DIY VAN CABINETS - Step by Step Guide to CABINETMAKING for VANLIFE builds.
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IN THIS EPISODE
It's DIY day today - Cabinetmaking is the most fundamental skill you will need to complete a van conversion! In this episode, Sylvain and Dominic run you through all the steps required to build your cabinets, from wood to van, including the cutting, the glueing, the nailing, the patching and the sanding.
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WHO ARE WE? WHAT’S WITH OUR ACCENT?
We're Dom & Marie, a French Canadian couple who love Nutella toast and live in a van. Marie is the brain (Ph.D student) and Dom's the dreamer (Creative director). We have spent the last 2 years travelling around North America in our Promaster 136'' named Vanessa. In 2020, after a 12-month trip that was cut short because of Covid, we decided to sell our van to start a new project: a BIGGER van.
Our goal is to inspire others to start #vanlife and to help build their very own home on wheels while living and enjoying a balanced online and offline life.
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SONGS IN THIS EPISODE
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Your father makes everything sound very easy! He is a great teacher!!
He’s good! Yes!
I Miss Marie but glad she is taking care of herself and working on her PhD! Dr Marie🥰
She loves you guys too, trust me.
The Rona Minute with Sylvain and the Unboxing Show with Andrée! Dom and Ze French leçon est formidable!
It’s starting to look like a TV show! Thanks for your comment!
Papa Sylvain is worth his weight in gold. What a legend!
He is quite something, isn't he?
these videos are just unreal. the story telling skills are next level
Thanks! For some reason, some of them aren’t super popular although we love the topics we are presenting. I guess the entertainment has more leverage than the informational! Thanks for your comment!
Omg you are hilarious. Love your parents. Great sense of humour.
Thanks!!!
If Dom gets a tattoo of the infamous stripes... maybe he'll work faster!
I seriously doubt this - He is often compared to a sloth.
🤣🤣🤣too funny and the sagas' response slayed me! I am laughing way too much right now.
@@vanlifesagas 😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣 Best comment ever!
😂
Those rods are genius to set the cabinets on the actual frame!
So glad Marie is taking the time off that she needs. =) Take care of yourselves!
Dom, peanut butter pro tip... add butter 🧈 to your toast or English muffin and THEN add the PB. Make sure it’s salted butter of course! ~Thanks for all the building tips! I’m making cabinets today😁
That sounds like the same tips my mom gives me for my peanut butter toasts! Insane. Good luck with the cabinets!
Y'all are EPIC and I just love your family Dom lol. I miss Marie and pray she is ok. Much love from Texas and looking good ❤
Marie will be back soon! xxx
OMG! The French lessons are my favorite!! 😂😂
They're sooooo idiot.
Dom thank you. Your presence makes me smile. Looking forward to seeing Maree but will continue eating peanut butter toast and drinking coffee until we can all be back together again. Keep being good to each other and honoring what you need.
Thanks for your comment! Peanut butter and coffee is the best!
@@vanlifesagas Couldn't agree more...as my pa would say, "tummy tingling" good.
Flashback au année 80 avec Dom en short de jeans roulé... je me peux plus hahahaha. Brève apparition de Marie qui se frotte les dents en prenant un bain de soleil. Je suis en retard sur dimanche. J'étais sur un field test de mon set up. Bonne semaine a vous deux et a dimanche prochain.
Yessssss! T’as sans doute remarquer que la moitié de nos références sont dans les alentours des années 80 hein? Hah! Pis Marie aime ben ça se frotter les dents quand elle me parle. Elle fait toujours ça!
Awesome as always. I especially loved the cameo appearance by Sylvain and when he was “mocking” Dom’s fist bump comments.
I am going to be building my upper cabinets this week!!
Good luck! Let us know how it works!
I was already starting to laugh seeing the stool in the field :)
We’re trying to develop our own little funky video editing style here! Glad you liked it.
me too !!!
Oh my god your dad is totally you......and your your dad...Video of the year
Hahaha, you think? Thanks!
Dom, you are pure entertainment and energy from start to finish. As always you make the videos fun, funny, and knowledgeable all in one. Great progress being made along the way, with much help from Papa and Mama. 👍🏻😎🇨🇦
Thanks Gerald - A lot of work is put into those videos. So your kind of comments is really appreciated!
