Kylee,
1. I did all the work myself... to see the process, please see the Chronological build page on www.vancave.wordpress.com
2. Definitely... but I was looking for a ongoing project that I could tinker on as well as enjoy.
3. Good question... after searching for a couple weeks I found multiple webpages documenting DIY builds... some complex, some simple. The best sources I found were www.promasterforum.com and www.buildagreenrv.com which have active discussion boards with multiple builds.
4. The "hardest" part was cutting holes in my water-tight van... it was a point of no turning back because right or wrong, the sale-ability of the van is diminished... you can reduce the chance of making mistakes thru planning, measuring, re-measuring, waiting, the more measuring... then measure one last time.
5. Another good question... I've come across examples where folks have sold their DIY conversion but they never gave the sale price. There are DIY conversions for sale (www.promasterforum.com). My view going into my build was that the van's resale is the same as if I hadn't made any improvements.... not that I plan to sell mine, but if I needed to, I could always strip out my interior and sell it as a regular van (after welding & painting the cutouts back in... yes, I kept those).
Best,
Phranc
1. I did all the work myself... to see the process, please see the Chronological build page on www.vancave.wordpress.com
2. Definitely... but I was looking for a ongoing project that I could tinker on as well as enjoy.
3. Good question... after searching for a couple weeks I found multiple webpages documenting DIY builds... some complex, some simple. The best sources I found were www.promasterforum.com and www.buildagreenrv.com which have active discussion boards with multiple builds.
4. The "hardest" part was cutting holes in my water-tight van... it was a point of no turning back because right or wrong, the sale-ability of the van is diminished... you can reduce the chance of making mistakes thru planning, measuring, re-measuring, waiting, the more measuring... then measure one last time.
5. Another good question... I've come across examples where folks have sold their DIY conversion but they never gave the sale price. There are DIY conversions for sale (www.promasterforum.com). My view going into my build was that the van's resale is the same as if I hadn't made any improvements.... not that I plan to sell mine, but if I needed to, I could always strip out my interior and sell it as a regular van (after welding & painting the cutouts back in... yes, I kept those).
Best,
Phranc