Bus Roof Raise
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Bus roof raise. The humans began the roof raise by constructing four equal walk boards. This school bus conversion video is about the roof raise process in our skoolie. I really didn t want to use the car jacks for the whole roof raise. Http goo gl emhm4a like our facebook page.
The roof is actually part of the shell structure integrity. These handy aides are used in the construction industry to help workers using scaffolding. Raising the roof on a bus can be a very dangerous task without the proper skills and equipment. Shop with this link http amzn to 1r7hfqe subscribe for more travel videos.
They fit our rented scaffolding. Be very careful if you do this yourself. There are several different popular techniques for achieving this. Cutting the last hat channels and raising the bus roof.
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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. Essentially you need to disconnect the roof from the body of the bus raise it to the height you want it build in supports to reattach the roof and then cover the gaps in sheet metal and put in either the original bus windows or add different windows as needed. We originally wanted to cut off the entire top of the bus and lift it to have a full roof raise. From full bus conversion services to roof raise services we are the industry leaders in converting buses into homes on wheels.
We offer a bus listing service resources to diy your skoolie adventure and a few shortcuts to speed you along on your journey to buslife. Every bus is different which means every roof raise will be different but the concepts are similar throughout the roof raise process. View from under the bus.