Special Thanks

Judy & Leelend

Aaron Leis

Dave Danek

Tim Willis

Russell Mahaney

Padaran

JC

Andreaz Gonzales

& His Loving Family

Working On The Other Side

Day 176: working on the other side, getting more windows pulled.

More Windows Gone

Day 162: We've taken out all the original bus windows on the driver's side.

Another Window Gone

Day 159: We removed another window and replaced it with steel. Using the original window frames to attach the steel to the bus has turned...

Tile Window Install

Day 152: Took the original window out and removed all four sheets of glass and used the frame to install the tile bricks. The fire...

Kitchen Window

Day 145: Dave starts in the kitchen. Took a window out and replaced it with steel. Looking good so far.

Steel Studs

Day 143: We worked with steel studs for the walls we're putting up. We learned that it's real nice to work with and it's lighter then...

Steel opportunities

Day 138: Dave's been brainstorming some really good ideas for the steel we ordered. We got some tile bricks to replace a window with. I...

Steel Ordered

Day 136: I finally got to order steel from swift steel in Redmond. I had it measured and cut to fit the windows I'm taking out to save us...

More Stovepipe

Day 131: We hit up Habitat for humanity and scored some more stovepipe! Just that much closer to having a stove for my kitchen. I'm so...

Welding Steel Steps

Day 126: I got to do some more practice welding down at the DIYcave today. A local artist by the name Anne Fitzgerald helped me with the...

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Dave & Rachel

Bus Route

Central Oregon

It’s where to be . . .

for the rich and wealthy . . .

No, for EVERYBODY!

My husband and I moved here from a small town in Idaho to be closer to family and have a good life. There’s so much to do and so much to see here in central Oregon but we didn’t know that the housing market here in Bend would be so high. People having to continuously look for roommates just to afford an apartment to live in; so to avoid a trap of working for rent; we decided to build our home. We bought a school bus to build our home in and are very excited to do this project.

Our bus is at DIYCAVE located at 444 SE 9th St #150, in Bend Oregon. They support the alternate living idea and have so much to offer. They have a workshop full of tools we can use being a member. They also do a large variety of classes such as welding, auto repair, metalworking, cabinetry, and so much more.

DIYCAVE is a great place to do any project no matter how big or small. They have a great open minded staff and are willing to work with you on your ideas. I’m so grateful that they’re here in Bend. They’re making my home possible for we haven’t the tools nor place to work on a bus house.

We’re starting with the floor and building up from there. Every step is being recorded and we’re happily sharing with everyone.

You can find a lot of our progress on our Facebook page:

Goforth BusProject

We’d love any donations to help us build our home here in Bend.

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Thank you for all your support and I hope you all enjoy watching our progress.