December 21, 2021

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Bus update, a few days after the fact: We glued it and screwed it and the floor is done. 🎉 Well, until after we complete the build and put the final flooring down in the open areas. That took a LOT more time than we expected. But it feels solid and makes the ride a bit quieter. Now Randy is designing the bed frame, which will go over the water tank and the water heater. Plus there will be lots of under-bed storage and possibly a pull-out table that extends out the back door for cooking on. Mattresses arrive today. I say we chuck the camping stuff in and head out!!

“Go in damnit!! Even though we had a good idea where the uni-strut was, we forgot to measure where the subfloor screws were. ðŸĪĶðŸŧ‍♀️ Randy hit a fair amount of metal and threw away a fair amount of screws. 😔 We were supposed to work two drills at once. But I chickened out cause I know there are limits to my patience. 😉
We forgot to get the weights ready so we scrambled and grabbed anything and everything heavy. Buckets of water worked really well.
Almost done! Forgot to get a pic of it completed. 🙄 But I posted one before we glued and screwed and it still looks like that but with screws in it, of course.
Yay me! I remembered to take pics measuring where the uni-strut is BEFORE we covered it all! 😄 Sometimes I’m wicked smaht! Other times I look for my phone while talking on it. ðŸĪŠ
It’s like watching paint dry. How long does latex take to cure? We painted the fronts and backs like two weeks ago and they are still sticking together. 🙄

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