Looking for somewhere to park up for our second evening we decided to head towards Selkirk, the nearest town, just to see what was on the way – it was a short visit to the town itself, however we felt we should have at least a little wander around as we had never been there…
Category: Campervan
Scottish Borders: Arrival
As the van was ‘campable’ (nowhere near finished, but definitely campable) we decided to go for our first weekend away! We packed up our things and straight after work we jumped on the M6 and headed north. We had picked out a spot not too far across the border, it only took an hour and…
#20 Carpeting Metal, Securing the Walls and our Leccy Panel Prototype
We used this day to carpet the visible areas of metal before the walls were screwed on and we screwed the walls on! Whilst I was carpeting Callum also spent some time making an electric board prototype. Carpeting around the Doors We put the walls in place to see which areas of metal around the…
#19 Gluing the Lino, Securing Ceiling Struts and Carpeting Wall Ply
With the lino cut to size the previous day (http://bit.ly/18Carpet) we were able to get stuck right in, gluing it down. We also did the final checks on the wall ply sizing and got both pieces carpeted, ready to be screwed on and secured the ceiling struts in place. Gluing Down the Lino With Callum’s…
#16 Wall Trimming & Final Floor Prep
We spent the day doing the final preparation on the ply we had previously cut out for the floor and started the re-sizing of the wall ply ready to be carpeted and screwed in place. Our day began at the timber merchants again, this time to get the 3mm ply for our ceiling – we…
#15 Re-foiling, Removing Factory Fitted Lights and Wall Trimming
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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
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