Raising The Roof
Once he had stripped the ceilings and floors bare, Michael then created an elaborate system of scaffolding and 2x4s. This helped him prepare the bus for the next step, which was raising the roof to a comfortable height that ensure he could stand up in his new home. He later admitted, “as soon as I stepped onto the bus for the first time I knew me being 6’6″ was going to be a huge problem. The ceiling is only 6’1, so I was going to have to do some MAJOR work to get this thing comfortable for my abnormally large [body].”
Raising The Roof
Enough With the Jokes!!
Although Michael did raise the roof, he absolutely hated the never-ending jokes about ‘raising the roof’. In the end they had to cut the roof from one end to the other. He later admitted “Have I mentioned how nerve racking it was to basically destroy my bus by doing all of this?” Nevertheless, once the roof was raised, he had to move on to the next step, and install the custom metal ribs and bolt them in. Then once he ensured the scaffolding was set in place, it was time to start cutting! His only fear was that the roof would come crashing down on him. So, he cut each side of the bus first, in the place where the windows used to be. Then he had to embark on the next challenge, cutting the bus in half.
Enough With The Jokes