Truly lamentable workmanship

Today was another long day spent on the bus. Starting the day was simply a case of removing the electrical supply system that somebody had put into the bus. That was pretty interesting. They'd used a lot of expensive components and had installed them all with the same lamentable lack of skill that had been utilized throughout the construction process.

After removing the electrical system which fed down into a compartment under the bus, the wires needed to be fed through the compartment. The compartment itself was made of plywood and built with the same questionable level of skill. The plywood was wet due to the door not having a little flap over the top to stop water entering from above. Oddly enough rain usually comes down which is a fact that most people but the constructors are probably well aware.

Having removed the electrics there was time left to investigate the long bench. That had two sinks and with the same care of quality one was not bolted down so it was a case of lifting it and undoing the plumbing - most of which was finger tight only. The other, surprisingly, was bolted down.

Now the sinks had gone, it was a case of investigating the cabinets. Expecting a fight, I lifted one corner tentatively with a pry bar and the cabinet moved easily. Reaching behind, I pulled and the whole cabinet moved forward. Moving to the other end the same mobility applied to the whole of the rest of the cabinet. The only thing stopping the cabinet from moving in its entirety was a single plastic waste pipe.

Looking at what I've discovered so far, the people that converted the bus were appalling craftsmen that spent an awful lot of money producing something that was inherently dangerous. Both the cabinets and the bunks could have broken loose and gone flying at any time. The rear shelf which was unlit was a pure road hazard. Incompetent design and construction was pretty thorough and indisputable.

Some patches of plywood on the floor have rotted due to the plywood being sandwiched between metal on one side and plastic tiles on the other. The goal now is to remove all the nasty plastic tiles and the affected sheets of plywood before putting down fresh sheets and sanding the whole lot. This time the floor will be wood.