Making (half of) a skoolie pull out couch using drawer slides // School bus conversion part 54

Making half of a pull out couch bed for my skoolie, trying out drawer slides, failing to explain anything etc.
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[@lesliesnowdon8490]

You need to put a cross piece on both the couch and slide out. That will make them stronger as well as make the slide out stay square and slide easier. I love how confident you are becoming 👍👍

[@watching-and-judging-you]

I don’t really know much about you, and just stared watching in on the channel, but I just wanted to say, you should be really proud of yourself….. you’re doing amazing.

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

thank you :)

[@tamararummel2027]

You should consider making your couch pull out platforms into shallow drawers for extra storage. You would need to hinge the platform in order to make the drawer accessible. Just a thought. You're doing amazing!

[@Themakeupolic]

I’ve been binge watching all your vid for a few days . You are surely a treat, you are a wonderful funny train wreck and I love love love your confidence that you think you lack and your driven attitude that you say you don’t have. You are just awesome ! like a cool fizzy drink on hot day.

[@snakeboren4814]

BEAUTY AND BRAINS...AND A GOOD SINGER!!!! EMMA GOT IT GOIN ON!!!!

[@bigguy_TCM]

May sound quirky but I love listening to your little singing spats. Keep it up 👍🏻 🤗

[@ronnievance6835]

Emma I hope you continue this channel after you finish the build, you’re a joy 😁

[@0HARE]

Yeah, me too!

[@PeterKNoone]

You've gained so much confidence and skilled up in all kinds of areas. What's next, diesel engine mechanic class?

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

lol that probably should be next!

[@cathyisaac7041]

Look at you. Just doing a uturn. Driving your butt off. I remember the first video. 😂 It’s coming along and just keep at it.

[@JB-dz1zc]

So good, your couch! You might want to put some fold down support legs for the pull out(weight wise). You will be 29 for ever now! Hope you enjoyed your Birthday! Emma, drive that bus around often, it will give you more practice driving that humongous birb!!! Also, you would be close to home in case some thing breaks! So nice to see ya back, looking good and crazy as ever! Violin, C'mon!!! 🎻 🚃👍 🐶 👌 🎂 👌 😉👍 🚃

[@joerossiter1611]

Keep it up you're doing really good there and boy do I wish I was 29 again LOL

[@jdsquared]

so jealous of that mid block u-turn! I didn't realize til now how much shorter your bus is than mine.

[@willywonka4139]

Thank you for the violin update. Might better the second time around learning to play. 🙂 You carpentry competency and confidence has increased dramatically in the past year! A note on the bed drawer legs for an added bonus; lower the legs when on stow position to lock the drawer in place. No added hardware would be needed for that task. Excellent video as always!

[@0HARE]

I really enjoyed today’s episode. It was so good seeing you drive the bus like a pro. Also cool that y’all drove the bus to Home Depot on a supply run. You could almost just work on the bus while parked in the Home Depot parking lot. It would make resupplying quicker & easier. Happy Camping

[@tammytroche1624]

I am so glad someone else thought of this way to do the couches too, I wanted to see someone else do it first😂

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

haha I copied it from somebody who seems to know what he's doing so that's good news for both of us!

[@xavierpendrag0n]

19:13 The 63 3/4 song is going to the top of the charts.

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

😂

[@Aliceinjonesville]

grrrl!! We are all in this endless 2020….😳

[@erikgeorge3770]

great job. I would suggest drop down leg supports and maybe some 2x4 cross supports. not to mention a lock for the slide. you’re doing so awesome. much love to you

[@HajnalkaGyurgyovics]

Once again....very relatable...i feel all of this...your whole process and thought process...everything from the what am I gonna do with all that free time post construction to setting up fake furniture to get the feel and pretend i live there already to taking food breaks and deciding to call it a day or getting ahead of myself and doing things in different order cause I get excited about a task or lollygagging and admiring the little progress that I made that day...Now I don't feel like a freak knowing other people do this too 😂 But if it makes you feel better I'm even slower than you. To be fair i only have 2 days a week to work on mine 😅

[@mattmcfadden5847]

You are one of the most genuine and real people on youtube. I love your channel.

