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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      First piece of furniture. We bought 25 sheets of 18mm baltic birch, its very cheap in Canada. I bought a 5x5 sheet for $115 USD in...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      Diesel heater install: Used insulated ducting to route the heat to the kitchen and the bathroom. I'm hoping that being able to turn the...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      Floorplan. The weirdly shaped room in the middle is the bathroom, forgot to label it.
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      No leaks so far. I will make another post for the full window installation process soon.
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      Okay next up was installing the walls. We used 1/8 inch hardboard for this because its pretty firm but can also bend around the ceiling...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      Im jumping ahead a bit but heres some pics of how they actually look installed. Seriously some of the most beautiful softwood I have...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      We built wood windows! I think this is by far the most unique thing on our bus. We built them by disassembling the original windows to...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      This is our electrical cabinet. I chose to use an all in one inverter and solar charge controller because its simpler and cheaper...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      Yeah! Dicor paint first and then self leveling lap sealant on top, maybe did that kinda backwards. The lap sealant was sort of an...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      I have a lot more progress to post but I gotta go work on the bus lol. We are securing the fridge today.
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      Heres a more detailed view of the roof deck construction. I think you're referring to how the unistrut is connected to the angle iron...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      Spray foam! We also built a few boxes around the wheel wells and ran all the wiring, I will explain our electrical system in another...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      We used my uncles blue gizmo to do everything on the roof. All the controls are in Chinese. Woww fancy solar panels... They are grape...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      Next up was the roof rack which would hold our 5 solar panels and 16 foot long roof deck. I made this with angle iron, steel plate and...
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      chumcity replied to the thread Hilda the Rusty Green Bus.
      BTW I am leaving out a lot, so please ask questions if you want to know more about a specific thing that we did.
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