Loving the wood cladding you guys!! It's amazing how quickly a van can start to feel like a home with something as simple as some wood :) Keep on crushing your build XX
I am amazed at the fabulous job you are doing with this van. That wood cladding is absolutely gorgeous. The framing around the little window and the UA-cam plaque are so refined. Also, from the previous video, I love what you did with the door step. It’s these little touches that you and your guests will appreciate many years into the future. Thanks for all the work you put into filming and editing to show us all the great little details. Keep On Truckin’
Really jealous of the job you're doing!! Wish I had the ability to buy a van and park it up to do it properly!! Mine was a rolling rusty old project lol!!! Still.....it does me just right, for now, till it rusts away anyhow lol!!!
A little tip for you guys ....If you need to nail close to the edge of beading, cladding, a trim piece you made strike the point of the nail with the hammer to blunt it it really does work. A point goes between the fibers and the split will run to the edge of your work, a blunt nail well cut the fibers and not split the work. Loving the build ...Diesel Dave
I do so enjoy your project! I watch on my tablet most of the time so I cannot comment. But tonight I am on my iMac. Love the walls they look great! Knotty pine look....
Really good choice guys to keep the natural lightness of the cladding = otherwise such a confined space can become too oppressive if stained darker + it gives you more options on styling front.
I stained my pine tongue and groove floorboards with a tea infusion, it gives it that warm rustic feel, and then sealed with a clear varnish over the top. Staggering them too helps to prevent that straight edge right across, and makes less waste wood too. The edging you could just glue if you don’t have any panel pins. But you’re going to get a fantastic result guys!
Love your progress. As a former carpenter who still dabbles and planning my own van at some point. The spruce is European white wood.. Don’t be surprised if you get sap seeping from the knots. Doesn’t always-happen but it can. You’ve done an excellent job certainly what I’ve seen on Instagram
I installed cladding without showing the nails by putting then in the groove of the cladding at a 45 degree angle and the using a nail punch to make sure they didn't stick out too far. Took longer but didn't have to buy the tabs you guys used.
Wow guys your doing a quality job and you work together so well. Glad you decided on lighter walls as darker stains can look nice but in a small area as I’m sure you’ve noticed in other vans, can be a little “trying to find the right word” dingy, if you know what I mean without coming across as negative. Well done I’m really loving the build one of the best I’ve seen.
Butane + Cold Sweden = fail. Too cold! Works for the one day of summer, but the rest is winter! Propane only! Or wood fire, that's how we get through it :-) Proud to be one of all these subscribers!
Those cladding clips are genius!! If I went that way I think I’d run a line of glue in between the grooves as it could expand and contract with temp and humidity changes...belt and braces ;) 👍🏼
lighten up the walnut by adding the really light stain you can mix stains to create your own shade just do it in a mindful way so you are noting the ratios of stains for the final recipe. **edit** just saw that you chose the natural colour which I think looks pretty awesome I prefer it to staining perhaps you could stain the detail strips that cover the joins. You are doing a great job thanks for documenting and posting these vids.
Hi guys, sprinter is looking great! Not wanting to be negative but I am concerned that you may not of treated the reverse side of the cladding! The reflectix is your moisture barrier so any moisture that is trapped between that and the cladding could cause the dreaded mould to appear! This is also even more likely to happen to the ceiling boards. I am no expert on this so I could be mistaken, but it does bother me. Good luck with the rest of the build!
Im doing so, just today I oiled the first couple of wood pieces, cut them jus t abit bigger, so I dont waste too much oil, and I can cut each wood piece to the perfect side.!!, with an oil to protect kitchen tops, anyways, the joins and some part will be not oiled. I hope this is not working in vain!!.. Im using the same osmo poli, but it was 40€ for 750ML, so Im using it for the side of the wood facing the inside of the van.
Love it, golng to do a fiat doblo,in future,so wacthing all builds,helps. Bit late now, but why didn't you paint the back of the cladding, with the wrong stains!.? To protect against moisture.
