We’ve spent £40k converting an old school bus into a home for our family-of-7 – it’s still cheaper than a house

A FAMILY-OF-7 who question crossed the US afloat clip successful a converted schoolhouse autobus person revealed however amazingly inexpensive it was to build.

Husband and begetter Jeff has "no nonrecreational acquisition successful construction" nether his belt, but managed to alteration the aged autobus into their imagination location for conscionable £40,000.

Along with woman Anna and their 5 children, Jeff has lived successful the converted mobile location for astir six years, documenting their beingness connected their YouTube channel.

He gave Mobile Dwellings a circuit of the vehicle and a speedy terms breakdown of the build, which was overmuch cheaper than accepted housing.

Although the patriarch of the household admits driving the conveyance tin beryllium "challenging", helium says he's present adjusted to it - and helium uses an "RV-specific" GPS app to program question routes.

The autobus has a ample L-shaped surviving room, implicit with heating and AC to guarantee the brood are ever comfortable.

Of course, retention abstraction has been maximised by installing clever hidden cupboards astir the vehicle.

The household support games, blankets and cleaning supplies wrong their couch, which is covered successful plush pillows to supply a comfy seating country erstwhile not successful use.

There's besides a generous eating country and kitchen, implicit with "full-sized counters and cabinets."

Jeff said it was important to the mates erstwhile readying the physique that the abstraction beryllium kept "as adjacent to residential benignant arsenic possible", arsenic with 5 kids they "cook a batch of food."

And aft surviving happily successful the autobus for years, the household decided they needed much abstraction - and acceptable astir adding a 2nd story.

Unlike regular autobus extortion raises, which Jeff says are usually done successful the archetypal conversion period, the family's hold was to beryllium added successful a 2nd conversion.

For this reason, they couldn't conscionable widen the skeleton of the bus' frame.

Jeff explained: "We couldn't just, you know, rise the extortion and bash thing - we had to physique connected apical the main structure."

This required coagulated metallic studs for spot and covering the extracurricular of the 2nd storey with a resin impregnated OSB, which provides water-proofing qualities.

Jeff past added a PVC trim and vinyl cladding - truthful contempt looking similar a rustic compartment cottage, there's really nary wood exposed connected the exterior of the bus' 2nd floor.

The autobus has a afloat equipped household bath with a composting toilet, descend and 8 ft afloat ceramic tiled shower.

The little platform contains the maestro chamber with king-size furniture and a doorway for privacy, and 3 bunk beds tucked neatly successful 1 wall.

A ladder to the 2nd level runs up the partition alongside them, which leads to a further 2 bedrooms for the kids and loads of earthy airy from windows.

The household unrecorded happily wrong their autobus and question each implicit the state together, having driven done "most of the little 48 states."

The unsocial alternate to accepted lodging has been overmuch cheaper than accepted spot and fixed them the state to research their surroundings.

Jeff says the household person a slogan: "While it sounds simple, if you person a dream, don't fto thing get successful the way, conscionable just bash the dream."

Viewers successful the comments were amazed by the couple's unthinkable DIY skills.

One idiosyncratic wrote: "Phenomenal occupation outfitting your autobus into a luxury home, implicit for what appears to beryllium a fantastic family. Happy travels."

While idiosyncratic other noted the home's sustainable energy source: "I'm conscionable SO blessed you guys person star panels! So galore Tiny Houses don't instrumentality vantage of that erstwhile they truly should! Such a cute location and truthful well-planned! Kudos to you!"

And different idiosyncratic said: "This is by acold the champion autobus remodel I person seen."