Converting my van

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time No major update but the completion of this cupboard really makes the van start to look more complete. I’ll now start to run the pipes for gas and water. Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time Many older vehicles (especially vans) don’t have much protection against rust on the under side where it’s exposed to the elements and harsh conditions. I used the Hammerite underbody seal (this one) on all of the underside floor panels of my van, including […]

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time I found this nice hardwood ply and I HAD to find a use for it so I made the cupboards and draw for the kitchen unit. I didn’t really want the normal camper van look with loads of laminate material and boring hardware […]

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time I got the idea of this expandable bed from the deep red motorhome website but this is my version that I made it up as I went along. Check out the finished van! and if you want to see how the bed is pulled out, […]

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time A stud frame was built for the bathroom enclosure and then fitted with water resistant wallboard on the inside and finished with cladding on the outside. In this post I’ll cover: Building the stud frame for the bathroom/shower enclosure fitting waterproof wallboard fitting toilet […]

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time I bought this shower tray from a local caravan fitting shop (picture below). The shower tray has a recessed cut out to fit the type of cassette toilet I’ll be using (the Thetford c200) and measures around 1025mm by 670mm, but it can […]

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time After cladding the walls and ceiling (see post) I went and did the side door. Note: This post is backdated. Added 15th May 2015 1. Fit cladding to door I screwed the cladding straight into the metal of the door making sure that […]

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time After fitting the wooden frame for the cladding walls (see post), it’s time to fit the cladding. It is starting to look like a campervan now! Note: updated on 15th May 2015 This took 20 packs of 8mm pine cladding in 1.8m lengths to […]

Share Twitter Pinterest SUBSCRIBE HP No spam. Ever. Unsubscribe easily any time Before building the frame I need to think about some of this stuff: the overall look of the cladding–Ideally It needs to follow the bowed shape of the van body van space–this could easily take off a few inches of space all around. […]