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Morning all, Over the last few days I have started on the floor, my original intention was to have a complete floating floor i.e. 19mm original floor boards layed over 25mm insulation board, but I chickened out in the end and went with shorts blocks of batten sawn down to correct sized hieght...

Well done Kev, I think maybe it was a marketing decision on behalf of the commercial builders, of course when talking to the reps at shows they in the main are sales persons and are not involved in the actual build so would say it's not possible, as the time and extra cost would significantly...

And to continue:- The next job is to put a midi heki into the rear section of the roof, this one I bought from Magnum motorhomes and have to say the quality of it including Led lights incorporated is exceptionally good especially for the price. The booklet that comes with it gives the cutout...

Evening Phil, I did mention that in my post. "The next job is gluing the premade wood frame to the back of the cut out, once the glue has gone off at this stage most folk would paint the raw edges of the cut out steel but my view is that I put enough adhesive sealant on the window seat so that...

By the by when I first put a 1100X450 window into a Ducato sliding door 11years ago I was told by the commercial builders at varius shows that it couldn't be done as it was too big to fit into the space but I went ahead and did it, i noticed a few years later at shows that 1100X450 windows...

Once more into the breech dear friends, after a few days of doing odd jobs about the house and garden I'm back onto fitting these windows. After I had marked up and measured the cut outs and measured them again the horrifying business of actually removing great swarths of panel from the van...

Yes I agree about 5 and 8kw units being too much for smaller vehicles but if only using it on the first setting its fine. A lot of people say don't use them on low settings as they soot up quickly. But I've watched utube videos from testers of these units and they have proved this to be a...

A continuation to this thread, I had to stop work on my daughters van build day before yesterday to fit a new Chinese diesel heater to Sons T5, I had already fitted a 2kw heater using a shop bought chassis mounting specifically for T5s. About 3 months ago it ceased to work and gave an error...

Unfortunately today I had to concentrate on removing the fold up rear platform, what I thought was going to be a half hour job turned into 3/4 of a days work due to having to unpick the reverse sensors and the tow bar electrics. After which the six bolts holding the platform onto the tow bar...

OK, I've now made up three frames to accommodate the three Shield auto care windows. In the photo you can see that the pieces of 25x50mm batten are cut in such a way the I can adjust each piece so that I have about 1 to 1.5 mm between the window frame and the timber batten all round. The way I...

Just as an aside the windows I've purchase off Ebay from Shield Auto Care, the windows were a lot cheaper than sietz dometic windows but on the surface looked similar and equivalent, when they arrived I have to say that having fitted many Sietz windows in the past, I am extremely impressed by...

Off to the tip today to get rid of cardboard boxes, just so many of them it's a pity that some other form of protection isn't available. As I said here are some photos of the progress. The metal shelving has gone on Facebook reuse hopefully someone will want it. The bulkhead in the garden will...

Well, so far so good, tomorrow I'll put up some photo's of parts ordered and progress made. I've had a day off from the build due to sorting out my C1 medical and Asda optician eye test, all done now and posted off to the Gestapo DVLA, so now I wait and see. 😜. Phil

Oh Phil, I'm excited but daunted at the same instant, I'm still remembering my Sis in laws build, by the time I'd finished it I felt quite worn out and vowed that it was my last one hmmmm, the old arthritis has begun to creep in and my energy levels are not what they used to be 🤪. However needs...

Day 2 and 3, wow it's taken me two whole days to strip out the bench,shelving, workbench and multitude of wiring in professional ducting. It was very difficult to assess which wiring was ultimately used to run the van from the factory and which had been added by BT to run the day to day use of...

Well, yesterday we went to pickup the 2017 mwb Ducato from netcars Wales, Years MoT and oil filter and oil change having been done over the last two days. The van had passed with no advisories and the drive home was fantastic it drove like a new vehicle. Once back at home I checked out the...

You've got it in one, yes that's exactly what they do but I'm not sure now we use unleaded if the same chemical reaction takes place and neutralise the petrol fumes as once you've heated the tank by exhaust fumes the tank is safe to weld even days later. Don't forget that when I learned this...

I have in fact emptied tha tank completely Pudsey due to taking all the valves out but it stinks of the smelly chemical that they put into propane and I remember years ago I wanted to weld some studs to the base of a Triumph petrol tank so as I could fit it to a Norton feather bed frame, I...

Ahh yes I can see current consumption of the inverters could be different, it's the nay sayers that say it will destroy your Tv's and laptops/PC that I have a difference of opinion with 😁. The van in question is an ex British telecoms van Mwb. Phil

Hi, not sure what you mean by welfare van? To tell the truth I've been using mod sign wave for 20years with laptops and tvs and never had a problem, I know alot of discussions on the net of this can happen and that can happen, but I can only go on experience and say never had a problem yet...