{"id":2869,"date":"2018-10-10T04:10:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T04:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2022-03-11T06:29:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T12:29:19","slug":"remove-school-bus-flooring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/remove-school-bus-flooring\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Bus Flooring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To remove the floor of an old school bus is no joke!&nbsp; After <a href=\"http:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/03\/how-to-remove-school-bus-seats\/\">removing the seats<\/a>, taking out the old floor is a must.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because you never know how much rust is under there.&nbsp; Before you spend thousands of dollars building on top of it, you need to ensure you&#8217;re building on a solid foundation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to remove the floor can change school bus-by-school bus, but here is out we did with ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our bus came with <a href=\"http:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/01\/how-to-remove-school-bus-flooring-tracking\/\">in-floor tracking<\/a>. This made seat removal a breeze, but we found later that this came at a cost.&nbsp; Removing the tracking itself was TOUGH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But we&#8217;re getting ahead of ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TYr-cYb7hz8\" width=\"760\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools Required:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pry-bar<\/li><li>Angle grinder<\/li><li>Drill<\/li><li>Hammer<\/li><li>Safety gloves and glasses<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First, the liner around the tracking has to be removed.&nbsp; Wack each screw with a hammer a few times, then bring it up with the drill.&nbsp; Stubborn screws can be yanked up with a small pry-bar.<\/li><li>Next, the rubber had to be removed.&nbsp; The best tool for this is a large pry-bar.&nbsp; Seriously, wear gloves for this because you&#8217;re working with years of grime and nasty!<\/li><li>Next comes pulling up the old plywood.&nbsp; This is fun.&nbsp; Your best tool, again, is the large pry-bar.&nbsp; Safety goggles are a good idea because rusty nails are gonna start flying!<\/li><li>Chances are you&#8217;ll have a lot of nails stubbornly holding to the metal floor.&nbsp; Pull as many up with the pry-bar as you can, then go at the rest with an angle grinder!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next step is <a href=\"http:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/01\/how-to-remove-school-bus-flooring-tracking\/\">removing that floor tracking<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&lt;&lt; Back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus-conversion-ultimate-guide\/\">Skoolie Conversion Ultimate Guide Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2896\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel.png\" alt=\"art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel\" class=\"wp-image-5344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel.png 2896w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1536x164.png 1536w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-2048x219.png 2048w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1170x125.png 1170w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-1920x206.png 1920w, https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/art-we-there-yet-skoolie-bus-travel-585x63.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2896px) 100vw, 2896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"so-you-re-building-a-skoolie-huh\">So you\u2019re building a skoolie, huh?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We feel your pain, my friend! We also know how good it feels to finally make a dream reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our skoolie<\/a>&nbsp;took 9 months and $28,000 to complete. We documented the entire build and are slowly building<a href=\"https:\/\/artwethereyet.com\/blog\/skoolie-bus-conversion-ultimate-guide\/\">&nbsp;a series of guides<\/a>&nbsp;on every step of the bus conversion process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We spent a&nbsp;<em>crap ton<\/em>&nbsp;of time figuring out how to do this and that. We also could have saved a few bucks along the way.  We hope our tutorials help save you some time and money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-top-5-bus-conversion-tools-materials\">Our TOP 5 Bus Conversion Tools &amp; Materials:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3v7iFjJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5-in-1 Painters Tool<\/a> (you will use this a MILLION times)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LSJ2Qj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Impact Driver &amp; Drill Combo Kit<\/a> (there won\u2019t be a day you won\u2019t use this)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IeX1gX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100% Silicone<\/a> (buy in bulk to save a LOT of money!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36y3vtA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angle Grinder<\/a> (get used to using this ALL the time!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3513I7Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Table Saw <\/a>(it will be nearly impossible to complete your conversion without this. It\u2019s WORTH the investment!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This\u00a0page contains product affiliate links. 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