Sylvain is the bomb!!!!
Pretty insane skills indeed.
My wife and I miss you Mari. We hope you get back to a good space soon. Sending thoughts and prayers your way!
Thanks for this friends!
Keep going Marie and continued luck on your PhD. YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
Thanks again for an amazing video :) the cabinets look great 👍🏼
I will make sure she reads this!
Marie, you have got to miss those dance moves!
😁😍☺️
Damn good editing Dom!
You may not be the fastest cabinet maker and you don’t need to be, your talent is your art. Another great episode!
Family is awesome 😎
My talent is... ELSEWHERE OKAY. Hahaha. Thanks for your comment!
@@vanlifesagas Yep, don’t need a six pack either!
You and Marie are both talented and hot as hell! Great job! Love this channel.
Love the music. Great video. Marie, we miss you but take all the time you need for that PhD!! :)
She misses you too, and misses working on the van as well. She’ll be back soon!
You guys are so freaking hilarious! 🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️To your folks
Hahaha, thanks!
Your channel is my favorite on CZcams! Exciting to see your van coming along and your parents are the bomb. It'll be fun to see Marie again when the time is right for her. Keep bringing us the good love!
Thanks Otis - Lots of work in there. We hope to stay informative and entertaining.
Don't ask Dom to cook! You'll die for starvation while whistling. You are missed Maripili, but keep having a sunbath. ¡PURA VIDA! And now you are receiving gifts and promoting discounts... Well deserved success!!!
Haha, I will tell her you say hi. Although she seemed like she was having a sunbath, I confirm she always works with her laptop in the sun.
@@vanlifesagas ahh!! The hard life, working while having a sunbath... Jajajajajaja.
I have absolutely no need for a cabinet making tutorial, and yet, I found myself captivated by this video, It was educational, motivational, inspirational and downright entertaining. Rising Star 2021 Award goes to Andree! Only a Mom - "Are you going to keep it clean?!"
That was SUCH a mom comment! First thing out of the box - KEEP THIS CLEAN!
Perfect timing! I need to build my upper cabinets and I’ve been putting it off as a solo builder😂 -sometimes it’s overwhelming lol
Yes, it is! You are quite bravo to do that alone. Don’t hesitate if you have questions!
I like to see the progression ou the build. Very nice and professionnal work done by papa! Miss you Marie in those videos. Good work Dom.
Thanks Yves! I’m sure Marie misses you too. We’ll make sure to share as much as possible in the upcoming weeks!
Love your videos, please keep them coming. We miss Marie. You guys are both entertaining and informative. Love your family.
Hey, thanks! Marie will back back soon. She misses working on the van!
Hilarious and informative. The bird shirt, short shorts and little dance made me laugh. Your parents are great.
Haha, thanks. Those piece of clothing are epic. If I could wear them every day, I probably would.
Great video as always! And really love the new Unboxing segment! 😂💛
MARCI LA SOEUR!
Happy to see your dance moves are back. NICE!!!
Wait, you haven’t seen nothing yet!
It's great to see ya!! Thank for sharing, this will really help me when I start making my cabinets...✌💜🚐
Great! Take your time making those - Takes a lot of precision.
Dom you make me laugh and smile the entire way through your videos. If I need a good pick me up I go back and stream a few in a row and it turns my mood around. Marie, I missed you but good to know you’re proficient at your dental hygiene 😁 Whenever there’s a package delivered to my house I yell “DELIVERY”. Ps: this was the best French lesson sentence 😂😂😂😂
A massage with a vinaigrette, hon hon hon!
@@vanlifesagas 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sylvain is so talented, a true cabinet master! I'd be slower than Dom putting those together :) Well done on the cabinets guys, they look great so far
Good stuff. Love the fam!!! Miss you Marie!
Keep rockin the PhD!!
I love your videos . Really make me happy every time I watched. Thanks for your positive and happy vibes ❤️☀️🥰
Thanks, that’s partly why we make those: we love to entertain and make people smile a little.
You and your parents are great!
Absolutely love your videos. So filled with personality. We start anticipating the next one by Thursday every week. Growing up it was Disney on Sunday nights... now it's VanLife Sagas.
