Step By Step

Hi folks, Marietta here. Just updating you on the latest improvements made to my partner Remo's and my Bedford Bus. 

Remo forming a plan of attack amid the renovations to his family home.

A massive step forward for us was the removal of the incredibly hefty ships window, which occupied the entire back of the bus. 

Many thanks to Darren for lending some muscle.

A temporary resting place.

After

Rotten boards, before.

There was a fair bit of damage around the framing of the ships window, so the next step was to extract all the rotten flooring and replace it.

As the end of the bus will be the bedroom, we've decided to eventually install two much smaller windows, preferably coloured glass, higher towards the ceiling to allow in more light, and as a bit of a feature.

Remo has declared his love of finally being able to work with wood, and make a more drastic 

improvement other than fixing up rust holes, dented metalwork and other small, fiddly but necessary jobs. This really feels like improvement! He would be working at it all weekend if it weren't for other obligations, I'm sure this renewed enthusiasm will reoccur and grow with every exciting step we make.

  

Another little adjustment Remo has made recently is to the entrance. Utilising his mad skills he's strengthened the bottom step so we can finally stop leaping from the ground to the second step when entering (for fear of falling through).

The very latest news is that we've decided to use some secondhand old fence palings, (found in the backyard) for the dado around the interior of the bus! They're a marvellous find and handily located.

Very fond of the rich colour bought out by the oil, and the saw markings going against the grain just add to the rustic feel.

I have been desperate to share a few of the war time paper clippings, frustratingly glued very securely over the ceiling. I'm hoping to save a few of them before we need to paint, however I fear the combination of old brittle paper and glue will lead to many ripping/disintegrating. Fingers crossed we're able to salvage a few.