I turned a bus into a luxury tiny home

🙌 How to pronounce my name: Chay ➡ Ch(aye)

[tammysedam]

Just some thoughts: You can't properly scrub brick walls in a shower, even if it is just facade brick. You can't use wood to hold things under a bus. It will rot out quickly, getting wet if you drive in the rain or snow, and nails will jar loose as you drive. You can't put the air conditioner under the bus because it will not get enough ventilation, and it will be filthy with road dirt and fumes, and then blow that into the bus. You need another seat with a seat belt for a passenger. It's not safe to be walking around in the bus making food while the bus is moving. Blue is hot too, especially a deep blue. Light colours keep the bus cool. Your generator box isn't ventilated.

[whererthetruthseekers]

Just a recommendation, as a Master HVAC Owner, I would reconsider where you put that condenser. Under the bus will not allow it to pass the air through the coil thus causing a problem with your airflow through the evaporator. Meaning, the temp will not keep up in the heat. It will freeze over etc.. plus being in the dirt, salt, dust it’s just going to wreck havoc on that system. Put it on the back of the bus.

[Hvn]

Recommendation: use Eco friendly wood veneers, galvanized square steal, expansions screws borrowed from your aunt, and finally an eco friendly mattress from your Colby's aunt

[boi]

My brain: "After Little John ran away from his angry wife, he worked odd jobs and slept in the sewers until he has amassed $30, 000, which he used to buy a small bus."

[duythai]

As a cabinet installer, I think the vibration from driving over potholes will f*ck up your wood frame and sheetrock

[serg]

Part of the reason why your AC wasn't able to keep up was because of where you installed the outdoor unit. It needs to have enough room to remove heat from the system. Because it is under the bus while it is running all of the heat is trapped under the bus, and recirculating back through the condenser coil. The head pressures are probably pretty high and it would explain why it wasn't doing a good job of cooling the bus.

I do AC for a living.

[iscomingback]

Great first job guys.
As a Motorhome owner that have travelled pretty much the entire country, a couple of suggestions:
1 - Layout : For the next bus, try to have the living room upfront so the driver seat can also be used as a living room seat.
2 - Color: Whatever you do to the sides, roof needs to be white. Even that blue will be really hot in the desert.
3 - Space: Try to use the space under the floor on the lower sides for everything (propane, tanks, generator, etc) AND storage. Storage is premium space in an RV and there is plenty of empty space there.
4 - AC: I understand a split system is cheaper but a roof system is so much better and doesn't occupy space internally.
5 - Speed: You may consider changing differential gears to improve highway performance (and reduce fuel consumption)

[infernoxx]

I bet everyone wishes they had a brother like Colby...

[The_Bearded_Lady]

just a heads up. the AC needs not to be full of mud, dust, salt, sand, etc. even on the back most people cover them when not in use to protect the fins. it can not work effectively and depending on how dirty it gets, it will eventually just stop working. you might want to put it on the back like the generator

[khawarriaz]

Hard work paid, you created a masterpiece

[Potzten]

"you're going to want security" - builds in a wooden door with a lot of glass.. love it :D

[Bard_Gamer]

as a physics teacher, watching you paint the bus fully black made me shake my head

[mattm]

Definitely would have used metal brackets or some type of metal bracing along the bottom for the tanks and everything I can't imagine that wood is going to hold up in bad weather over time but all in all it's still a very awesome looking project and you guys did a great job.

[brendaowensvisuals]

To see all of your enthusiam and hard work was absolutely inspiring and truly impressive! Gorgeous home on wheels guys! Bravo!

[zawaFNBR]

it amazes me how people can always find a way to criticize other peoples work yeah there are things they couldve done better but the fact that they were able to transform that old bus is awesome enough 👍

[TrevorJames]

Cool idea. Definitely a few things I would be concerned about though. First, that was a lot of added weight with all the wood, stone, drywall. Ect. You really should try to keep it light. The wood supports beneath the bus that will most likely rot from exposure. The AC unit beneath the bus being exposed to splashing, mud, dust off of the road. I probably would not have put carpet beneath the water pump and HWT and the pex piping... carpet and humidity from dripping or sweating pipes don't mix well. The generator on the back in the enclosed box, it should have room to breath so it doesn't over heat and a safe way to exhaust the fumes away from the bus. There's a reason they say to keep generators 20 feet away from where you are staying in.

[DirtbagCarpentry]

Looks good, although I'd be worried that the wood underneath will rot very quickly, even if it was PT lumber, road wear would break it down.

[theresacoringgray]

This video was very fun to watch the guys turning a bus into a NICE home. This was a lot of work I simply couldn't imagine how expensive and time consuming this was

[annmarieinthehouse]

I get so amazed that people know how to just do all this stuff! The electric and plumbing... is impressive. Looks so sharp. Have a great time.

[jaymaravilla]

It's a good build, you guys transformed that old bus into somethingt nice.
But my only concern is that framing under for the tanks, should have opted for aluminum or steal, cause the vibration and humps can easily lossen up that wood specially when carrying heavy load. And it will have lesser blueprint giving you more space for other things