Raising A Bus Roof

Every bus is different which means every roof raise will be different but the concepts are similar throughout the roof raise process.

Raising a bus roof.

They fit our rented scaffolding. See more ideas about bus school bus conversion bus conversion. The roof is actually part of the shell structure integrity. Most school buses come with a stock height of six feet and it can be a majorly discouraging factor if you or your family members are over six feet and don t want to permanently hunch over inside your future home.

Raising the roof on a bus can be a very dangerous task without the proper skills and equipment. Cutting the last hat channels and raising the bus roof. I would highly recommend li for any of your projects. Construction of the walk boards using cribbage and a bottle jack strategy.

Raising the roof of a skoolie can take the space from cramped to airy and livable especially if you are over six feet tall. School bus raising the roof. How to complete the roof raise using the walk board method including. Mci s in particular are a monocoque design meaning they do not have a center or lower chassis structure.

This school bus conversion video is about the roof raise process in our skoolie. Thanks li and can t wait to do the next build school bus camper school bus house rv bus bus remodel converted bus bus living tiny living school bus conversion camper conversion. Apr 25 2017 explore amanda mendoza s board bus raised roof on pinterest. It s all very exciting so let s get.

We hope this video can give you ideas when it comes to converting a bus into. View from under the bus. I really didn t want to use the car jacks for the whole roof raise. How to prepare square tubing in advance.

So we prepped the bus for the raise most of the day on saturday removing rivets removing windows setting up the scaffolding and putting the whole bus up on blocks. Be very careful if you do this yourself. Our new 6 ton car jack.