HOW TO INSTALL A FIAMMA ROOF VENT / PEUGEOT BOXER VAN CONVERSION / VAN LIFE UK
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HOW TO INSTALL A FIAMMA ROOF VENT / PEUGEOT BOXER VAN CONVERSION / VAN LIFE UK
So today was the day I had been dreading. Installing the first of two Fiamma 40x40 roof vents to my Peugeot Boxer. I created a cardboard template as per the measurements, marked up the location and cut through the roof to expose the area.
The area that I had cut was then treated and I used some Mastic Sealing strips around the area before fitting & sealing with some Sikaflex and some self taping screws to secure and hopefully watertight the whole area.
Fingers crossed it's all watertight now and I'll make a wooden surround for when I get to the cladding of the ceiling part. Now just to await for the 352 watt solar panel to arrive, fit & secure that to the roof and then I can install the second roof vent to the rear of the vehicle. I'll leave some links below to the items I used for fitting of the Fiamma Vent for you.
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It's taking shape hun, love to you and Archie xx
It's slowly getting there, Solar panel to fit and then another roof vent and thats the roof done and then its full steam ahead inside. Archie sends paw hugs back xx
@@PackTheVanAndGo Whoof whoof Archie xx
Looking good just have to wait for the rain to test it now.
It rained heavy yesterday evening mate, no leaks ha ha
TUNE ! nice one mate 😎
Thank you 😊
That music took me back to my raving days...nice. Lol. Loved the cloud shot at 2.41-ace 😊👍
Ha ha, glad you liked the music my friend! Bringing back the memories is how it should be 😊 the go pro was slowly tilting away the more i kept cutting with the jigsaw... hence more sky than me doing the cutting in the video 😂
@@PackTheVanAndGo Lol, well it worked mate, it worked! 😆👍
@@anothercampervanchannel Thank you :)
Screw copyright lol
@@goth_dude6874 Exactly mate!
Great work. I’m always nervous whenever we talk about putting holes in our rig. You made that look easy!
Oh trust me I was nervous... but just had to get it done ✅
Can not wait to see the final awesome van.
Hey mate, hope you're well? Things are coming along slowly, working nights means I only get two full days a week to work on the van, but this weekend, hoping to get the swivel seat added and lay the insulated floor!
@@PackTheVanAndGo Sounds good mate.
Well done bruv, van is looking good x
Thanks sis x
Excellent work! We’re dreading cutting holes 🕳 haha
I was dreading this all day yesterday, but thankfully now done and fingers crossed no leaks.. it was pretty easy to fit :) Honest ha ha
@@PackTheVanAndGo well you looked in your element up there!! Van building suits you! 😁
@@PenelopetheTruck Ha ha, well thank you kindly!
OH PS: something new is in the post to you tomorrow :)
You made that look so easy. Give Archie a big cuddle from me. Hopefully I'll meet you out on the road one day if you're back up my way and I can give him a cuddle myself
Good evening! Archie sends paw hugs back! Oh trust me this was nerve racking and I was praying I didn’t make any mistakes... thankfully it all worked out well! Yeah it’ll be good to one day meet once we’re on the road for sure! I’d like to have the van down by be going if December and go for a trial run to Scotland for a few days...before we set off on our European adventures in 2021 x
@@PackTheVanAndGo Give me notice of when you'll be here and GPS coordinates and ill come meet up with ya 🙂 Be nice to meet 1 of the peeps I follow and I like the fact you actually take time to engage with your followers. Most of the uk ones I follow don't 😒
Dreaded scots lass Yeah for sure, as soon as I get this van done as best I can, I’ll be taking some time off before Xmas and I’ll give you a shout. Be good to meet up and chat.. I’ve experienced the same, it don’t take 5 mins to reply to a message to anyone, but I guess that’s some people in this world hey 🤷🏼♂️🤔
@@PackTheVanAndGo At least in winter the wee biting buggers will be non entities 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂
Dreaded scots lass Exactly for that reason and that it would be more quiet and a chance to test my new LPG heating system that’s being fitted in October... so before Xmas would be a perfect test run out before heading to Europe in January
Great opening shot. Archie is a poppet 🤗
Archie says hi ;)
good job, i gona doo the same, but i think you supposet turn around. hinge to the front?
Thank you. The hinge is at the front my friend
Van conversion is coming along mate 👍
Nice and slow but getting close day by day!
Archie And Me it will great when done ✅
Urban Creative UK fingers crossed 🤞
Hi Rob i came across your channel a while back now as i was researching Citroen dispatch conversions , i would be interested in your opinions of the dispatch, i only want to use mine as a camper not to live in.
i have just subscribed and will be watching your new conversion, you have done some good work already i see, cant wait to see more of your adventures in the new van.
