So, it’s been a busy month of tiny steps here on the Housebus project. After making some good progress getting the floor ready for installing a subfloor, I realized that I still had too many windows with untreated leaks. I’d[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, as I mentioned in my last post about the housebus windows, my next step was going to be to pull out the window I’d already re-sealed with butyl tape, and to re-do it with more attention paid to any[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Got up this morning just in time to see the snow beginning to come down. Always my favorite day of the year. Today’s basic plan is to continue tackling the wiring in the housebus. I managed to label and bundle[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, so the job I did sealing that first window last week isn’t holding up. I’ve noticed water continuing to leak through even with the butyl tape and weatherstripping in place. And today I noticed a number of other windows[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s plan is to get out to the housebus and start the long process of sealing up all the windows. I’ve known since I first picked up the bus that it had moisture problems – the musty smell was unmistakable,[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s housebus score: A decent, newish window AC unit, three milk crates, and almost a dozen 8-oz mason jars! The window AC is a Frigidaire, and looks to be in really good shape! Aesthetically, at least. I still need to[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey gang! I’ve been chipping away at the bus the last couple weeks, knocking off small projects here and there. Today’s unlocked achievement was the surprisingly-easy install of a tow-hitch receiver, something I’ll need when I hit the road to[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Got out to spend a couple hours in the bus this afternoon, and here’s what I managed to accomplish: With the wire-cup on my drill and a steel-wire hand brush with scraper, I loosened and ground out as much of[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yikes! It has been nearly an entire year since I arrived in Mobile, Alabama to pick up my bus, and I am literally still just getting started with my conversion. For the last 11 months and 28 days I’ve been[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, i finally made some progress in getting rid of most of the junk that’s been piled up in the bus for several months now, giving myself a bit more space to work and make progress on the next steps[…] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
