Internal surgery- removing the bus seats and replacing the floor

 It is COLD in Colorado. Well, until the sun comes out and starts to melt the drifts away. When the drifts finally melted away from my sides and the air was not exactly freezing, but not so warm either, Dave began internal surgery on me. Well, that is to say, he took the seats and flooring out.  I wasn't all together sure what was happening to me, so I am going to turn it over to Jill and Dave to explain.

The bolts holding the seats in were rusted and so Dave had to cut them out. There were a lot of sparks and dust and it smelled really bad, metal and old humidity smells with dust and dirt. Everyone had to wear masks when they were helping. Finally all the seats were out. Grandpa Jerry came and hauled them away for scrap.

 Next to go was half the flooring. Some rust and rot had set in from the humidity in Hawaii. Dave is very resourceful and he knew how to get rid of the rot and rust.  He used Rustoleum jelly and primer. Cutting and ripping out the floor was tough, fortunately only half of it needed to go. It was replaced with very thin plywood, left over from other projects. The other half we left.

After the floor was out we cleaned up inside. Simple Green and for the tough greasy areas we used Krud Kutter. When that was done and the weather was warm enough the whole family painted the inside walls and ceiling a bright white. Rustoleum oil based paint for tractors, etc. Comes in Bright White, Fire-engine Red, Kelly Green, Royal Blue, Black and School Bus Yellow. 1 gal. cans from Home Depot.

 Next came the flooring! First the re claimed rubber mats. you know the kind that you put under foot in a shop. This is a good insulation, sound barrier and stabilizer. Plus it was free.  Over that went wood laminate snap together flooring. Home Depot clearance .49 cents a foot!

You can also see in the picture the pink insulation foam board that they glued to the walls under the windows. This also was left over from other projects.


Looking Good!