[@karylm23]

Just came across your kitchen video, and before I could finish, I hit subscribe all and started with your playlist from the beginning. It's been beautiful watching your process, and it's giving me the itch to build my own. Thank you for going through vital details and just doing it!!!

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

thanks so much!

[@JustAskingAndCurios]

Coming along.nicely. BTW you whipped that bus around and into the driveway convincingly!

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

that clip was on double speed 😂

[@trainman4763]

@@EmmaBuildsBirbie I can't believe that short wheel base bus can do a U-Turn, nice choice in size to maneuver through the countryside - You have done so much keep your eye on the prize - Camping and Adventure Journeys!!

[@hcivelek]

@@EmmaBuildsBirbie we noticed but still good :)

[@jayu724]

Emma,so glad you're back!..missed your "Show" Yes Show..^the Emma & Birbie show!..its a sitcom!. You're the Star!.. you sang, played the violin 🎻 And are very entertaining! And have sponsors!..🙂 Love it!..☺

[@ribbleslipscomb5171]

Good work, now go have some fun. It has been a journey, Emma, and you are chugging right along. You are an amazing builder, maker, craftswoman. Be proud of yourself. See you next time.

[@marymoyer1773]

Emma...you are doing great with all of your builds .I am so proud of you !! I like your singing too..improvising some of the words..you made me laugh out loud..I think Winston is going to need to go on your first Birdie adventure..he is your loyal companion..just seems right he goes on your first trip..lol..just sayin..... Take care

[@mattmcfadden5847]

When you put the drawer slide on the wrong side of the wood I felt that in my soul lol.

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

😂

[@RebaKennedy]

Nice to see your videos back after your birthday break - hope you had tons of fun!! I want to thank you: I was in the middle of a big complicated part of a project and getting really overwhelmed and suddenly I thought, Hey! I'm gonna go do something else and get that task done now like Emma Builds Birbie!!! So I did. And it was GREAT. And then I had ice cream. Which was also great. So, thanks for the life lesson. Oh, and you have a wonderful singing voice. Let's hear more of it!!!

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

it makes me so happy to hear this! thank you!

[@TrevorBoughtABus]

"IF I F*** THIS UP WE'LL KNOW." - Also me working on my bus

[@matthewdever2118]

It's worth driving long enough to make sure the engine and exhaust heat up. If the exhaust, especially, doesn't heat up, water will condense in the pipes and muffler, and that will cause premature rusting.

[@NewfyORE]

AHHHHH, my ears are bleeding!!! LIke nails on a chalkboard. Keep at it. I am still staring at mine and continually redoing the layout in Sketchup. Also, my batteries may or may not be dead (may). Guess I should invest in a trickle charger for when it's sitting.

[@skyepettibon1026]

I’m happy your feeling better and are back, you are the highlight of my week I always look forward to your videos!

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

wow thank you!

[@francoisg1393]

63 and three quarters. Birbie : The Musical!!! I'm 39 and I still haven't put enough consideration into my finances and career. So I can't blame you. Just do you. You'll meet better people and have better experiences.

[@trainman4763]

17:58 Endless midnight building supply source 30 feet behind left shoulder! ;-)

[@jasonclegg6125]

Great work! You may want to learn about using a drill to drive skrewd. It should have numbers around the barrel of the drill. Try it on about 6 or so. Probably it will not be powerful enough to drive the skrews in. Go up a few numbers at a time until it works and Then starts slipping inside. The main thing is you are not putting enough pressure on the drill. Put your weight into it! When it stops likes it is doing it will partially ruin the skrew head. Hope this helps! Keep up the good work

[@billtaylor3112]

your killin the build u go girl

[@Snipedog1978]

Hope you had a happy birthday. Another great video, birdie is coming along so well I can’t wait to see what we are in stored for next.

[@fxman2011]

If your drawer is hard to pull open and close after adding the rear 2x4 then they are not the same length front and back or they are out of square. But as usual very inspiring. Keep up the great work.

[@Quake81270]

Install hinged drop down legs at each corner and 1 in the center of the pullout couch. Then make a hinged at the bottom door to conceal the wheel wells and provide storage for the mattresses and blankets for the pullout couch.