Hey guys. Regarding the oil. Im looking for an oil for my toungue and groove but really dont want to change the colour as i like the wood light and bright. Would you say that your osmo stuff is what im after? Thank you for this vid. Thumbs up from me. :)
Cheers Luke! The osmo oil is clear so retains the exact colour of the wood 😊 the colour will more than likely age with time though so only time will tell 🙌
Probably a silly question, but you seal all the walls up and make it water tight, but then have to screw the battens in. Does this not then make it not water right, although i guess minimal risk? Also noticed that doing it this way creates an air gap between the tongue and groove and the insulation, is this on purpose as the foil wrap needs air, but I would of thought that would of needed it on the opposite side? Thanks Nicola :)
Love the handy work! Taken a lot of points for my cladding, so thanks for that. Quick question, i really want to use cladding clips for a nice clean finish but I’ve read that they can be a bit flimsy, especially on the ceiling and people say they could bend out of place. Have you noticed any warping or have any issues with the clips one year on? Any help much appreciated!
Hi guys, build is looking fantastic, what are you going to do with Midgie problem that you have had, what have you done with windows? Thank you for all your videos Jackie
Thanks Jackie! We will probably use the same midgie mesh that we used in the old van as it was a fantastic mesh. May rig it up onto a frame so we can slot it in the opening windows or something!
Looks great! two questions, will there be any interaction between the stainless steel screws and the steel body of the van? And are you confident that the cladding clips are strong enough/for the ceiling as well? Also taking into consideration of wanting to screw through the cladding into the battens for other framing and support ontop, am concerned that the cladding clips will get in the way, thanks!
Looking good, I used exactly the same cladding from wickes on in my sprinter conversion it's great stuff, I put a set of soft touch draws in mine today under the sink cooker unit, it's not far off now be cool to see what you think of how I did mine, 🖒 love that little rear window 😎
Has the Spruce had the water content removed , kiln dried ? How will you deal with additional shrinkage . I went with Hardwood Ply as have seen many vans where shrinkage opened up the gaps :(
Am fairly sure the water content has been removed in the process of creating the cladding, the osmo oil will also help against shrinkage but there’s always the risk of the wood changing over the years which is something we’re prepared for 😊
Thats good to know, i did my conservatory floor in it (Wickes i believe i got it from) when i lived in the UK, its shrank too all hell, came close to ripping it out , but i came up with a cool fix to hide the ugly gaps by chasing in some nice twine (like thin rope) into the gaps. It ended up making it quite the feature :) Thanks for the reply toooooo ! :)
I used to work at Wickes and went on a training course with their timber supplier and Ronseal. The kiln dried timber still has anywhere up to something like 18% water/moisture content I believe it is. To reduce shrinkage and warp it's VITAL both sides of the wood are pained/stained/oiled etc. Leaving one side exposed will actually speed up the process believe it or not. On engineered woods, i.e. plywood/mdf/OSB this isn't so much of a problem.. Hopefully this might help if you never decide to lay more cladding..
Brilliant video, really helpful an explanatory, totally different twist compared to watching you both travel around europe in your earlier videos Wish you well in the project, I’m surprised how well you’ve done for a first van build
Absolutely a good idea, to have a piece of wood painted with the varnish. Although, the resulting colour would depend on the type of wood so maybe it wouldn't be an accurate representation if you're using a different type of wood? They would have to put it on several types of wood I guess to be accurate. Still, even painted on a couple of pieces would give a better idea than none at all!
did you guys see my vauxhall movano hand rolled joby on facey? its coming along nicely but isnt go to be ready for this weekend as the logbook hasnt come back..gutted is not the word.
still the rest of the summer though..my sidebars arrived at least and getting fitted saturday..ive painted the van in deep sea grey military matt paint and tinted the windows so far and put some new wheel trims on..its on the facebook page where you guys are pictured in the hut..
How did you do those window boxes?? I have been searching everywhere for help on how to do ours and its so stressful. Yours are absolutely perfect guys great work x
Brilliant job, the pine tgv boards will turn orange after a little while regardless of what varnish you use, depending on the amount of sunlight it receives, might be worth going for a lime wash type colour, nice and bright and still rustic , Also another consideration is your vans gross weight, after fitting furniture water tanks batteries ect you will be getting close to the 950kg load weight ( with a full fuel tank ) that is
Time will tell I suppose! We’re prepared for the natural wood to slightly change in sunlight. We have a weighbridge pretty much right outside our workshop so we can weigh the van and make sure everything’s going the right way and not too heavy 👍
they sell them at the same places where they specialise in guttering and facial boards/cladding board wood effect, blah blah blah.lol..its internal and external being plastic but you will need to google it..it saves a few kilos and is 3 panels wide so around 6 lengths would work..they are easy to fit too.
