Love it, that turned out great. You, Wess and Chris killed that. 5 day roof raise that is hella fantastic. Wishing you great success in the rest of your build.

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Truly appreciate the positivity. Thank you for watching

Awesome!

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Wow.... this is the first time I've seen a raise done by cutting above the windows. Cool. It might be handy to add some small RV windows in those sections above the bus windows (assuming you plan to put them back in) to give better sight lines to taller folk inside.

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

That would be a great idea. The woman we built it for is short so it's perfect for her. Thank you for watching

Nice Build , it would have been nice if you would of keep the camera still shots of your work so you get a better idea of what s going on .

My son and I will be building our skoolie with my parents and some friends as soon as this craziness is over and we can buy our bus, and I would love to do this, but it just seems way too complicated for me. It makes such an amazing difference, though. I hope it makes sense to me soon enough to do it. This one looks great.

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It really makes it feel more like home with the higher ceiling

NICE! It's nice to see some great vids to help during this crazy time... Looks like not too radical a raise and almost looks like it's factory!

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Somehow this comment didn’t show up, sorry for the late response

@HarmonyExpressSkoolie

4 жыл бұрын

Dustin & Tonya + Journey I don’t know why, but for some reason, some folks find my responses in spam, and I don’t know why! I honestly try not to be “spammy”...lol

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Harmony Express.Skoolie that’s where it was. Did you subscribe to our channel, I wonder if that has anything to do with it

That ended to kwick for me but it was good!!

think this way of raising the roof makes it eazier to keep the electric cabling for the rear of the bus original , the windows are sitting lower though , allways figured to add the extra height under the windows so they go up too , gives a bit more privacy and probably makes the buss look nicer from the side if you use the original windows i do see that it can make problems for emergency doors and the front part of the bus , on the other hand you could leave the construction of that alone and drill out the rivits around them only raising the sheetmetal at those points

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure. There’s a million different ways you can do it, but it’s all in the way the customer wants it done. Great insight!

Great video. How many inches did you raise it?

6 ft 7 here Going to get a school bus to live in, I will definitely need to roof raise 20 inches, can I bring it to you guys?

How much did yall raise it ?

Within the next 6 months me and my lady are buying our bus and i want to have the roof raised, would you guys be willing to raise our roof and do the sheet metal for our bus?

Come to WA and help me and my girlfriend do ours haha!

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to, let me know what you are thinking and let’s get something on the books

@MrBrandonfellows

3 жыл бұрын

I’m interested too, what prices am I looking at for my 6 windowed short bus to be raised?😁

@MrBrandonfellows

3 жыл бұрын

I’m in Albany NY but could travel to reduce price 😁

My girlfriend and I are planning out our roof raise. I haven’t seen many videos about the adjustments for the electrical that runs along the corners and the roof raise mechanisms are used a lot but not many videos about where to get them or how to make them. Any pointers or recommendations on the process?

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

Michael Lattimer I would only be guessing, get ahold of Wess at transcend existence channel or instagram he would be able to answer that for ya

Where did you get the hat channels for the raise?

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Colorado Custom Coachworks made them. Otherwise, you can make your own out of square tubing, but then you have to weld on angle iron to each side. We just found it quicker and easier to have someone fabricate them.

Just found this while browsing. U guys moving into a bigger Skoolie? I used to follow Wes but for some reason he stopped posting. So I stopped following him. Have u seen Chris’ latest vids? Bus turned out nice.

Do you know anybody who is doing roof raises in the Southeast? Hoping to get my raise done in December.

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

Not at this time, hit up Wess at Transcend Existence channel he might be able to help you out

On Average How Much Does It Cost To Hire Someone Too Raise The Roof For You?

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Kristin De Leon fully done around 8 thousand

Tell Chris to paint his bus 🚌!!! Just messing with you. Good to see Wess again. I'd love to travel around & help people with their bus conversions. Instead of doing. The. Same. Job. Every. Damn. Day.

Hey so I am 18 and moving away to college and thought this would be an ideal thing for me. I would much rather have a converted bus than pay my college or and apartments for years while I live/go there. If I did the work leading up to it just like they did when you got there, could you help me raise it just like that but 24 inches instead? How much would that cost for you to help me?

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Obviously each job is different as people wanting different things, but a standard roof raise is around 6k up to around 10k for some of the extras

@mellow_minerva

4 жыл бұрын

Dustin & Tonya + Journey And that is just for your services right?

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

@@mellow_minerva yeah probably another thousand to 1500 in material

What do you guys charge to raise one like that?

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Depending on what all needs done changes what the cost is. Some want to move windows or doors or do other cut ins or block offs so that all adds to. It's really just dependent on the job

@scripturaltruth7636

4 жыл бұрын

@@RoadtripNVenture ty debating but would like to keep windows at same level but raise ones in cabinet area. I saw one bus that cut the raise below the window line was different.

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm yeah their is tons of ways to do it. You would just need to decide what you wanted then we can help if we can. Thank you for responding

Does Wes charge for all this? Cost?

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry Hofstra yes and price is based on per job needs. You’d need to get with him if you are interested in him helping you out

@jerryhofstra6894

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoadtripNVenture how do I contact Wes?

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry Hofstra check out his KZread channel @transcendexistence

You don't wanna wear headphones while driving.

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

Why is that?

@williammeszaros3382

3 жыл бұрын

@@RoadtripNVenture You can't hear emergency vehicles, or problems with your own vehicle.

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

William Meszaros we pay very close attention but you are correct!

Roof raise why that make the bus not beuatiful

@RoadtripNVenture

3 жыл бұрын

Functional and adds so much space.

Spent all the time and money to raise the roof. Doesnt look like you went up 12 inches. Seems like for not much more could have had closer to 24.

@RoadtripNVenture

4 жыл бұрын

That's the beauty of the world man. Everyone wants things their way. This is what the owner wanted and we were happy to oblige. If we all did the same thing or only one way it wouldn't be fun anymore and we would all be looking on how to be different than the next guy. Thank you for watching. It was a full 12 inch raise with 2 more inches tucked under the rain gutter for the rivets to hit.