[@Childplz2221]

Great show I hope your feeling better

[@RDZA64A]

I love the couch so tired of the slat ones everybody seems to be obsessed with doing nice going Emma

[@beachlife9419]

Ad one more slide track and Frame in the center of your pull out bed ok , if you put plywood top and bottom will help make it stronger too glue it and screw wood screws will help too

[@randyrandolph9709]

Glad you are back still the same love that making progress good to see 👀. Hope you enjoyed your time off well deserved. Until the next video lady Emma please be safe.

[@jeffreythomas9106]

You are doing well and doing a great job. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌 💪 😉

[@richardmoore2590]

Hey cutie,looks like you’ve been framed 🤣🥰

[@michaelirizarry5037]

damn emma just whipping that bus around like its a prius.

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

that was sped up! hahaha I should have mentioned that in the video

[@michaelirizarry5037]

@@EmmaBuildsBirbie lol. still pretty impressive.

[@jb158t]

Love your videos. Need a full bloopers episode one day. Ever caught a sneeze on video?

[@snakeboren4814]

U LOOK FINE 4 TURNING 29...EMMA!!! U LOOK AT LEAST 20....OR 21!!!

[@jackiebeidler4573]

For your foam board adhesive try a craft store (Michaels or Joanns).

[@jameswatson521]

Sometimes in our journey to self discovery we get lazy or just blah it’s part of growing I’m 40 I still get to the point where I just look at something an say hmmmm do I wanna really do this an I procrastinate till I decide not to Emma your doing an amazing job for a 29 year old girl u have more ambition then some teens I commend you on your enthusiasm and respect to take on such a task because also your not just testing your skills your discovering that you have ideas and wanna use them on your bus your home and it looks amazing Emma I can’t wait to see the completion

[@jamiereedy5094]

I've been watching you since the beginning and I've taken so much inspiration from you determination. I'm in a similar place with my build so it's really nice to watch the struggle and know I'm not alone. Keep up the good work.

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

love to hear this!

[@franciscoviola5599]

Happy birthday

[@skytechbits]

No Emma. Please don't rub your eyes. I hope you are feeling better. Great job on creating the couch frames. I love how you did a u-turn in the road with the bus and whipped it into the driveway. 🚌I hope you had a great birthday. 🎂

[@kingworzhakplaysgames6043]

I don't usually comment from this account. I've watching your build videos and loving watching you grow and learn. In your one year video you showed the build from the back wall and showed that you had changed the bed frame. but those videos aren't in build playlist. In this video you mentioned the slider for the fridge. I haven't seen that either. I wonder if there is one or more videos that didn't make it into the build playlist or if they just don't exist. I have been watching the Schoolie build playlist so I get them all in order. I just thought I'd mention that these weren't where I thought they'd be.

[@ronaldweatherbee8929]

Missed you last week but so glad your back! So good to see you working your goal. Keep steaming forward! 🚌💨

[@chrisfolkharmonicaplayer6292]

Will you be having an occasional friend or family member ride with you to camp ? What do you think of installing seat belts on your bench , just lap belts.? I don't think shoulder belts would work sitting sideways. But you'd want to keep your rider safe. I did that with one of my motorhomes.

[@laihowkable]

Tiny Dog has grown so much!!! I think you may enjoy traveling with a dog. For security and companionship, if you are gonna be on the road all the time. The couch looks awesome and your skill, putting it together, was dope. Then the frame looked needing more structural support though. Anyway yay for more finished tasks~ 👍

[@carls4552]

I missed you last week. 😪 Hope you had a good birthday. Love how your couch is coming along. Can't wait to see how they turn out.

[@justplaintommy63]

So yeah, I'm impressed with your couch idea. Love It

[@tbc-9516]

Took a break, but didn't give up. You're doing great! 👍

[@buttman1231]

Another great video keep up the great work love what you are doing

[@Marc_Wolfe]

All that insulation work... and all those windows... single pane windows too.

[@marfbarf1]

Cool project, keep up the good work. Can't wait to see it finished.

[@justwastingmytime852]

OMG!!! I'm soooo Happy that you and Birbie are back!!!

[@StoneUFO]

freakin cool couches, Loved the song to remember your cut lol

[@MelissaMalzahn]

Glad you are feeling better. You are doing an amazing job on your build. Good job keep up the great work.

