@MurrayT6 did you have any luck sourcing photos of the internal U shape structure? I am about to embark on a LWB self build using the Van Furniture U shape layout. Tough I have most of the dims I need, I am not sure how the carcasses are constructed.. I assume there is some kind of baton that runs horizontally across the back top and bottom of the carcass for structure? Also does the slatted bed pieces sit on top of the carcasses? This isn't clear from the photos I have seen. Any advice would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!
Hello MurrayT6 and jowinney. I have recently built the u-shape furniture (SWB) and can take photos of what you need to know. Can do that tomorrow. It is held together by 3 screw furniture blocks and is surprisingly rigid. I will have to remind myself if there are any bracing 'cross-members'. i dont think there are. I imagine the ultimate structural strength comes from when the 3 parts of the U are fixed together.
It was generally easy to put together, ut you are relying on butting one panel up to the next and then securing wiht the furniture blovks so it is essential you ymake sure they are square as the screws go in.
Regariding 'raising the slats', the side section adjacent to the kitchen (in the SWB version at least) does not raise, access if by the front locker access only. Across the back, the slats raise like Tower Bridge in London, rather than hinged at the back.
Come to think of it, the seat on the passenger side, you cant lift the slats there either, as this is the bit that is doubeld up as the slats unfold to create the double bed. Under this section you have the drawer unit. I will have to remind myself if this has a locker front to it.
I do have a lingering doubt about how readily accessible the storage is going to be, but we certainly like the idea of the seating arrangement
Jowinney, I will try to show how the slatted bed structure is fixed to the carcasses
Phil
