So...we bought a bus!: March 2013

Inside, before we got to work removing stuff.

When we were looking for a bus, we found this 1991 Chevy Bluebird that was already partially converted into an RV. This was appealing because we could reuse the parts inside rather than just cutting out a lot of bus seats. The design of the bus was not what we wanted, more like an RV than the tiny home we imagined.

Full size sink and rv toilet
mounted on a tiled
throne.

The bed was in the back of the bus.

There was a pullout sofa, dining area, kitchen, LARGE bathroom, and a queen mattress and box springs. In case you were wondering a bus door is not really big enough for a queen box spring, but we (with a lot of sweat) got it out.

Many screws...this is not all we removed

We visualize the space being open and zen, but it was full of lots and lots of wood. Luckily it included a lot of supplies we could reuse for our project. So, when we got it home we began tearing out walls and sofas and walls and screws... so many screws!

Sawing out the poop hole.
Disgusting...it is someone
else's poop in there

Bye-bye toilet!

As we removed more items, the picture of what we wanted it to look like as our home got clearer and more and more things were discovered that needed to be removed. We thought we would take out a few walls and soon be on our way to building what we wanted, but that has proven to take more time than anticipated.

This is the old bus heater hose.
We removed the heater because it was leaking
radiator fluid in the bus and there was a slight incident
where it exploded onto Elizabeth's face! (She's fine)

The long winter has weighed heavily and kept us from jumping up early in the morning to get started. When it is 20 degrees outside, it is not much warmer inside a big metal bus. Now, spring is near and we are nearly finished removing the old and the building of our new home is beginning.