Surf Bus or Van Loft Bed — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 36 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

16 boards · 53.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 85% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over
73"17"
1. Leg verticals — 73"
2. Leg horizontals — 17"
Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over
73"17"
1. Leg verticals — 73"
2. Leg horizontals — 17"
Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over
73"17"
1. Leg verticals — 73"
2. Leg horizontals — 17"
Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over
73"17"
1. Leg verticals — 73"
2. Leg horizontals — 17"
Board 5 · 4 3/4" left over
73"17"
1. Leg verticals — 73"
2. Leg horizontals — 17"
Board 6 · 4 3/4" left over
73"17"
1. Leg verticals — 73"
2. Leg horizontals — 17"
Board 7 · 4 3/4" left over
73"17"
1. Leg verticals — 73"
2. Leg horizontals — 17"
Board 8 · 4 3/4" left over
73"17"
1. Leg verticals — 73"
2. Leg horizontals — 17"
Board 9 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Platform frame sides — 72"
Board 10 · 22 7/8" left over
72"
1. Platform frame sides — 72"
Board 11 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Platform frame ends — 39"
2. Platform frame ends — 39"
Board 12 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Leg end supports — 39"
2. Leg end supports — 39"
Board 13 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Leg end supports — 39"
2. Leg end supports — 39"
Board 14 · 16 3/4" left over
39"39"
1. Bumpers — 39"
2. Bumpers — 39"
Board 15 · 22 3/4" left over
36"36"
1. Platform frame center joists — 36"
2. Platform frame center joists — 36"
Board 16 · 58 7/8" left over
36"
1. Platform frame center joists — 36"

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

2 boards · 5.8 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 93% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 1/8" left over
56 1/2"15 1/2"15 1/2"
1. Ladder rails — 56 1/2"
2. Ladder rungs — 15 1/2"
3. Ladder rungs — 15 1/2"
Board 2 · 7 1/8" left over
56 1/2"15 1/2"15 1/2"
1. Ladder rails — 56 1/2"
2. Ladder rungs — 15 1/2"
3. Ladder rungs — 15 1/2"

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

3 boards · 4.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over
75"9"9"
1. Upper rail, side long — 75"
2. Grill crosspieces — 9"
3. Grill crosspieces — 9"
Board 2 · 40 3/8" left over
54 1/2"
1. Upper rail, mid — 54 1/2"
Board 3 · 8 1/2" left over
43 1/2"42 3/4"
1. Upper rail, end — 43 1/2"
2. Upper rail, end short — 42 3/4"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

6 boards · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 76% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Upper rail trim, side long — 75"
Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Upper rail trim, side long — 75"
Board 3 · 40 3/8" left over
54 1/2"
1. Upper rail trim, mid — 54 1/2"
Board 4 · 40 3/8" left over
54 1/2"
1. Upper rail trim, mid — 54 1/2"
Board 5 · 7 3/4" left over
43 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

2 boards · 1.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over
32"32"
1. Grill uprights — 32"
2. Grill uprights — 32"
Board 2 · 30 3/4" left over
32"32"
1. Grill uprights — 32"
2. Grill uprights — 32"

1/2" × 43" — 1/2" plywood or MDF

1 board · 10.0 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over
29"29"
1. Base panels, large — 29"
2. Base panels, large — 29"

1/2" × 39" — 1/2" plywood or MDF

1 board · 11.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 79% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over
75"
1. Platform deck — 75"

1/2" × 24" — 1/2" plywood or MDF

2 boards · 11.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 62% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over
29"29"29"
1. Base panels, small — 29"
2. Base panels, small — 29"
3. Base panels, small — 29"
Board 2 · 65 7/8" left over
29"
1. Base panels, small — 29"

1/2" × 16" — Plywood scrap

1 board · 4.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 68% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 30 1/2" left over
16"16"16"16"
1. Wheels — 16"
2. Wheels — 16"
3. Wheels — 16"
4. Wheels — 16"

1/2" × 6" — Plywood scrap or craft-store precut round

1 board · 0.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 14% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 82 3/4" left over
6"6"
1. Headlights, large — 6"
2. Headlights, large — 6"

1/2" × 4" — Plywood scrap or craft-store precut round

1 board · 0.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 10% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 86 3/4" left over
4"4"
1. Headlights, small — 4"
2. Headlights, small — 4"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4

Board 1 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 3 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 4 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 5 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 7 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 8 · 4 3/4" left over

Board 9 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 10 · 22 7/8" left over

Board 11 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 12 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 13 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 14 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 15 · 22 3/4" left over

Board 16 · 58 7/8" left over

3/4" × 5 1/2" — 1x6

Board 1 · 7 1/8" left over

Board 2 · 7 1/8" left over

3/4" × 3 1/2" — 1x4

Board 1 · 1 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 40 3/8" left over

Board 3 · 8 1/2" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 19 7/8" left over

Board 3 · 40 3/8" left over

Board 4 · 40 3/8" left over

Board 5 · 7 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2

Board 1 · 30 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 30 3/4" left over

1/2" × 43" — 1/2" plywood or MDF

Board 1 · 36 3/4" left over

1/2" × 39" — 1/2" plywood or MDF

Board 1 · 19 7/8" left over

1/2" × 24" — 1/2" plywood or MDF

Board 1 · 7 5/8" left over

Board 2 · 65 7/8" left over

1/2" × 16" — Plywood scrap

Board 1 · 30 1/2" left over

1/2" × 6" — Plywood scrap or craft-store precut round

Board 1 · 82 3/4" left over

1/2" × 4" — Plywood scrap or craft-store precut round

Board 1 · 86 3/4" left over

Board 6 · 9 1/4" left over