Hi John, thanks for the message. I actually loved my dispatch and went away a while back for about 2 weeks and lived comfortably with a big dog also. I loved how easy and comfortable it was to drive, how I could access narrow lanes that bigger vans couldn't. How I could find places more off beat that bigger vans couldn't. But when I was away, i loved living in a van and decided to rent my house out and travel for a few years, but to survive a few years, I'd need a bigger van with the ability to stand up and move around more. So I reluctantly sold the Dispatch and bought my new van. I also miss the Dispatch for being able to still nip to the shops, the bigger van you can't really do that! So I loved the Dispatch and It helped me enjoy life, get out and about and see places and made me fall in love with Van Life! So the Dispatch gets a big thumbs up from me! And thank you for subbing our channel and following our new conversion and our new adventures in 2021. Archie & Me
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Thanks for your input on this Rob much appreciated, i nearly bought one from near you it was at Kimberley caravans, originally it was near me they traded it in at kimberleys , it was a conversion by Citroen it only had 1500 miles on the clock, i couldnt travel through this virus situation and missed it lol. some things are meant to be but i was gutted.
@@johnroberts5711 Whats your plans now? Are you still going to get a Dispatch converted or convert one yourself? Shame you missed out on the converted van that was for sale! dam!!!!!
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i have quite a bit on my plate at the moment , also through this crisis were under and people having to holiday at home , prices for campers has gone through the roof, so im thinking of holding fire until end of season.
yes your van could have solved all my dilemmas lol, it will have to be an already converted van as my skills are non existent i,m afraid. the things you were saying about the dispatch like small enough to get in tight places etc , is why i want to go that way, i have seen a toyota proace same van as a dispatch contemplating those to, was your 1.6, or 2.0ltr ?
John Roberts mine was a 1.6 and had more than enough power for my journeys... vans these days no matter of make are all the same, just a different badge. I hope you find what you’re looking for and I hope the wait for a new van comes sooner for you rather than later! Stay safe my friend.
Looking good 👍🏻
Thank you, making progress bit by bit 🤷🏼♂️😂
You should be resting , but I have to say your pretty good at this , just take it easy lots of love to both of you onward &Upwards xxx
Have to do as much as I can on my days off mother! Onwards & upwards as you say xx
Good video but I'd honestly be a bit worried about that lasting more than a couple of seasons. Sealant on top of Butyl won't adhere and the amount of Butyl applied there isn't quite sufficient. I did a similar job with the same skylight and it gave out in January. It's really worth getting it right, once a leak gets in it's a disaster. All the surfaces should be meticulously cleaned with white spirit and meths. You also need to use the wider Butyl rubber strips and layer them up until you've got a perfect flat surface for the sky light flanges to contact when you place it on. Then when you screw down firm and you'll create a proper long lasting 'over pressure gasket'. Trim the excess that gets squeezed out (give it a 4-5 hours) Then you can finally trim the edges and point with a decent bead of Sikaflex 512. Done.
Hi, much appreciated for your advice, I'll keep an eye on the sealant as the seasons go! Rob
I think you are quite right in your comments. I would add that it might be advisable to rough up the roof area where the mastic is to be applied with a light glasspaper (say 120 grit) to remove the gloss paint finish and also to rough up the mating surface of the light fitting to remove any factory moulding release coating. Anything you can do to give longevity to the installation is desirable. Nothing worse than a leak necessating the removal of your cladding and insulation to repair.
Dat music though, love it. I've just refitted my roof vent cos it was leaking. I didn't put owt sticky on the vent itself so may love to regret that...🤔🙈😏. It's a lorra fun doing all that on a ridged roof isn't it? 🙄😏
I was nervous at first, but once you're up there and get started, it's not that bad! Hope you got the roof vent sorted?
Looks like it went in smoothly, did you not have to make a box or anything to screw in the inside part?
The bottom plate screws direct into the vent frame. If I had someone else helping me, I would have secured a wooden frame inside as I placed the screws, but working by myself I couldn't do that.. so making a wooden frame around the screws that are showing, sealing it all, back filling where possible and then cover with cladding eventually. Perks of living and working by yourself mate!
@@PackTheVanAndGo ah ok, I didn't know if you had found away without the wooden frame. Should all be fine though with all the sealant etc 👍
@@TabithaAndLiam😀 Had a massive down pour in the evening and checked this morning and no leaks :) I'll try and see if a friend is free on the next job with the solar panel and last roof vent.
@@PackTheVanAndGo that's good then haha 👌
Well I hope that goodness lasts and I never get a leak! 😱
got a question - rather nervous about cutting holes in the roof, so been watching loadsa vids elsewhere. My continual curse is water ingress, so looking at some other vids I wanted to know if you had considered:
- installing a wooden frame on the inside to clamp down into, instead of using just self-tappers?
- using those silicon/rubber washers on the screws
- sikaflex over the screw heads
or if not, does this kit (which I've just bought) have other remedies like lips/flanges to prevent water ingress? TIA
Hi mate, to answer your question, I’ve just sat through a harsh winter in the van up in Scotland, over that period with a hard frost and then some sun, the sikaflex has started to deteriorate already, so planning on removing the vent and fitting a wooden frame underneath when the weather gets better.. I also used sikaflex over the screw heads and didn’t experience any water ingress in either of my vents, but as I said, I plan on adding a wooden frame under neath to add more strength and more of a solid fixing point for the vent in the summer. Hope that helps and measure twice and cut small just in case. Rob
Great 👍
Thank you my friend 😊
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Thank you my friend! Hope you're well?