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Make sure you take care that the sole plate on the saw is protected from marking the sheet you are cutting (or cut on the back side).... Nowt more gutting to make a nice cut then find you have damaged the surface in doing so ...ask me how I know .

Guys we regularly work with (covering lab walls with whiteroc sheeting etc) use a circular saw with a fine blade .....

More grey to replace the beige.... New headlining covered in easy trim and in place... Side loading door done (worst bit due to access grrrr) Need to replace side loading door seal.... as previous owners efforts with white paint looks cack

There is a reason that fridge compressors are not used often ....as I already pointed out FAD is king .... IF you want lots of air at a quiet(er) noise level ...A Hydrovane is IMHO the best option Hydrovane 501 Video 1 - YouTube I'm still trying to get my sticky hands on my other halfs that...

3 fridge compressors on a large cylinder .... The fridge air compressor. - YouTube

If you want a vacuum ....just buy a airconditioning vac pump (We use them to evacuate ac systems down to 1 torr before introducing refrigerant . Not too long ago we scrapped 12 of these 6 cylinder semi hermetic Carlyle compressors from a car plant in Liverpool ...big buggers they were and had...

FAD (free air delivery) is everything..... ;-)

You could always link several together I guess... and oil migration probably wouldn't be a problem as, long as you kept the compressor topped up with oil.

Decent pressure BUT not a lot of FAD (free air delivery)

More fabric Ness and glue action....

Another (and I suspect worst) wall done.... Bloody curves around window were pure evil... You never know I might just get this done in time to sell it and buy a slightly bigger van ;-)

This one..... Van Conversion Window Black Knock On Trim 10-12mm Edging PVC Rubber Trim | eBay Fits 12mm ply with carpet with a bit of care (open edging up slightly first so it doesn't unglue the carpet)

First side wall done and edging fitted to the bulkhead cut through.

I'm 5'7 tall and found it a struggle sideways hence us going for North south layout. can't help on the rear windows as they were already in when we bought the van... generic van portholes I suspect....

It is..... I've got Veltrim/easyfit for the roof but wanted the contrast from the darker patterned carpet to break the areas us.

Transit 'Jumbo'

Not keen on woodwork.... not mad struck on wiring.... definitely don't like the trimming stage. After putting it off for months (easy to do as we've been busy going away in it lol) I eventually bit the bullet and made a start.... sticking carpet to vertical surfaces is like wrestling greased...

Not as daft as it sounds .... think about it plain unmarked van parked up somewhere out of the way not looking like a camper "Stealth" like .....someone sees it and wonders what it's possibly up to ... Van marked up like a united utilities/gas etc they probably wouldnt blink an eye thinking...

At the end of the day.... we're all (well mostly) adults and have to live with the decisions we make. Some folks consider it perfectly fine to use an open flame source of heat in a pretty enclosed space to keep warm.... The comments on not using it whilst asleep are IMHO pretty academic as CO...

Fill the oven up with fire bricks and ill agree with you (as a storage heater works) Bit of shiny tin on the top of the hob... and I'll keep my money in my pocket.... As for banning..... it's not illegal to run your car into a single garage OR light a disposable BBQ in your tent.... Doesnt...