I realize your cabinets might vary in size somewhat but as a general rule...
- what is the depth of your upper cabinets (front to back)?
- what is the height of the cabinets (bottom to top)?
- it appears you're using 3/4" plywood - is that the case or are you using a smaller gauge?
Thanks! See you tomorrow!
Sweet, I ordered this cooktop yesterday, it looks great in the video! Great idea with the plant shelf too! :)
It's an amazing looking cook top!
That was the best french lesson so far! I am so happy you are back :-)
Let's all have Vinaigrette Massages.
Great video, thank you. Your parents are so much fun!
I have 4 grown boys who ALL need THAT shirt. Where did you get it. This was one of your best videos. Your parent's are so great 👍
I think the shirt is from H&M. It was a basic, cheap and ugly shirt - Three qualities that are necessary when I shop for clothing.
I'm here for the French lesson!
No wonder Papa can whizz thru cabinets, considering he mastered the tonneau piloting planes... we’re talking Maverick level badassery!
Speaking of badassery, the editing reached new heights this week 👌
... and, yes, even before you mention the birds shirt I was going to suggest including it in the vanlife sagas merch, perhaps with a choice quote on a sleeve 🤔🤗👊🏻🦅 🐦 🦢
Hahaha, I will let Sylvain know about the comment! What kind of improvement did you see on the video? Trying my best to make it look good and stuff, but I’m never really sure of if we’re improving or not!
Love the video, very funny.
Greetings from Belgium.
👋🏽
Hi Dom and Marie. Well Dom anyways.
I just bought a Ford Transit medium top yesterday! Don't hate me. Haha
Did the sound dampening that you showed in a previous video. And had a quite first night in my van. Haha.
In my parking lot. Haha again.
Made a layout in my living room 2 months ago. So I have a plan. Bought a Maxx Air fan. Will be watching more of your great videos. Fun, fun!
Thanks! Hope you will enjoy the process - Those are amazing projects to do.
I needed this!! Thank you guys!
Great we can help!
Vans coming along nicely..
In the states, we tend to shorten names and give nicknames... I'm wondering if papa has been given a nickname?....
Sylly.... 😛 .. love you guys... even Papa
Sylly! That’s fun.
Love you guys and your channel. Informative and entertaining! Thank you for all of the time.you put in to make these videos.
Thanks for your comment. Those clips are a full time job and it’s always nice to have people like you giving us the thumbs up!
Super video!!! J'adore ton unboxing avec Andree!
Why do you not have your own show yet?!?! ❤❤❤❤😂
Love your channel. You are so inspiring. Time to put my long time vanlife dream into reality soon and stop my procrastination:-) Quick question about the cabinets. What cabinet depth are you working with on the upper and (once you get to them) the lower cabinets? Can't wait for the next episode.
I love how the cabinets are attached to the ceiling! Are they attached only to the ceiling or also somewhere on the back of the cabinets to the walls?
Upper cabinets are indeed bolted to the ceiling/frame of the van and their bottom back end rest of the beam also bolted to the van. Heavy duty! There is a video somewhere in our series that covers that aspect. Check it out!
Vinaigrette massages are under-rated.
Sooooo underrated
I really love so much your videos guys! Et courage Marie, je suis aussi en train de finir mon Ph.D. Alors je comprendre tellement... see you guys next week
On devrait faire un petit Zoom Call de gens qui font leur PHD avec Marie pour que vous vous encouragiez les uns les autres!
Love it!! 😍Nice job!! 👍
Thank you so much!
16:46 Sylvian channels his inner moose !!!!
Of course. He always does it.
Your dad is so cute! 🥰
I will let him know you say that.
Thumbs up and I love the music you use in your videos.
Thanks! There are many hours of research into this!
Your dad mentions those bolts between the ceiling slats from a previous video that hold up the cabinets. I can't find when those were installed in your videos. What kind of bolts are those?
Salut Marie & Dom!! Only discovered your videos last week and absolutely love them. Unfortunately here in Singapore there's not much opportunity for #vanlife but now engrossed in designing a Sprinter 170 for when we go back to Australia in a few years. Lots of time to perfect my designs... and borrow some of yours... Ssssh... Keep that bit quiet :-)
No worries - That's why we share all this. You can steal whatever you want!
