You Can't Turn That Into A House

‐What do you think about bulls? ‐Get ready.

‐Whoa! ‐We’re on a bucking bull ranch,

and it’s one wild ride as we try to turn

two worn‐out school buses into one awesome house.

One, two, three.

I’m Taimoor and this is my younger brother, Rehan.

Look at that one, he looks pissed.

They look really mean.

And this is our contractor Kyle...

We’re making the craziest, wildest, most dangerous,

run‐down places...

‐Oh, yeah! ‐Whoa!

...into the most surprising and luxurious dream homes.

From our home in Missouri,

we’re rewriting the rules of home design across the country.

What do you think about bulls?

Uh, I think I don’t like messing around

with anything that weighs more than 2,500 pounds and has horns.

Well, we’re going to a bucking bull ranch today. Come on.

This guy named Will in Cypress, Texas,

and his stepdad was injured in a bull accident

and he’s helping run the ranch.

There’s no place for him to stay on the ranch,

but he’s driving in two hours each way to help.

I assume that’s why we’re doing the house?

Yeah, so they had a picture of two old school buses

and he asked if we could help them come up with an idea

to make something cool out of it.

Okay. I mean,

school buses got space and they’re sturdy.

So...

Yeah. Alright, let’s check it out.

Well, you’ve got a beautiful ranch here.

Thank you. Thank you.

Will told me on the phone you had an accident with a bull.

Yes, sir. I did.

One got me down in a pen similar to this

and just got me up against and just beat me down.

And my back ‐‐ broke my back in two places.

‐Still healing up. ‐Ohh.

That was about 10 months ago.

We’ve been coming out here a lot more lately

since he’s been hurt to help out.

There’s always tuff to do ‐‐ fences to fix, cattle to feed.

Coming up here early, and then, if we have to leave at night

after a long day of helping out, it gets tough.

Will working out here on the ranch ‐‐

that’s hard work.

Every day ‐‐ I mean, it makes total sense

that he needs a place so he doesn’t have to make

that drive back and forth.

Tell us about these buses.

Been storing hay and feed and stuff in them,

they were just kind of like some storage bins for a while.

And then somebody said we could turn them into a house.

So I guess that’s where you guys come in.

What are you guys thinking on the way of a budget?

Like, do we have a budget set for this?

I was hoping you guys could work some magic.

I’m trying to keep it about 30 grand.

Alright.

You know, a lot of people around here

come over and help work for food.

Yeah.

So, what do you guys need?

Definitely a bed of our own, for once.

Now, Will and Tana’s wish list isn’t long,

but they’re all must‐haves.

They want a large entryway so Will’s stepdad can come over

without having to squeeze through a small bus door.

They also want an entertaining space large enough

for an entire 20‐person family to enjoy.

Next, they need a separate mudroom entrance

so Will can wash up without tracking dirt

through the whole house.

Not to mention they want to use it

for their family reunion in eight days.

‐This is them. ‐Wait.

How old did you say these buses were?

30 years old.

Alright. Every bit of 30 years.

They’re ‐‐ They’re in a little rough shape.

They’re probably home to a few critters right now,

but they don’t pay rent there, so...

So, they’re getting evicted. Alright.

I don’t know what you guys are thinking about for decor.

We definitely want to stay away from child‐like.

It is a school bus, but not so kiddish.

‐Adult fun. ‐Okay.

You’ve got a task ahead of you,

‐I’ll tell you that. ‐Yeah.

Good luck.

‐We have faith in you. ‐We have faith in you.

We see what you guys have done.

We’ll see how it goes. I’ll tell you that much.

Yes, sir.

Oh, man.

It’s just another deal that we got ourselves into.

No, this is another deal that you got me into.

‐At least the door works. ‐Barely. But it works.

‐Oh, my God. Come on. ‐This is a mess.

You think we can reuse those windows?

Yeah. Looks pretty sound all the way around.

Now, row 3 has a hornets’ nest, so...

Hey, let’s not break the glass.

Nah, don’t worry about it. We got it.

Just had to clear some hornets out of there.

Oh, hi.

Hello.

Ah, welcome to fourth grade.

Those windows actually aren’t bad.

They’ll work.

I mean, they’ll clean up.

Alright, well,

I’ll see you in fifth grade.

There’s a hole right there.

No, that’s where the snakes come through.

Hey, you know what?

Let’s go see the other one.

Alright, what do we got here?

‐Ah. ‐Ah.

Dude, that is just like a sweatbox in there.

I like how we’ve got a year’s supply of hay in the back, too.

There are definitely some kind of animal living in there.

‐Hey, boys. ‐Kyle Davis.

‐Hey, what do we got here? ‐What’s up, my friend?

Man with the plan.

So what do we got here?

Well, we’ve two 30‐year‐old buses

and we’ve got 30 grand,

but he’s got a few guys

that he said will help us out on the build.

Well, we’ve got a roof and some windows already, so...

‐Right. ‐...off to a good start.

See this guy, he’s always positive.

Alright, so we got two buses. What are we gonna do?

We talked about it a little bit. What we were thinking

was just a different configuration. Maybe a T.

I mean, they’ve got a lot of people that come over here

all the time, big family and friends, so, you know,

make one of those things a big living space,

maybe an outdoor deck.

So, in order to turn these two rusted‐out school buses

into a house, there are a few very key projects

that have to be completed.

Luckily, we have a plan.

First things first, we need to join these buses

to make one giant structure.

Next, we’ll install a huge deck

that can accommodate their 20‐person family

and cut out a large entryway for Will’s stepdad.

On the inside, we’ll have a living room,

a dining room, and kitchen

flanked by a bedroom and a bathroom.

It’s gonna be awesome.

But until we complete all of these projects,

they’re still just two buses.

It’s gonna be a pretty weird joint teeing two buses together,

but I think if we cut it out right and get it welded

together properly, it might work.

‐Yes! ‐Alright.

Reputation’s on the line, Kyle.

‐Yeah. ‐Alright.

Step one is to empty out these buses...

‐Watch your head. ‐Oh, boy.

...so we can really see what we’re working with.

Alright. Looks like it’s in pretty good shape.

Yeah, that’s pretty clean.

What kind of material do you think that is, Kyle?

It’s like a linoleum.

It’s like a thin layer of rubber.

Step one ‐‐ patch the floor.

‐Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah! ‐There you go.

Oh, yeah!

So in order to make this happen,

we’re gonna have to first cut off the fenders

for the front of this school bus,

and then it’s got a weird kind of cross member

underneath it for the frame,

and so, we’re going to have to torch through those.

Once that’s clean...

‐Whoa. ‐Whoa, whoa.

...we’re gonna be able to cut through the second bus

and join them straight together.

I think when you’re running a blowtorch,

the absolutely worse thing that happens ‐‐

buses go up in flames, we don’t have a project to do.

Hey, hey, we’ve got fire coming down there.

We’ve got a pretty serious fire.

‐Hey! Put it out! ‐Taimoor, get out of there.

It’s still Day 1

of turning these two old school buses

into a house for Will and Tana.

We’re in the middle of cutting the fronts off of these buses

and things are starting to heat up.

Hey, hey, we’ve got fire coming down there.

Taimoor, get out of there.

Right next to that tire.

Just a little fire.

So, at $30,000, our budget is super tight.