Posted: 01-Jul-2018 | Category: General
Washroom
We had struggled to find a washbasin that we liked - all the motorhome ones are made from very thin plastic, to keep weight down, but they are mostly quite cheap looking. Ceramic basins weigh to much, and then we found some resin ones. Bathstore had one for a few hundred and then came across this one in B&Q at 40 quid, so problem solved.....
The washroom is taking shape, showing the new basin. We don't like the tap I've tried, so a new one needs to be found.....
Posted: 02-Jul-2018 | Category: General
Building the bed
The next phase of the bed was done today. I wasn't sure what to use for the bed slats, but in the end realised I had enough of the 12mm marine ply left to make them. So cut these into 50mm strip and fitted them to the frame- using a hinged support at the rear - the photos will make it clear.
Rear hinged support in place, fixed with 4 x 3inch hnges - I made a jig to speed up fitting the slats, which you can see lying on the to of the bed.
The jig in action!
Slats all complete - just need to do the pull out part next...
Lifted up to gain access to the space underneath
Posted: 03-Jul-2018 | Category: General
Completing the bed
Final part of the bed completed....
Completed bed....
Pulled out position
Posted: 07-Jul-2018 | Category: General
Lining out the washroom
Work progresses on lining out the washroom - the panels are made from 5mm ply, painted using Dulux trade water based satinwood - we have used this paint to good effect in the Transporter - once dry it is very hard wearing.
Walls in place, looking towards the rear of the van
Looking towards the front
How the rear looks - you can see the cutouts for the WC, and cable runs for mains and 12 volts.
Posted: 09-Jul-2018 | Category: General
More panelling
More panels in now - lining out the rear of the van
The workshop!
The rear is now half panelled....
Posted: 10-Jul-2018 | Category: General
Solar Panel
We've had the solar panel some time but I've put off fitting it! Finally bit the bullet and got on with it. As I intended to "glue" it in place, it took a bit of juggling to determine the best position.
The panel is fixed to 6 plastic moulded mounts with stainless steel self taping screws.
I purchased a gland entry box to get the cables into the van. I positioned this over one of the existing roof rack holes to save drilling another hole, then stuck it down using Sikaflex.
The mounts are also liberally coated in Sikaflex sealant / adhesive and the whole thing dropped into place, then the surplus cleaned up using industrial wipes.
The cables were then routed down to the CTEK box....
Posted: 12-Jul-2018 | Category: General
More framing and water pump setup
More framing in place - for the tall cupboard that is to house the fridge, and a large storage area.
As part of this I have got the mountings for water pump in place. I built a sealed box to hold the pump - that way, any spillage when cleaning the filters is contained.
Pump location and some plumbing - note the black waste pipe.
Cupboard framing in place.
This shows the sealed box which will act as the water pump mount.
Posted: 14-Jul-2018 | Category: General
Rear Panel and Washroom
Got the rear panel in place - in the end I had to do it in two halves as the panel was too large to juggle into the van. The joint won't be visible once the framing for the "kitchen" units starts to go in. At this stage I am not panelling the rear side of this wall, waiting on getting all the electrics in place first.
Closing in the van makes a huge difference to how it looks!
More of the washroom area now boxed in and a vinyl covered panel made for around the washroom window.
Panelling in the wheel arch, etc
Trim panel fitted around the window.
Having gone with a conventional basin, it has a full size waste with it. So I had to mangle together a waste connection using washing machine outlet bits, glued together using solvent weld.
Posted: 15-Jul-2018 | Category: General
External electrical socket
We decided to add an external electrical socket for outdoor cooking - this is located at the rear nearside. The usual process of marking out a hole, then cutting with a jigsaw, painting and then fitting the socket.
Hole cut
Socket in
Showing the socket open
