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I converted a school bus into a HOUSE – it took me months but I absolutely love the results & now I live rent free
A MAN who converted a school bus into a house says it took him months but now he lives rent free.
The man named Henrik featured on the TikTok page called Alternative Houses which has more than 375,000 followers and showed off his impressive achievement.
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As the footage begins, it shows the guy opening the door with Henrik saying: “This is my American school bus converted into a tiny house. Come in… “
Henrik then reveals what’s inside and starts off with the “dining area” which has a table in between two seats.
Henrik shows that the table can be pushed down and converted into a “full-size bed”.
Further back along the bus is a full sized sink and opposite that is a fire place.
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Next to the stove is the oven and hobs and the kitchen area.
Behind a door on the other side is the bathroom, complete with a shower.
At the back of the bus is the bedroom, fitted out with a double bed, TV and storage space.
Henrik also reveals that between the stove and the cooker there is a spice rack along with some storage space just above the hobs.
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The clip has been a big hit with fans, picking up some 53,900 views and attracting more than 3,600 likes, along with many comments.
One person wrote: “This is fantastic!!”
Another said: “Very cool.”
While a third commentator added: “Very cool.”
Henrik isn’t the only one to have converted an old school bus into a place to live.
In December last year a couple showed off what they had done – making a luxury mobile home, complete with a 12-seater table and its own music studio.
Jose Luis and Cora converted a school bus into a luxury motorhome in 2018 and it took them nine months to complete the work.
There's a multi-use living room, which can be used as a workspace, dining area or sleeping space.
The dining room has a table that drops down to make a sofa that can seat up to four people.
The sofa, with storage, can then be turned into a bed.
Similarly, a woman spent less than £20,000 converting her old school bus and now lives in it full time.
Heidi showed off her luxury motorhome on a YouTube video published by .
She bought a 1999 International 3800 school bus and converted it into her house on wheels.
School buses aren’t the only vehicles that can be turned into a mobile home though.
A couple have converted a disused Coca-Cola truck into their home.
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Pauli, 32 and Clara, 27, from Australia spent almost a year converting the old, rusting truck and now feel freer than ever after embracing the "van life".
They moved into the truck for a year to save money for their travels and since then, they've been enjoying a work-free life.
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