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if the ply is usable,swap the 2 wheel arch pieces and flip the front bit to the clean side.9mm on the floor,glue the battens on the floor,leave a channel free till the end for services to cross the van,i did write some stuff about furniture somewhere here

i've had a lot of vans and most of those had woodburners,and my kids had burners in their vans too.very cosy and if you have a glass door very mesmerising !they're a bit messy,but so were the kids and i thought they were worth putting up with !heat rises so didn't worry about fumes too...

doubt if they'd notice,as long as you're a van.plenty of iffy looking german and dutch vans around too

not surprised you don't like cutting fibreglass,smells horrible and tastes worse !

i could do this,and probably have more than once when i bought vans for 200 quid,but i go to boot sales every weekend i can,and buy mastics,screws,foam rubber,hinges,all those things that add up to a shock bought new,as i've mentioned before i bought a caravan for 200 smackeroonies that had 2...

yeah sticky out bits is what we used to call them! obviously check the screw isn't long enough to go through the outer skin!also if you'regoing in with a screw on the end of your cordless,sometimes you'll hit a double layer,persevere,or you may go through one layer,then hit another layer a few...

now you can quack on with the fit!

right. i had a duck not long ago,a minibus. normally i'd use kingspan for the floor as its more or less rigid enough to walk on.another tip is put 2 battens across the van at about 150mm centres,,no insulation ,and use this to get services from one side of the van to the other

i forgot what van you have

i always use 6mm birch ply on the walls as its very strong stable stuff,probably better than cheap 9mm ,i screw direct to the ribs with them there screws,and fix all my cupboards to the ply with no strengthening battens behind and run a bead of gripfill on every join between wall floor ceiling...

p 28 screwfix catalogue,easydrive self drilling screws,treat yourself to a pack of 32mm,for fixing ply,battens, etc to the van ribs,note they have a philps head.they'll help you get started!luck!

this is how i start a self build.i look at the van,and think-''if all i can afford or am capable of is a mattress on the floor and a 2 burner,i can still go off on my adventures !'' the rest is just luxuries

holes; 2 roof lights 4 windows ehu water filler 2 fridge vents 2 propex holes water heater drain 4-5 gas drop out kitchen extractor solar panel wire camera wire tv ariel battery vent sink drain shower drain water tank drain lpg inlet cooker vent etc !!!!!!!!

thats the point of this forum innit ?knowledge sharing !whether its somewhere to park up or how to fit a window.there's loads of people on here who not only know loads of stuff but are well happy to share it.my thing is self builds,i think everybody should be able to get a van and go off,and i'm...

more amps-more quick,if you haven't got one that one coming up at lidl will do you fine.don't get overwhelmed,you can only learn one thing at a time,just take it steady and don't look at the big picture as its too big to take in. if i thought about how many things i had to do and also know how...

i think that compressed insulation that comes in square green slabs,b and q have it,looks like sound insulation worth looking into.

if you're anywhere near,i've done a few and made most mistakes !

all holes in the body will need a timber frame on the inside,so you need to work out their position and know their sizes.i start by making all these frames,some of which need to be scribed,ie fitted to the curve of the walls,annd shaped for the wallpanels.i then stick them in position with...

1150 watts is heavy duty,look at these,the less wattage the less battery used http://www.amazon.co.uk/WAVEBOX-12v-230v-Portable-Microwave/dp/B0019QOT24.not just the wave box,the ones underneath also

even cheaper plus it lets in light! 280x280mm roof vent - Google Search