You can split the packs in Wickes if you don't mind waiting for the cashier to count them. Just take the packaging from one of the packs to the cashier with you.
Good Choice going with the Oil -you could have got it from same place you got the recycled plastic insulation - not a fan of varnished wood,. except on Freeman Motor Cruisers :)
Why not do the shou sugi ban wood technique it would be beautiful and bring out all that grain and then you could use a clear varnish or stain to it also makes a wood incredibly waterproof
You would of been fine just using some no nails glue instead of the pins. The almond stain was nicest of what you showed us. You made the right choice going clear coat though
Loving the wood cladding you guys!! It's amazing how quickly a van can start to feel like a home with something as simple as some wood :) Keep on crushing your build XX
Thanks guys! It’s all suddenly starting to look a lot less like a panel van and more like a home 😍
Yep
I am amazed at the fabulous job you are doing with this van. That wood cladding is absolutely gorgeous.
The framing around the little window and the UA-cam plaque are so refined. Also, from the previous video, I love what you did with the door step.
It’s these little touches that you and your guests will appreciate many years into the future.
Thanks for all the work you put into filming and editing to show us all the great little details.
Keep On Truckin’
Wow!! those little cladding clips are a real lifesaver. cheers for that guys.
So glad you went for the oil , it looks fantastic , I’m loving watching you both . Great job I’m excited for you.
Thank you!
Love that you kept the natural color of the wood!
It's obviously not the only van with wood cladding, but you guys did a beautiful job there. Can't wait to see the rest of the build. 👍🏼😉
Love you guys so inspirational to people of all ages. Looking forward to seeing the finished Sprinter.
Fair play both this van build is thorough and detailed I'm sure it will be watched by thousands you're doing a fab job 👌
Looking sooooo good!! I just love your enthusiasm and it shows in your work. Keep it up!!!!!!
the craftsmanship is really impressive, guys!
Really jealous of the job you're doing!! Wish I had the ability to buy a van and park it up to do it properly!! Mine was a rolling rusty old project lol!!! Still.....it does me just right, for now, till it rusts away anyhow lol!!!
As long as it does the job that’s all that maters really!
A little tip for you guys ....If you need to nail close to the edge of beading, cladding, a trim piece you made strike the point of the nail with the hammer to blunt it it really does work. A point goes between the fibers and the split will run to the edge of your work, a blunt nail well cut the fibers and not split the work. Loving the build ...Diesel Dave
The cladding clips are a great touch. Thanks for sharing, I’m going to use that idea myself 👍🏻 regards Jez
They’re so good!
beautiful workmanship .... & workwomanship. Thank you for a really helpful video showing all the details! Anne in Ireland
I do so enjoy your project! I watch on my tablet most of the time so I cannot comment. But tonight I am on my iMac. Love the walls they look great! Knotty pine look....
Thanks so much for this video. You guys are both helping me out with my conversion so much. ✌🏼
Really good choice guys to keep the natural lightness of the cladding = otherwise such a confined space can become too oppressive if stained darker + it gives you more options on styling front.
Yeah that’s what we were thinking!
Great job on the cladding 💪🏻😎 love that oil too🤗 glad you went for a light finish😍
I stained my pine tongue and groove floorboards with a tea infusion, it gives it that warm rustic feel, and then sealed with a clear varnish over the top. Staggering them too helps to prevent that straight edge right across, and makes less waste wood too. The edging you could just glue if you don’t have any panel pins. But you’re going to get a fantastic result guys!
Love your progress. As a former carpenter who still dabbles and planning my own van at some point. The spruce is European white wood.. Don’t be surprised if you get sap seeping from the knots. Doesn’t always-happen but it can. You’ve done an excellent job certainly what I’ve seen on Instagram
There’s been one knot that’s done it but it looks quite cool 😊
Nice job guys, looks great.
I installed cladding without showing the nails by putting then in the groove of the cladding at a 45 degree angle and the using a nail punch to make sure they didn't stick out too far. Took longer but didn't have to buy the tabs you guys used.
