OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO DATE! DIY Shower & 12v Wiring - Expedition Vehicle/Caravan Build #25
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On this episode, we finally receive our Glideaway shower door (from NorthCoach RV Equipment) and we're ready to build our shower!
We start by cutting our Villaboard Lining cement panels (from Bunnings) to dimensions and fix them to our 8020 extruded aluminium profiles.
We seal all the edges, waterproof the joints with Crommelin Liquid Reinforcing Fabric, cut our Wet Area wall panels (from Bunnings) and glue them with Sikaflex 11FC+.
We install our DIY Composting toilet in the bathroom (Separett Privy 500 urine divider) and fix our exhaust fan to the wall. We also wire our 12v shower light (from Road Tech Marine) through our pre-placed conduit.
We are now ready to fix our Methven VJet shower rail/head and order our custom shower tray!
Bring on finalising the final bathroom touches and starting on the Camper kitchen next week 🥳
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Chris & Ange
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Chris, just a word of advice. If your going to source cable for your project from an electrical wholesaler, make sure it is multicore flex and not seven core building wire or something like that. The reason for multicore flex is that a moving vehicle flexes and vibrates, buildings are generally static in comparison. The more cores your wire has the more flexible it becomes as a general rule, that's generally why it's more expensive. Heed some advice from someone who has done some diesel locomotive rewiring, it's all multicore flex stuff, well insulated with a hard shell protective coating. They use the best because they cant afford for a loco to break down. You should think along the same lines, just my two bobs worth. Other than that, keep up the good work, I'm loving the show. P.S. I like your new ladder placement much better this time round.
It's really coming together guys! Very Shmick!
Try to ensure that the shower tray drains whatever direction the truck slopes.
Might be easier if you have 2 diagonally oopposite drain holes.
Great tip thanks Stephen - you will be pleased when watching the next episode :)
Awesome work on the shower - looking great! Be proud of yourselves!!!! One can be critical of your own work but at the end of the day it will be easier to fault find and if anything goes wrong you are better off blaming yourself than knowing you paid good money for someone else's mistakes! Got to go with Ange this time...Zippy!
Thank you very much Andre! We are very proud of how it's taking shape, so rewarding to almost finish a part of the build :) Ahah glad you like Zippy too 😁
The most important room finished first 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🇦🇺
And hopefully it was the hardest!
Couple of tips Chris, when cutting the board if you score the line with the edge of the blade on the saw it will prevent the chipping you had. Also with the hole saw, drill the hole and run the hole cutter on reverse it will score the hole for you before it starts cutting helping you achieve a cleaner hole cut.
Wow ,shower is amazing .Well done and if that is anything to go by the finished interior will be fantastic .
Awesome work guys! Great progress
Thanks for following along Daniel!
Have you thought about wrapping the box rather than painting it, much easier to replace if needed and would add extra protection with trees scratching up the side off road, looking good keep up the good work 👍
The bathroom looks great!
Thank you so much, glad you like it too!
Hello Guys from Miami, Florida 🇺🇸
Project MOG is coming together very nicely 👍.
Looks like Chris is ready to test out Da MOG’s throne 🚽 n’ shower🚿 combo, no need to video that scene 🤪
Well done!! Looks really good!!
Thankd Joseph for the support!
Well done with the shower and really enjoy watching your videos. Cheers Tony
Thanks for watching and following along Tony!
Liked and Commented Great work GuY!!!
Looks mint Chris and Ange.
Marty from Perth
Wood slat shower floor sounds perfect for covering a steeply angled custom stainless shower pan. Steep enough to account for a certain degree of unleveled camper parking. Who am I kidding, you two have got this. Awesome.
Just like a pro.
Awesome work
Thanks for watching Michael!
You guys are honestly just the cutest. Highlight of my Friday arvo is a coffee and the Outfit!
Oh Georgia, that is so nice to hear! Thank you so much for your ongoing support ☺
The water proofing will pull apart under flex of movement and most likely leak. Probably should of used plastic wet area cornicing with waterproofing
We have plastic joints as well in the corners 👍
Nice work on the shower toilet guys
Cheers Frank!
hello when pulling string four electrical wire use a vacuum to pull the string through the channels if you know what I mean. shove the string up inside the first hole put a vacuum on the second hole and it will draw the string to the other hole through the cavity and then out the other hole.
That's what we did :) it didn't work at first with only the string but when we added the nut it worked straight away!
Coming along nicely, can't wait for you to get back on the road 👌
Thank you so much Brett, getting there! Almost finishing the bathroom gave us a great boost 👊
Howdy from Texas, Chris and Ange! Y'all are doing such a great job! Shower Looks fantastic! Your attention to detail is very good. Shower stalls are an area where a lot of people fail but yours will stand the test of time! Also, Ange, I want to say, the way you are editing the video is wonderful. This is professional style work and I love looking forward to the new videos. So happy for y'all!
Almost done almost 😍😍😍
Awesome
You can also use a ROUTER to make your cuts in the laminate boards; instead of the circular saw. You will get an incredibility CLEAN CUT!
Thanks Jeff for the tip, we'll keep in mind for next time!
Loving the excitement of getting it done guys. Roll on next Friday Cheers from two West Aussies in Saudi
Thanks for tuning in every Friday guys 😃
Looks great guys CHEERS
Thanks a lot Tony :)
Going well Ange and Chris the shower looks great,keep up the good work guys. Michael
Thanks a lot Michael for the support!
