@@huysman505 wise words indeed - we are learning so much through trial and error for sure!! Thank you so much again for your comment and encouragement ❤️🙌🏻
The van looks great :) All the annoying bits take ages but it will be worth it in the end! I found with our build that these bits took the longest and showed the least amount of visible progress but once you get past a certain point it starts to fly up. Keep up the good work!
@@georgeclayton5890 thanks mate glad you like it!! It does feel like it’s taken an age to get to the actual “build” doing all these annoying bits and fixing leaks / rust / holes - and it feels like ‘nowt’s been done lol! I hope it flies up rapidly from now like with your van ! Thanks for the encouragement 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thanks for sharing. The plywood floor that the premade suppliers manufacture for vans here in Australia use a router to cut each edge so they sit on top of each other, if that makes sense, hence what I'll be doing, routers are affordable and so simple and you use them for almost everything in your build. I think a biscuit cutter is not for me, for 2 reasons, 1 it's bloody expensive and 2 it's too easy to mess up your cuts as you've shown in this learning video, not to mention it won't be used for anything in my build, thanks for sharing to show how to not do your floor, it's handy to have this so we can all learn.
@@vickimathews1970 you’re welcome 😅😅 your comment had us cracking up with laughter cuz it’s exactly how not to do it! Router is deffo a better way of doing it - it does make sense they sit on top of one another (half a cut in each so they kinda jigsaw together) - and the router also has many other use cases throughout the build whereas biscuit is pretty much just the one. Luckily we didn’t have to buy it or any parts as SJ’s uncle David already had it - so we thought why not - but in 9mm ply it’s totally not worth the aggro nor benefits - in fact with our ‘hole’ we now have a squeaky bit 😅 all the best with your build!
@@onroutetonowhere thank you, I'm happy to hear you saw the humour in my Aussie comment...lol...that's exactly what I was aiming for. Bloody biscuit maker, that's sad it's created even more issues, fill it with cream, I mean foam 🤣..lol I've learnt everything from TH-cam to do my last 2 builds and 1 upgrade, soon there'll be a new rig to build and that will be my forever home, it will be fun, I also know how challenging and over it you can get, especially when you're doing it all by yourself. My parent's are in their late 80's so can't help, hence I've purchased many more tools for this build to make my over 50 year old body work less harder...lol.
I think you are doing a great job. My van build is taking forever and a day too. Mostly because everything is so expensive and of course now my van broke and then my jeep broke :D
@@HappypantsGL thank you!! Everything always takes longer than you think doesn’t it, and things have definitely gone up in price! Can’t believe your van AND jeep have broke - fixable???
Don't care how old you are a party ring is the one haha can not beat a party ring open a pack say going have a couple packet later haha great job again 🎉😊 also if you never make mistake then we would never learn you always need to crack a couple of eggs to make an omelette
@@ls1100 haha party rings are the bomb I’ve been wanting to get a pack since editing this now 😅 thanks mate and also love the analogy with the eggs and an omelette - we’re gonna keep cracking them eggs!! 🥚
@@onroutetonowhere ha ha. Just finished. Love it as always!! And if it make s SJ feel any better, when I did my ply floor all prefect and joiner like. I miss calculated and somehow ended up with a 20mm gap missing from my side step! I'm still yet to fill it. I just said screw it it'll just have to do(making do). like your hole. It''ll fill and be covered up :)
how many times did we say biscuit?
you are doing well, remember no one is perfect as you go, you learn while you work, stay positive and believe in yourself, I think you are great👍
@@huysman505 wise words indeed - we are learning so much through trial and error for sure!! Thank you so much again for your comment and encouragement ❤️🙌🏻
The van looks great :) All the annoying bits take ages but it will be worth it in the end! I found with our build that these bits took the longest and showed the least amount of visible progress but once you get past a certain point it starts to fly up. Keep up the good work!
@@georgeclayton5890 thanks mate glad you like it!! It does feel like it’s taken an age to get to the actual “build” doing all these annoying bits and fixing leaks / rust / holes - and it feels like ‘nowt’s been done lol! I hope it flies up rapidly from now like with your van ! Thanks for the encouragement 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thanks for sharing. The plywood floor that the premade suppliers manufacture for vans here in Australia use a router to cut each edge so they sit on top of each other, if that makes sense, hence what I'll be doing, routers are affordable and so simple and you use them for almost everything in your build. I think a biscuit cutter is not for me, for 2 reasons, 1 it's bloody expensive and 2 it's too easy to mess up your cuts as you've shown in this learning video, not to mention it won't be used for anything in my build, thanks for sharing to show how to not do your floor, it's handy to have this so we can all learn.
@@vickimathews1970 you’re welcome 😅😅 your comment had us cracking up with laughter cuz it’s exactly how not to do it! Router is deffo a better way of doing it - it does make sense they sit on top of one another (half a cut in each so they kinda jigsaw together) - and the router also has many other use cases throughout the build whereas biscuit is pretty much just the one. Luckily we didn’t have to buy it or any parts as SJ’s uncle David already had it - so we thought why not - but in 9mm ply it’s totally not worth the aggro nor benefits - in fact with our ‘hole’ we now have a squeaky bit 😅 all the best with your build!
@@onroutetonowhere thank you, I'm happy to hear you saw the humour in my Aussie comment...lol...that's exactly what I was aiming for. Bloody biscuit maker, that's sad it's created even more issues, fill it with cream, I mean foam 🤣..lol
I've learnt everything from TH-cam to do my last 2 builds and 1 upgrade, soon there'll be a new rig to build and that will be my forever home, it will be fun, I also know how challenging and over it you can get, especially when you're doing it all by yourself. My parent's are in their late 80's so can't help, hence I've purchased many more tools for this build to make my over 50 year old body work less harder...lol.
I think you are doing a great job. My van build is taking forever and a day too. Mostly because everything is so expensive and of course now my van broke and then my jeep broke :D
@@HappypantsGL thank you!! Everything always takes longer than you think doesn’t it, and things have definitely gone up in price! Can’t believe your van AND jeep have broke - fixable???
@@onroutetonowhere yes. The jeep I needed to replace front pads, rotors and one caliper and my van is the flexplate and rear main seal.
Don't care how old you are a party ring is the one haha can not beat a party ring open a pack say going have a couple packet later haha great job again 🎉😊 also if you never make mistake then we would never learn you always need to crack a couple of eggs to make an omelette
@@ls1100 haha party rings are the bomb I’ve been wanting to get a pack since editing this now 😅 thanks mate and also love the analogy with the eggs and an omelette - we’re gonna keep cracking them eggs!! 🥚
Dammit! I was just going to bed. Now I have to stay up and watch ;)
Exactly what I was going to say 😂
😂 sorry for keeping you up but hope it's worth it 😬😂🙏
@@oktomuk 😂 sorry Tom - let us know if it was worth the late night 😬🙏
@@onroutetonowhere ha ha. Just finished. Love it as always!! And if it make s SJ feel any better, when I did my ply floor all prefect and joiner like. I miss calculated and somehow ended up with a 20mm gap missing from my side step! I'm still yet to fill it. I just said screw it it'll just have to do(making do). like your hole. It''ll fill and be covered up :)
@@onroutetonowhere absolutely was!