HANDMADE Campervan Kitchen Pt 1 | Fiat Ducato L2H2 | UK Self-Build Campervan Conversion
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- In this video we show you how we made a start on the last big piece of campervan furniture - our kitchen. We designed and build the kitchen cabinets ourselves out of 18mm poplar ply which is light weight but sturdy. We needed to incorporate a fridge, hob and sink as well as gas pipework, electrical wiring and hot air ducting under the units. We then finished them using Valspar V700 Wood and Metal paint in Eggshell before making a start on cutting our worktop. This was much more stressful than it needed to be because I missed the part in the instructions that said to cut in depths of 4mm to ensure a clean cut but I managed to rescue it and we got the worktop cut to size. We chose a solid laminate worktop from Wickes called Zenith Cloudy Cement. It was a bit more pricey than we'd have liked but it's heat and damp resistant and looks modern and clean with its face concrete finish.
In two we'll start assembling the drawers and cupboards, cut more holes in the worktop and then fit it all together!
Mark & Neil
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PRODUCTS USED
Zenith Cloudy Cement worktop: www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Lamin...
Black stainless steel sink: amzn.to/3thuYHK
Black tap: amzn.to/3ptpPeh
Ronseal Wood Filler: amzn.to/3ruZazp
Hinge Jig: amzn.to/3tsN23p
Blum Hinges: amzn.to/3t9gZVT
Black Cupboard Handles: amzn.to/3zGiT1k
Evolution Mitre Saw: amzn.to/3nRGcBs
Bosch Jigsaw: amzn.to/3zjNMqx
Makita Plunge Saw: amzn.to/3AkimSl
Makita Combi Drill & Impact Driver: amzn.to/3wwzJ0B
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TIMINGS
00:00 Start
01:07 Planning the dimensions
04:10 Kickboards and cutouts
07:59 Cupboard and drawer widths
09:32 Building the carcass
15:31 Fridge and hob requirements
18:19 Splashback
20:17 Doors and drawer fronts
22:15 Painting carcass, doors and drawers
24:02 Installing the carcass
25:48 The worktop
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WHO ARE WE?
We're Mark and Neil and this is Our Van Plan. We've always wanted a camper van and took the plunge in 2020 by ordering a brand new medium wheelbase (L2H2) Fiat Ducato. We are converting it ourselves into the van of our dreams with little previous experience. We're glad to have you along for the ride!
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FOLLOW US
You can follow our build in real time over on Instagram....
/ ourvanplan
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Great video. Very informative and nice seeing each part of the process.
Thank you, glad you found it interesting 👍
Nice to see you back...
I'm really enjoying this series guys. I'm just planning my kitchen area even though I only got the van a few weeks ago!, I guess you have to think ahead! Also love seeing your cat make an occasional appearance.
Glad you’re enjoying it and it’s helpful. The cat loved the whole conversion process and spent so much time with me!
Just used your video to do my kitchen cabinet carcass. Its wasn't done with as much meticulousness as yours but its strong and true. I thank you👍😀
Oh cool glad it was useful and pleased you were able to recreate them for your van 👍🏻
Really like it :)! Waiting for part.2
Thanks you
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
Glad you found it helpful.
Looks great 👍 love how much detail you give. Where did you get the tile sheets from, look a clever idea
Thanks! The tile sheets are made by multipanel and stocked all over the place. We got ours from Wolsey plumb centre.
More excellent work again Fella. How are you finding the Makita track saw when cutting plywood? Accurate clean cuts? Any ‘tear out’ issues with the plywood? 👍
Thank you. Yeah it’s really good, good clean cuts and only minor issues that can be fixed with sanding. Best tool I’ve used!
With my Makita tracksaw, I upgraded the blade to a much finer one and its perfect for plywood; no tear out at all!
Great video! Do you hade the measirements for everything? :)
Thank you. Sadly I’m not that organised 😂
Hey, when joining the middle two upright panels with the pocket holes on either side, did you have to drill the holes in different positions on each batten so that the screws didn't hit each other, or do you not have to worry about them hitting each other? Cheers
Yeah I did them slightly out of alignment so the screws wouldn’t hit each other
Long the build so far. I know your keen on saving weight. On your bench seating you could do cut outs to help with reducing the weight. Similar to long slots. Like van furniture seating. Dove that with mine.
Yeah I’m worried about weight so I did think about replacing the seat bases with lighter weight ply or doing as you suggest.
Hi guys. Would you mind telling me the exact name for the ply you used. Did you manage to find out how much lighter it is than birch ply? Also what paint did you finish it with? Yours looks awesome when finished. Did you prime first? And what sort of filler did you use? Sorry for so many questions. Hope you can help. Cheers Matt
Hi Matt, it was Poplar Ply and got it from Sydenhams in Bristol. I didn’t measure but it is a lot lighter but it does dent more easily. Regarding paid, I did prime with zinsser 123 and then used Valspar eggshell (the top range one) for the finish. It went on amazingly well.
Thanks for the quick and useful response. One more question if you don’t mind. What glue did you use? Thanks again.
To fix the worktop? CT1 - swear by it!
Thanks that’s great
I haven't seen a steering lock for many years, haha
Haha yeah never used it 😂
Where do you guys get your poplar ply from having a hard time finding a good supplier. Good build 👏
Thanks Lee. We got it from Sydenhams but they only do it in a few of their branches.
@@OurVanPlan thanks for the fast reply. I have a L3 H2 Boxer , doing my plan now. Can't believe how hard it is haha. I'm a marine upholsterer so seating won't be a problem at least
It certainly forces a lot of thinking. And re-thinking 😆 but worth the effort!
Hey guys hope your well I need some advice how did you get the spacing correct with the drawers and what size of ply was it again 😊
Also what was your height and width of the panels
The ply is 12mm and about 58cm deep and 85cm high. But I just measured the height of my kitchen worktop. The spacing I just worked out the total width and then accounted for the internal ply to plan out the drawer widths. Then just ordered those from drawerboxes.co.uk However it was made easier by having the fixed width fridge on the left and a cupboard on the right that could be flexible in width.
@@OurVanPlan cheers lads your a star hope all is well and the van is going strong
Is the Poplar Plywood much lighter than standard Plywood and is it worth the extra money?
Yeah it is quite a bit lighter and also smoother/better finish
Hi did you use lightweight ply if you don’t mind me asking
Yeah we used poplar ply from Sydenhams which is definitely lighter and nicer finish
Thanks so much
What size support wood are you using? 50mm x what? Thanks
You mean in between each upright? It’s 18mm ply cut into the relevant width and depth (50mm as you say)
@@OurVanPlan okay thanks!!
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Why the hell are you working with 18mm ply? Are you intending to put V8 car engines on those benches? You only need 12mm at most. You can even get away with 6mm if you epoxy saturate them. Making a van light is better for power and fuel economy. You just need to build the cabinets to just the right amount of strength and thickness to hold cabinetry. Sorry , Unsubbed.