DustyR wrote:
The island ... moveable...two doorways into the bed room ...
When I blew up the floor plan bigger, it does appear to reveal a pocket door between the bedroom and bathroom. That being the case, it's not real concern then. And if that island is movable, well, .... I've got nothing to argue over there. Most islands are anchored down with wires and pipes in them. Of course pictures like this are deceptive sometimes:
One word of caution. I see in your signature you currently have a Denali TT and you are wanting to move to a 5er. We did that a year ago, after a life time of TT's got our first 5er. Ours is a front living room, so the kitchen area is on the lower level and the living room is on the upper level, and there is no wall between them, except for a cabinet about 4 feet tall. Yours will have an enclosed bedroom separated by a bathroom and solid walls between the bed room and the living space on the lower floor.
I point this out, because there is a problem with 5er's that is not so apparent until you start using them. The temperature range between the upper level and the bottom level can be quite different. I've read and heard about this for years, so was thinking with the open space between upper and lower living areas the temperatures would be the same, or at least, not noticeable. Not true.
The upper level is always much colder than the lower level in the winter and always much warmer in the summer than the lower level. Even though the upper level has an electric fire place and the air conditioner is above the upper area, the temperature differences are very, very noticeable. Ours has a ceiling fan, and even that does not circulate the air enough to keep both floors consistent.
Remember, ours is open between both floors. Add a wall, and the differences may be even greater. There have been multiple posts on this subject in the past on these forums, and lots of creative ideas how to stabilize the temperatures between the 2 floors. Still, this is a subject that seems to be 'tabu' in the 5er world!
It's something to think about, nothing worse than going to bed and the bedroom is 10 degrees hotter than the living room area and all the air conditioning pumps to the lower level!