Wow guys your doing a quality job and you work together so well. Glad you decided on lighter walls as darker stains can look nice but in a small area as I’m sure you’ve noticed in other vans, can be a little “trying to find the right word” dingy, if you know what I mean without coming across as negative.
Well done I’m really loving the build one of the best I’ve seen.
Thanks for the info & DIY tips . Thanks for the videos, keep them coming? Eric Sulen, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
could you use 12mm soft plywood for the battens?
Butane + Cold Sweden = fail. Too cold! Works for the one day of summer, but the rest is winter! Propane only! Or wood fire, that's how we get through it :-)
Proud to be one of all these subscribers!
Would love a wood fire but for now we will be having a diesel heater 😊
That walnut does look amazing but I think you're right, might have been a bit too dark all over! Those little cladding clips are cool!
What was that drill bit you used which allowed you to drill in side ways ? cheers
Looking fantabulous, can’t wait to see it finished and on the road. Great vid guys.😎👍
Good job guys!
Absolutely wonderful, my dears😊😀👍👍👍
😊😊
@@theindieprojects Hi indie projects where did you get that nice little side opening window from? I'm thinking of getting one and can't find one?
Did you mix the tins properly?
Yep 👍
Those cladding clips are genius!! If I went that way I think I’d run a line of glue in between the grooves as it could expand and contract with temp and humidity changes...belt and braces ;) 👍🏼
6:42 did you wait for all those trials to dry out? It can still change color while drying out!
Did you stir the Stain? The heavy pigment sinks to the bottom during storage
Yes we did 😊
That kettle is well loved! Hugs.
lighten up the walnut by adding the really light stain you can mix stains to create your own shade just do it in a mindful way so you are noting the ratios of stains for the final recipe. **edit** just saw that you chose the natural colour which I think looks pretty awesome I prefer it to staining perhaps you could stain the detail strips that cover the joins. You are doing a great job thanks for documenting and posting these vids.
Cheers! Yeah we’re thinking of using a darker stain for accents 😊👍
Love the van!! How much batterns did you use?
Danish oil is mint !! Put on with s rag and light yacht vanish
Looks good, think you should have Gone for the light sanded walnut though 😜 xx
Ronseal quote the colour on the front is 3 coats applied as instructed onto pine. (With a planed smooth finish)...
Really useful, thanks for sharing! :)
Hi guys, sprinter is looking great! Not wanting to be negative but I am concerned that you may not of treated the reverse side of the cladding!
The reflectix is your moisture barrier so any moisture that is trapped between that and the cladding could cause the dreaded mould to appear!
This is also even more likely to happen to the ceiling boards. I am no expert on this so I could be mistaken, but it does bother me.
Good luck with the rest of the build!
I'm no expert either but I haven't seen anyone do that on any videos I've watched. Interesting point though..🤔
Im doing so, just today I oiled the first couple of wood pieces, cut them jus t abit bigger, so I dont waste too much oil, and I can cut each wood piece to the perfect side.!!, with an oil to protect kitchen tops, anyways, the joins and some part will be not oiled. I hope this is not working in vain!!.. Im using the same osmo poli, but it was 40€ for 750ML, so Im using it for the side of the wood facing the inside of the van.
Hi guys where did you get your little window on van thanks👍
Looking great ! Can't wait to see it evolve. Sadly I keep missing the live streams. I liked the birds tweeting at the beginning by the way =D
The birds have been a wonderful accompaniment during the van build, their chirping makes a nice change to the drilling 😂
Hi Did you treat both sides of the tongue and groove, receiving conflicting information
Looking great guys :)
Love it, golng to do a fiat doblo,in future,so wacthing all builds,helps. Bit late now, but why didn't you paint the back of the cladding, with the wrong stains!.? To protect against moisture.
Hey guys. Regarding the oil. Im looking for an oil for my toungue and groove but really dont want to change the colour as i like the wood light and bright. Would you say that your osmo stuff is what im after? Thank you for this vid. Thumbs up from me. :)
Cheers Luke! The osmo oil is clear so retains the exact colour of the wood 😊 the colour will more than likely age with time though so only time will tell 🙌
The Indie Projects. Thank you for the reply. I will order some. Thanks again for the vid. 👍
Probably a silly question, but you seal all the walls up and make it water tight, but then have to screw the battens in. Does this not then make it not water right, although i guess minimal risk? Also noticed that doing it this way creates an air gap between the tongue and groove and the insulation, is this on purpose as the foil wrap needs air, but I would of thought that would of needed it on the opposite side? Thanks Nicola :)
How many cladding clips per piece of cladding would you say? Thanks
so impressed by how meticulous your work is! Have you thought about doing some white dry brushed on your walls?