I love your channel - you are doing a great job keeping up the fun, although I miss Marie, and your Ping pong 😃 and yes, I do like your bird shirt!
Marie's back now. Check out the latest video!
Loved the unboxing with mom! You’re so funny Dom, ur the CZcams brother I never had. Love how Marie picks her teeth on camera, so not self conscious and free! Love seeing you all including the papa again!!🌸🤙🏻Mahalo #vanesanesalove
Haha! Thanka for your comment and your HASHTAG! We might have to start using it!
Hi vanlife saga ! 2 questionS... 1st, what would be a correct space between the top of the bed mattress, and the bottom of the cabinet ? And I guess it's a combination of depth and height , so what would be the depth for head size ... And for feet side ? Thanks a lot .
This is great style you have
Thanks! What do you like about it?
I saw a possible solution for storing your shoes! They had rubber straps attached horizontally beside lower cabinets at side door entrance. Shoes were placed behind these and were stored off the floor but were easily accessable! X from Australia 🇦🇺🦘🐨
Another great video. What type of wood do you use for the cabinets? Also, I have searched everywhere...where is the video about the bolts from the ceiling?
Russian Birch my friend!
It’s episode 45 if my memory is right.
Love this one so much!!! Thanks for the step by step. Can I ask what size wood or trim you used? Size for the cabinet wood, also the size for the cabinet facing? Did you rip the trim boards or buy them as is? Thank you so much!!! Glad you are back to creating videos again.
Hey, thanks for the comment. Here are your answers :
TRIMS - Homemade trims, usually a 1/4 of an inch.
CABINET WOOD - 1/4 of an inch.
CABINET FACING - Will share the plans soon. I’m drawing them as we speak.
@@vanlifesagas to clarify please..All of the cabinet wood is 1/4 "?
@@vanlifesagas Hi Dom! I was looking for these dimensions for ages! Where can we find/purchase the drawings? Thanks!
As always great content and enjoyable but Marie is missed, looking forward to see her next time, a bientôt Mamzelle, merci Dom for taking the time
Doing my best here! Marie will be back soon!
Dom, thanks for keeping the Chanel running. We are really confused as to how this weeks episode was 48 and last week was 12....
Help me to understand
Thanks
Chris and Ali
You must have watched an older video if it was episode 12. All the videos have the episode number on the thumbnail. This was definitely ep 48
I understand the confusion! It was the 12th episode of the New Build Series, but it is indeed the 48th overall episode.
We miss Marie :( My god the Precision on the cabinets is like someone knows what they are doing :) . Love your video's
I’ve never seen this before. Looks like CNC cut cabinets!
Do you have a link to the jacks that support the cabinets? Since I'm doing a solo build, I could really use this tool when building cabinets. Thank you!
Here they are:
www.amazon.ca/FastCap-Support-System-144-Inches-2-pack/dp/B000067S12/ref=asc_df_B000067S12/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292962805373&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7037017078103716577&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1002511&hvtargid=pla-489472371007&psc=1
I would have loved to see how you transferred all the crazy angles and posts onto the wood. So how you did your templates. I just bought a Promaster and I know I will struggle a lot with that.
Good question - We use basic tools from our geometry classes in elementary school, like rulers, protractors and right angles! Can you believe it?
@@vanlifesagas Wow no fancy scribe tools? Must be lots of work....
A question: Are the bolts/studs protruding from the roof the only support for the upper cabinets, or are there additional supports to come?
Thank you… and thank you for the fun build series!
Additional supports are to come - There will be wood supports underneath them against the wall that will look like beams.
And what are the measurements of those cabinets? They are stunning.
When the promotion code popped up I read it as "Van life's a gas" HEHEHE
Too funny!
Nice cabinets, I have a Promaster and would like some done, does he make just the cabinets?
Have you seen fna challenge you on ceiling? Theirs are very pretty but your are totally different and beautiful too!
Ohhhh yesssss, we forgot to answer them! Jeeeze!
"Mets-le à terre" dit le papa
"Chef, oui chef" aurait pu répondre le fiston!
