Floor-Plan

Layout and design.

The corner stone and foundations

After trying several different designs, we decided that we wanted a very large lounge - dining - kitchen area, yet we were still having 2 bedrooms, a shower/toilet and a laundry room! All this is easy to squeeze into 36 foot if you like "caravan style", but we wanted "open plan" living instead.

After several minor compromises, it was decided to start the build working from the front of the bus towards the rear, as this would either mean we had kept to our measurements or else we were going to have a damn small bedroom when we got to the back.

We actually laid out the space required for the lounge and kitchen and began by building the dividing wall near enough to the center of the bus. This took some actual squaring away, and a bit of trigonometry, but after a lot of "measure twice" we finally had the first partition and doorway up.

This was to be our "corner stone" or reference point for every cupboard, fixture and wall to be built in the bus. When complete, our motorhome will sleep and seat 5 comfortably, with seat-belts for 2 passengers. Just a little provisioning for the Grand-kids that's all!

Finally we end up with a workable floor-plan with a clear "corridor" for easy movement from bedroom to lounge in the motorhome .