Thanks! We may do something on the cabinets maybe 😊
Nice cladding. Why are you saving the ceiling for last?
We are waiting on a roof rack so need need to access the internal bolt holes before we can cover them up
Got it!
Thank you, that was my question too 😊
Where is your wiring going to go? I'm confused. Love this series, it's perfect for my future build. Xxx
Lovely to hear you love the series 😊 our wiring is going to be all done with external metal conduits so we can install them at any time
Love the handy work! Taken a lot of points for my cladding, so thanks for that. Quick question, i really want to use cladding clips for a nice clean finish but I’ve read that they can be a bit flimsy, especially on the ceiling and people say they could bend out of place. Have you noticed any warping or have any issues with the clips one year on? Any help much appreciated!
Did you use cladding clips on the roof as well? What screws did you use to attach the cladding clips? Cheers
keen to know this too
@@Theproudwall I ended up just screwing them on, ones with nice looking heads. Turned out lovely
Looking great guys! One question on sprinters - how much headroom is there? Enough for a 6ft 3 guy to stand up?
Thanks! Theo is 6’3” and so far should have about an inch head room when the ceiling is in 😊
Hi guys, build is looking fantastic, what are you going to do with Midgie problem that you have had, what have you done with windows?
Thank you for all your videos
Jackie
Thanks Jackie! We will probably use the same midgie mesh that we used in the old van as it was a fantastic mesh. May rig it up onto a frame so we can slot it in the opening windows or something!
Looks great! two questions, will there be any interaction between the stainless steel screws and the steel body of the van? And are you confident that the cladding clips are strong enough/for the ceiling as well? Also taking into consideration of wanting to screw through the cladding into the battens for other framing and support ontop, am concerned that the cladding clips will get in the way, thanks!
Hello amazing work! I heard that you said about 4.2cladding ? I have been searching the web cant find any where did you see that cladding ?? Cheers
Looking good, I used exactly the same cladding from wickes on in my sprinter conversion it's great stuff, I put a set of soft touch draws in mine today under the sink cooker unit, it's not far off now be cool to see what you think of how I did mine, 🖒 love that little rear window 😎
Ooh congrats Rob! Share it in our group if you want (The Alternative Living Group on facebook)
Has the Spruce had the water content removed , kiln dried ? How will you deal with additional shrinkage . I went with Hardwood Ply as have seen many vans where shrinkage opened up the gaps :(
Am fairly sure the water content has been removed in the process of creating the cladding, the osmo oil will also help against shrinkage but there’s always the risk of the wood changing over the years which is something we’re prepared for 😊
Thats good to know, i did my conservatory floor in it (Wickes i believe i got it from) when i lived in the UK, its shrank too all hell, came close to ripping it out , but i came up with a cool fix to hide the ugly gaps by chasing in some nice twine (like thin rope) into the gaps. It ended up making it quite the feature :)
Thanks for the reply toooooo ! :)
I used to work at Wickes and went on a training course with their timber supplier and Ronseal. The kiln dried timber still has anywhere up to something like 18% water/moisture content I believe it is. To reduce shrinkage and warp it's VITAL both sides of the wood are pained/stained/oiled etc. Leaving one side exposed will actually speed up the process believe it or not. On engineered woods, i.e. plywood/mdf/OSB this isn't so much of a problem..
Hopefully this might help if you never decide to lay more cladding..
OMG , so it really was that bad then O.o , feeding in the rope into the gaps with a steel scraper did make it look quite plush though :)
Brilliant video, really helpful an explanatory, totally different twist compared to watching you both travel around europe in your earlier videos
Wish you well in the project, I’m surprised how well you’ve done for a first van build
Thank you 😊
Absolutely a good idea, to have a piece of wood painted with the varnish. Although, the resulting colour would depend on the type of wood so maybe it wouldn't be an accurate representation if you're using a different type of wood? They would have to put it on several types of wood I guess to be accurate. Still, even painted on a couple of pieces would give a better idea than none at all!
did you guys see my vauxhall movano hand rolled joby on facey? its coming along nicely but isnt go to be ready for this weekend as the logbook hasnt come back..gutted is not the word.
