Part 1: insulating and battening the roof | EP8 | Ford Transit MK8 Campervan Build
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- This episode is the start of one of the major parts of a van build, the PIR Insulating board, Roof insulation and wall and roof battening. The wheel of the self built campervan will have to be based off what goes in now. Using wood and bolt holes when I can.
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My name is Alex Frood, I'm a UK based Freelance Expedition Leader and Outdoor instructor. I am converting my 2018 Ford Transit Mk8 L3H3 into a full-time Camper.
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Thanks for the video and for replying to my question. I deleted the question and noticed your reply only afterwards. cheers.
Nice video. Such an important stage, glad ours is finished! Just gotta wait to use now lol! 👍
Thank you! I have loved following your build series! Yeah looking forward to be able to get out again.
Very informative, thank you 😊
Glad it helped!
I fixed my battens with the same principal. Lots of people miss this stage.
Aye definitely its important, I’m thanking myself for it now making the overhead cupboards and shower room stud work
@@MispronouncedAdventures i designed my simple van with the idea that i want everything accessible.
Fixed the floor, insulation, vapour barrier and battens. Then i built a full height garge wall with doorway, bench/bed, cupboards, open kitchen etc all fixed to the battens. Electrics are between battens so fully accesible. To finish walls and ceilings I'm going to neatly cut individual panels of smooth hardboard which can all be unscrewed for maintenance, inspection or alteration.
As its a simple build the biggest expense were the windows, roof vent and batteries.
Mark Velo I can agree with the sentiments of your build definitely, accessibility and future options to change aspects of van easily is quite a big role of my design
yay
Great video. I am learning a tone watching this series. Question: Do self-tapping screws drill through the medal beams? Thanks in advance. Cheers.
Yes I’ve used self tappers quite a lot into the metal work. when possible I try and use existing threaded bolt holes. I know it’s also now popular not to use self tappers and use things like Riv nuts to make your own holes.
Good morning, quick question.. is that 9mm plywood used for the roofing support/slats? As I assume 12mm wouldn’t be flexible enough.
Cheers
Indeed that’s right. 12mm could be bent but it was under a lot of tension in that position
@@MispronouncedAdventures I thought so!! It’s all slowly coming together!! Dreading doing the cabinets!
Yours is looking great!
Hey there! Any idea how your van walls behind your insulation have done over time with regards to mold and/or rust from condensation? After all this time would you do anything different with regards to selecting insulation media (Spray foam?) or technique (vapor barrier?)? Many thanks!
None and bone dry.
The first few months I had water ingress issues in the wall but it wasn’t from moisture from the inside getting trapped. It was all the body moulding panels which leak from the outside trapping water. I have a small amount of ventilation at the bottom and the tops of the insulated walls and the maxxfan generally always on 10% extract. Condensation has never been an issue.
I’ll be going for more or less the same technique on the next van
@@MispronouncedAdventures OK good to know. I've read (in the USA anyway) the chemical makeup of spray foam kits has changed for the worse so I'll likely go with Polyiso like you and use cans of spray foam in the areas where I cannot get foam board into. Good to see the foam, the foil tape, and whatever you used to adhere the boards to the van are still sealing properly. Unfortunately, I will not have a roof van to carry away moist air and I'm trying to max solar on my 136in WB ProMaster to run A/C and I want to maximize stealth for staying in cities. Hopefully, it all works out. The whole "let the van breathe" vs "seal it up/vapor barrier!" arguments are mind-boggling. So reading about long-term outcomes vs. theory is good. Thx.
@@antigroundhogday with the transit the least you can’t seal up the wall 100% . Sure you might be able to seal it up from the inside and have a perfect vapour barrier, but the outside skin of the van is filled of holes. The bottoms of the pillars are open and there are countless body trim clips all over the vehicle which can leak. Moisture will always get in. so I find having the majority of the walls sealed up well with some ventilation holes at the top and the bottom to allow at least some airflow for any trapped moisture.
But for me, I’ve got the max fan always a little bit. moist air is going to find it far easier to get sucked out of a roof than it is to work its way through tiny cracks in the walls. Plus, since there are tiny external holes, it’s always gonna be drawing air through and out the wall.S
@@MispronouncedAdventures Ok, I watched the rest of your insulation, vapor barrier, and exterior leak fix videos. You are using your previous van's fluffy, hydrophobic insulation in the top and bottom cavities because A) those areas are a pain to insulate with foam board, and B) it leaves room between your fluffy insulation and the van wall for condensation that gets past your vapor barrier to exit as well as allows for water from the exterior to exit. Makes sense instead of trying to fill that area with nonporous insulation and try to completely seal it only to have a drainage problem if water gets in there. I may use polyethylene sheeting as opposed to Reflectix for the vapor barrier (cheaper, not as thick?), but we'll see.
But I don't understand why in your exterior leak video, at the bottom of your van's panels, why didn't the water exit via the OEM weep holes? Does the Transit not have those?
Definitely pros and cons to not having a roof fan to exit moisture (I am thinking a small dehumidifier will use roughly the same wattage as a roof fan and I'll have a floor fan to push outside air inside and out a window in the slide door) when trying to balance stealth and maz. solar. Many thanks for the details.
Hey. I’m having real trouble getting screws into the roof battons through the steel. I’ve got self drilling acres and I’ve even attempted to drill a pilot hole with my steel drill bits but I can’t get through them as much as I’ve tried. And tips on how to drill the battons? Thank you
I found myself it’s in some sections difficult as well. I also ended up pre drilling holes in the steel for some of the self tappers. Even my drill bit struggles in some places. so I went to buy better quality drill bits and found it much easier than the bits which came as part of my kit
Mispronounced Adventures did you buy cobalt drill bits for the harder jobs? I’ve just bought new hss bits and they aren’t touching it
Is there a specific reason you didn't use armaflex for insulation?
Haven’t actually heard of it before this but having now googled it I have seen it used before. I felt more comfortable to go with what I knew I had used before
Hey man, where can I find those plates you used?
Unfortunately I’ve never been able to find them for sale! Ive remove these from my old van. But I searched high and low to find them available Internet and I couldn’t. Rivnuts would be a great alternative