[@snakeboren4814]

GREAT JOB EMMA!!! U ROCK!!!

[@scottm15067]

Nice work as always!

[@larswennskog5239]

Hi Emma! Great job👍🙂

[@rslanismail352]

where were u i missed u very much i was checking everyday if u posted any new video it's not like I'm so much interested in building bus but I like watching u doing it ur soo amazing

[@clintkay5860]

Great job

[@keithburkett9448]

Great Video Emma 👍

[@JMassengill]

Nice work.

[@dougintothesunset]

Great progress Emma! You're great at making up lyrics, that is fun with a loop pedal and a little beatboxing. YAY Violin Practice!! :) Thanks for the videos.

[@53221carvel]

Put swing down legs on the couch pullouts for support

[@trainman4763]

Thank you Emma for coming back, glad you're feeling better Love watching your humbleness and honesty! Love this channel, no other compares!!

[@dennisporter753]

Another great job .. well done Emma! The bus will be completed in no time.. looking forward to seeing the couches finished.. Cheers from Missouri !

[@stevengregory8686]

Nice Emma, Nice!!!

[@norm5785]

Such an awesome attitude, keep the build going. Can't wait for your first adventure with the bus. Thank you for sharing your awesome project with us today from Henrico County Virginia

[@charlesbrunner258]

Awesome video keep up the great work, I enjoy watching your videos THANKS

[@EmmaBuildsBirbie]

Glad you like them!

[@hazeleyes2086]

Hi Emma, you are doing a good job. Keep up the good work, you will get it done.😀

[@lamarnewton157]

I really enjoy watching you build your bus.hopefully soon youcan be done and be free to go.we are not promised tomorrow.

[@billsandrelli957]

A new word for the vocab. Slidey outy thing

[@AB-C1]

Great video again Emma! Glad you're feeling better now! You did great this week and yeah it really is coming along great now! NOT LONG TIL YOU HIT THE ROAD! LOL 😁👍 Cheers for another entertaining Friday Evening as suited my early night right down to the ground perfect timing! Cheers from London England 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@beachlife9419]

Awesome job 👍👍👍👍👍

[@diablofubar3623]

Hiya Emma...Hope you are enjoying this nice weather...

[@patriciaharkin1571]

I think your break did you good, you're quite blasé today and I love it 😎 You have come such a long way on this journey. You rock Emma!

[@PromasterHOF]

I always look forward to your posts, you make me laugh

[@edrosa5079]

Great Job and Quit doubting yourself your doing a Great Job

[@jerrybrashear5562]

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!! you've gotten so far on this build....it won't be long now. I hope that you get to feeling better real soon and thank you for another great video. Have a super great terrific day!!!🙂

[@WinL549]

Looking great Emma you will be on the road before you know it!

[@zaftra]

goodness that thumbnail😍

[@johnchryn9084]

You should have some leg support on the pull-out that way your bed will not bend your sliders just saying otherwise you're doing a great I love your videos great sense of humor

[@cfonvip5151]

You said it, but you're a woman and I could say a beautiful one!!! You're funny, light on Caracter, intelligent etc. etc. etc.(all in the good way) . But I think that you have a blurry vision of your future. Life won't wait for you, by the contrary you'll have to chase your future life and I think it's the time for you to put yourself together. We love you and wish the best for you.

[@valeriefrench9405]

I covered my wheel wells with silver reflectics and tape. It was great for sound barrier and insulation. A lot of Skokie’s us it. You could double it up if you can’t find foam. A lot of people use 100% wool insulation also. It’s hypoallergenic and mold resistant and very nice in cold or heat

[@robinhoward9113]

nice job

[@rodenystewart3590]

good job i love it

[@823Labs]

And in this episode... ASMR for the twisted :)

[@snakeboren4814]

IF I F THIS UP??? GOOD 1 EMMA!!!!

[@iamgrays]

Great work and look how far you have come. A year ago you could never have knocked up those box sections and made a bench. Then added a drawer bed slide that fits and works. A great job. It’s been said elsewhere but add an extra support part way down the slide out piece that will help it to stop twisting when you push it and bind up.

[@stevegillingham4781]

I would put folding support legs under your pullout as well as cross frame your pullouts ✌or whats know as a support strut that goes rom the back wall to the outside frame