Ah that’s frustrating!
still the rest of the summer though..my sidebars arrived at least and getting fitted saturday..ive painted the van in deep sea grey military matt paint and tinted the windows so far and put some new wheel trims on..its on the facebook page where you guys are pictured in the hut..
That is looking sweet.
How did you do those window boxes?? I have been searching everywhere for help on how to do ours and its so stressful. Yours are absolutely perfect guys great work x
Great vid, I like your comment that the stores should stain little pieces of wood...the selection process would be much easier......
Wow 😱👍😃you got on well.
Thanks!
Brilliant job, the pine tgv boards will turn orange after a little while regardless of what varnish you use, depending on the amount of sunlight it receives, might be worth going for a lime wash type colour, nice and bright and still rustic ,
Also another consideration is your vans gross weight, after fitting furniture water tanks batteries ect you will be getting close to the 950kg load weight ( with a full fuel tank ) that is
They oiled the wood not varnished.
Time will tell I suppose! We’re prepared for the natural wood to slightly change in sunlight. We have a weighbridge pretty much right outside our workshop so we can weigh the van and make sure everything’s going the right way and not too heavy 👍
loving the sparrows
i still say the plastic tongue & groove in 6 metre lengths will be fantastic and light for the ceiling..and they come in different wood effects..
Sounds interesting!
they sell them at the same places where they specialise in guttering and facial boards/cladding board wood effect, blah blah blah.lol..its internal and external being plastic but you will need to google it..it saves a few kilos and is 3 panels wide so around 6 lengths would work..they are easy to fit too.
Walnut all the way !!! :)
We really love it
Please tell me where I can find the intro music. Beautiful beautiful music.
Looks awesome :D how many packs of cladding do you think you used?
The lightest color is the best.
Why would you remove a 2 posts which were clearly trying to help you with your build referring to the osmosis between aluminium and steel?
We haven’t removed any comments
Looks really good guys well done 👍
Thanks Claire!
You can split the packs in Wickes if you don't mind waiting for the cashier to count them. Just take the packaging from one of the packs to the cashier with you.
Is that cladding from Wickes? I've bought some 8mm and yes, it's very fragile, but also very light as you say :-)
What is the wood screwed in if there was nothing but metal and couple of soft layers?😸
Wood battens are screwed directly into the metal ribs of the van and the cladding is then connected to them battens
thank you for the answer!
there is always painted woodbits in all the swedish stores!
That’s the way to do it!
On the varnish why don't you do two coats of walnut and then a light layer of Armand see how that goes your project look fantastic love what you doing
Good Choice going with the Oil -you could have got it from same place you got the recycled plastic insulation - not a fan of varnished wood,. except on Freeman Motor Cruisers :)
Go for manual white balance setup in your camera then use it, no matter what color wood will be should be fine.
Bees - wax...i almost spilled my coffee....
😂
Why not do the shou sugi ban wood technique it would be beautiful and bring out all that grain and then you could use a clear varnish or stain to it also makes a wood incredibly waterproof
Walnut light
Hi Theo & Bee, Looking good Don't forget you wood stove ATB Glen PS Test Pots
They don’t do test pots 😩
Great video no build! Perhaps use the darker wood for accents? Great idea for UA-cam 100K button !
Thanks Sue! Yeah we’re thinking it would be nice to use on smaller patches to separate the wood from other areas which will look really nice 😊
go straight to yr dream
big up :)
new name for the video.... 50 shades of oak
😂🤣😂🤣😂
Definitely better that you used screws instead of nails for those clips, nails would most likely work their way back out with van movement.
You would of been fine just using some no nails glue instead of the pins. The almond stain was nicest of what you showed us. You made the right choice going clear coat though
We’re happy we went clear in the end as it still feels really light in there 😊
Theo's t-shirt. Wow.
Umm stiring tins helps.....
We did 😊
Looking good.
😊
It iis live? Smol voter panels ! Nou preak is ok 🍾
you have put the cladding on backwards well done flat for painting go with grey very trendy
wait, so youre covering the epic silver spaceman bubble wrap wall..... shame. :-D lol