How To Create an Epic SKOOLIE Roof Top Deck.
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Excellent! Good job!
@ArtWeThereYet
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Phil!
How did you go about getting the angle for the extension pieces
@ArtWeThereYet
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Nijah! REALLY good question! We made a graphic and describe how we did that here: artwethereyet.com/blog/how-to-build-a-skoolie-roof-deck-step-by-step-guide/
@ArtWeThereYet
2 жыл бұрын
Let us know if that helped!
@Thatoneninja22
2 жыл бұрын
@@ArtWeThereYet Yes I saw tho it doesn't really describe how to get the angle length wise just the smaller ones
@Thatoneninja22
2 жыл бұрын
Or is it pretty much the same maybe im just overthinking it
love your roof deck! We’re hoping to start building ours this weekend, is there anything you would’ve changed about your design if you could do it again?
@ArtWeThereYet
2 жыл бұрын
Hey! Thanks so much. So yes, there are two things we wish we would have done differently. 1) We wish we would have installed a board to the very ends of all the plank edges, to stop them all from warping in different directions. 2) We wish we would have waited till the wood was fully dried, and then immidiately done the stain treatment. We waited almost a year to stain it, which resulted in multiple cycles of drying > getting wet > drying > getting wet. This, plus the fact that no board was installed at the very ends of the planks, resulted in the planks slightly warping in different directions. So now it has a bit of a piano key effect.
Looks awesome!! Have you done a speed test? How does it hold up?
@ArtWeThereYet
4 жыл бұрын
You bet! Our top speed with the bus is 60mph (it has a governor) - no problems! We've also been in some pretty high winds (up to 40mph) - it's solid! I was a little worried it would put our back axle over weight, but the back axle is well underweight. It's max is 19,000 pounds and we're safe at 15,000. :) :)
What angles did you cut your 4 by 4 posts?
@ArtWeThereYet
3 жыл бұрын
Ooooh, not sure. The thing is, unless we have exactly the same bus, the angle is probably going to be different. Jose is going to sketch up a quick graphic to show how the posts were cut at the correct angle. We'll put it in the blog post that accompanies this video! 👊
@ArtWeThereYet
3 жыл бұрын
Here is the step-by-step instructions in the blog article: artwethereyet.com/blog/how-to-build-a-skoolie-roof-deck-step-by-step-guide/
@ArtWeThereYet
3 жыл бұрын
The graphic is now in the blog article tutorial 👊
Nice one! Do you happen to remember your material costs? Roughly?
@ArtWeThereYet
3 жыл бұрын
Hey! Yep, it was aaboooooooout $350 if you include the ladder (which was about $60).
Hello I can not for the life of me figure this out where do you live and would you be willing to help I’ll come to you.
@ArtWeThereYet
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Kyra! We're always on the move, currently in Southern California. Where are you? Did you check out the blog post link below the video? That post goes through each step trying to make it as clear as possible!
@kyrawoodard1485
3 жыл бұрын
@@ArtWeThereYet no I didn’t but I will now and NJ but I doubt you’ll be coming this way it’s cold