Routemaster Bus Soft Play Retrim

Another wild d:class retrim, something we doubt we will ever be asked to do again, but honoured we were tasked to undertake such a large job nonetheless. This Routemaster was brought to us to convert into a child's soft play area downstairs, with a lounge/bar area upstairs. You may be thinking, "what a cool business idea" and you would be right to think so. However, this was privately purchased and commissioned for the owners son's 3rd birthday party.... A big flex indeed.

We received the bus in a real sorry state. it had definitely earnt it's retirement which unfortunately was pulled out of for this retrim. First step was to remove absolutely everything and start again. So the old seats were removed, wall panels, roof panels, the lot. We then rebuilt the buses foundations by replacing any framing, installing insulation, and running brand new wiring throughout. The goal was to have plenty of lighting, heating, and even some appliances like a fridge and TV for the the adults area above.

Next, was building the interior back up. In the downstairs children's area we built a ball pit, padded side panels, bench seating and tiled foam floors. We mixed matched the colours of all of the trim to make it vibrant and fun for the kids, a complete contrast to upstairs. The parent section upstairs had a bar, seating, stools, padded panels, carpet, and roof all trimmed. We added a pair of leather sofas too so that people could be comfortable whilst their little darlings played downstairs.