Absolutely love this build and look forward to this every Friday now. I have a custom canopy on my landcruiser which has suffered from cracks due to chassis flex off-road. So many hours and $$$ went into this build which is disappointing. Might be a good idea to take the Mog for a drive Off-road with ruts etc to see how the box and fit out performs. I would hate to see the same thing happen to you guys, especially on its first major trip.
Nice work! Expensive cuts/drills are so stressful!
Thank you! Yes it definitely adds pressure - but it worked out well at the end :)
Congrats on getting your first child potty trained LOL. As any parent will tell you that is not an easy accomplishment. Install looks clean simple and easy to maintain (the best kind to have for maximum enjoyment). Once water system is usable take the Mog out for a flex/vibration test run before adding more that could end up water damaged (good excuse for 1 or 2 day overnighter stress break :). Wishing you best of luck on further projects looking this great in the end.
Maybe it’s just me but I would much rather have ad’s delivered by yourselves for brands that you believe in then google ads in the middle of your videos. And I’m sure your getting paid way better than google is paying you. Keep it up, love that videos.
Really good job on the shower 🚿. That mist mode works surprisingly well , had one years ago in Zimbabwe. Need a high water pressure though.
Thanks a lot Mike! That's good to hear. Hopefully we will be able to test it very soon :)
Looking good guys well done so far.
Good stuff guys
Thanks for another great video. I look forward to them!! I appreciate the subtlety of the square space marketing is great, flows very nicely!
The new car could be called .... "minimog " !😉
Try putting some masking tape on the opposite side of the board to stop the chipping of the edge. Also score the face with saw just touching the surface before doing the full cut.
Wooohooo really taking shape now and looking great. 👍🏿👍🏿
Hey Chris. To eliminate chipping on the boards, when cutting run a length of masking tape where the blade will go through, then make your cuts over the tape. NO CHIPS!.
Hi Jeff - we actually tried this technique but it didn't help at all!
masking tape will help protect the veneer from your circular saw
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Hi Chris & Ange , another great episode . It is great getting all the advice /tips on building " the box " , but would be a full time job sorting out all the well meaning tips . would blow my mind .. as I said in a previous episode ,thanks for keeping it real and not staging every thing . cheers bob..
That looks amazing
FYI, I have a manmade product called Onyx lining my shower/tub. Onyx is a flat surface, so I use a squeegee to clean the Onyx after each shower while the Onyx is still wet.Your shower walls look as thought a squeegee will work for you.:¬) Webhead USA
Do you consider adding a squad rack to the bike mount?
Good progress and attention to detail as always!! Chris, have you thought about a simple wooden slat shower base from either cedar or teak? The wood is nice on your feet and can be taken out to clean etc. KiwiChris
Thank you very much KiwiChris (another one!). We would actually like to have a wooden 'mat' above the stainless steel :)
To go with the slat base, how about an extension hose for the shower head so you can move both the wooden floor and the shower outside; then you'll have room to splash without fear!
@@mikewatson1105 We'll have a separate outdoor shower so no need for it :) good idea though!
What should we call the new rig? Chris thinks 'Zrocket' - Ange likes 'Zippy'.
I think it should be called perseverance "percy" for short. You guys have really showed that admirable quality through out this entire process. Thank you. You guys are an inspiration
Zrocket 😂😂
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Dobby........the house elf out of harry potter.
Going with Ange - Zippy!
Shower looks Amazing Guys well done.
Hey how about having a "We didn't record it " Special showing all the outtakes/angry Chris with beeping for the young viewers and call it "We didn't record it Special". :)
👏👏👏 this guys are awesome
Those lights are massive overkill (very bight) for that small space but you can dim them though so you might find a 12v dimmer switch or just use a potentiometer on the switch wall plate so you can have a more relaxing shower.
To be honest the light is exactly what we wanted, very happy with it! It's not dimmable. We have bought warm white dimmable 12v lights for the rest of the camper 👍
That’s good that it’s perfect, I’ve got the smaller ones exactly the same brand etc and they are too much for my sprinter van, so figured the larger one which from memory is double the lumen would be way too much for such a white reflective space!
You can add “ plumber” to your trade CV now….. maybe you should wait until you have water pressure.
U need to get a fish tape for pulling the wires.
I have also used some of the braided stainless balustrade wire with great success. Can buy by the meter from Bunnings. Rolls up neatly in the tool box for emergency repairs as well.
Thats great work guys, well done..looks like an A-frame will be needed for the Alto now hey?
I think you should name it “Skooter”, otherwise I’m with Ange on this one. 😄 Nice work guys, it looks great. Alternate name for pipe stiffener…Viagra. 😆
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Once the plumbing is complete and the outfit is complete - if you have to service the plumbing for whatever reason will it be easy to get to it?
What was the reason for not painting the green membrane on the entire walls instead of just the edges?
Hi Andrew - our panels are water resistant/made for wet areas so they technically don't need to be waterproofed. We just chose to waterproof the joints for extra precaution :)
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Why didn't you guys use a fibreglass unit would have been lighter
how do you get it inside once the body is assembled ? you would have to put it inside before the front or rear wall goes on
Hi Gary - you would be surprised how heavy shower cubicles are! Also, we wouldn't have been able to fit our compost toilet in a standard shower cubicle. Our shower was a lot of work but no regrets :)