alot of people are...
Forum: Conversion General Discussions 07-06-2020, 08:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,618
Posted By Maggie01
Thank you!

Thank you!
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