The day consisted of redoing a job, finishing said job, removing the factory fitted door lights and making sure our ply walls fit perfectly with all the new layers of insulation and ply we have added! Re-Foiling We had to retrace our steps as the ceiling foil we had put in place the previous week…
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Howtown to Glenridding – An Old Favourite
I had a day to myself with lots to catch up on, but the weather was great so I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to get out and do some walking. We headed into the Ullswater valley in the morning as we usually would however when Callum went to work, I got to smugly…
#14 Hiding the Trunking, Ceiling Battens and Ceiling Insulation
This felt like a day of little progress – however, we did find a way to cover the trunking (containing wires for the brake lights) running down the length of the van, got the ceiling battens done and started to insulate and foil the ceiling. We were also able to sound deaden and insulate the…
Barf, Broom Fell & Lord’s Seat – A North-Western Adventure
We were hoping to go camping in the fells the evening before but the forecast was miserable for pretty much everywhere so we decided to rearrange. Waking up the next morning however, it was a glorious day – I’d say one of the best we have had in the Lakes. Having a full day ahead…
#13 Floor Ply, Sealing the Gold and Prepping the Ceiling Insulation
It was a beautiful sunshiny day – usually the type of day we would be wishing to be up the fells, but it is also nice to be able to work on the van without having to try and shield everything from the rain. The good weather gave us the perfect opportunity (and space) to…
Arnison Crag and Birks – The Lakes at Dusk
Another beautiful day and another opportunity for a walk after work! As the evenings get longer we can afford to choose the slightly longer, more challenging walks as long as they are close by. This time we decided to head to Patterdale and tick off a couple of the peaks above, Arnison Crag is the…
#12 Extra Battens, a Gold Floor and Seatbelt Tensioner Upgrade
We used this day to get the floor fully prepared for the new ply to go down as well as altering some wiring around the swivel plate to make it a lot more user friendly. Extra Battens With the van walls fully foiled, creating a decent vapour barrier, we decided to move on to the…
#11 Finishing the Wall Battens and Foil Insulation
After the set back of the wall battens the previous week and having to leave that particular job unfinished, it was the first thing we got to today. Wall Battens – attempt no. 2 Now knowing the old technique wouldn’t work we proceeded to drill pilot holes in the double layer metal, it was difficult…
Little Mell Fell – An Evening Stroll
The weather has been getting better and better, like spring has finally hit the North, so after work we decided to head out for a walk to try and make the most of it! As the evenings aren’t yet at their longest we have been picking off the smaller peaks one by one, making sure…
#10 Conduit, Wall Battens and Insulation
Today we tackled the wall battens, put the conduit in place and started on the recycled wool insulation. It was a long day, or at least it felt that is was, as we ended on the first problem we have encountered during the build thus far. The day started at our local timber merchants, getting…
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