Merci, merci, merci! Vous me faites rire et ça fait du bien. J'aimerais être un 'tit oiseau pour voir travailler le papa pour apprendre plein de petits trucs. Parlant de 'tits zoiseaux: Beau chandail! Et lâche pas Marie (si tu travailles encore sur ton doc). Pis c'est moi qui a mis des 👍 aux comments de Tanjas B. Sure que ça lui fera du bien de se sentir compris(e)!
Hahaha. Dom et son père ont une drôle de dynamique. Y’en a un qui sait ce qui fait, pis l’autre qui sait pas pentoute. Bref, toujours comique!
how do you fix the screws to the roof??
I am trying to find the clamp that you use to lift the cabinets--the one that starts on the floor then you squeeze the handle to lengthen. Don't know the name or how to find them in the US.
It's called a Third Hand, like this one: www.amazon.ca/FastCap-Little-Support-16-5-Inch-22-8-Inch/dp/B000067S13/ref=asc_df_B000067S13/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292954378022&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3703990152184499694&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1002511&hvtargid=pla-479215848204&psc=1
Ton père est génial! Son talent m'impressionne. 👍
Il est assez solide en construction! Il devrait donner des cours À ceux qui veulent se faire des vans!
Großartiger Prolog, hab herzhaft lachen müssen.
Mal wieder ein großartiges Video... etwas lernen und dabei immer wieder lachen... perfekt
Thank you Tanjas. Not quite sure I got all of this, but I got « great intro », « I laugh », « great video », « I learn » and « perfect ». Am I right?
@@vanlifesagas yes 👍😉
@@vanlifesagas my name is Tanja without s 😉 the nickname is "Tanjas little tree" in englisch
did you consider making the cabinets from lighter weight material that was pre finished?
Nope. But maybe in the future. There are other heavy things we could hustle before the cabinets regarding weight!
Have you estimated the weight that the building materials add to the van? I have friends that built out a van very beautiful, only to find that they are very, very slow going up roads that aren’t flat. Instead of getting a 150/1500 van, they needed a 350/3500 van. Also, all the cool stuff they put underneath the chassis restrict them to smooth, paved roads. What are your choices and plans in this regard? Do you weigh or calculate weight?
Yes, we calculate the weight during the process and we make sure we don’t go overboard with it. So far, it’s been okay!
I always enjoy your video guys, when vanesasa will be ready?
VANESSANESSA IS READY MAN!
So funny Dom and Dad Merci beaucoup j’ai bien rie
Yessss, merci!
Miss you Maire...hope we do see you soon :-}
She misses all you too.
Hmmm I’ve been looking at the thumbnails in more detail now.
The episode dated one week ago called ‘ we are back’ says 47 in the thumbnail but on the video you have a BIG yellow Star Wars style episode 12.
EP12
We thought the EP numbers had started counting again with the new van vanessanesse.
On the latest video called ‘van cabinets’ it’s jumped to episode 48
EP48
I still love the content but was just confused by the big yellow EP numbers jumping.
Yup, that’s exactly the mistake I made. When I recorded the voice over, I just counted the overall number of videos we had from the start. I forgot that we started over with Vanessanessa and the New Build Series!
Sorry for the confusion!
Another enjoyable episode. I’m wondering how many years practice did it take to impersonal your papa. 😜 great relationship 👍
Hahaha, many years indeed! Thanks for your comment! We try to share as much as possible!
I can think of a question....with so much weight you add to your van (cabinets, batteries, water/gas containers, stuff...) do you need to modify anything in the van suspension or mechanics?
Probably not on the Promaster 3500, no. On the 1500, we added extra suspension yes.
@Vanlife Sagas, thank you.
Induction goes even faster and better..
But relies 100% on your batteries. We prefer varying our energy sources, just in case the cold and harsh weather kills everything on board all at once because we cook with electricity also!
Hey Dom. I'm about an hour south of Montreal..... Building out a NY Promaster. Can I get that guy & shop to build my upper cabinets? I pay well.
He does partial conversion yes. It would be a couple of days of work though. Write here - direction@mobelvans.com
@@vanlifesagas thanks Dom, lov you guys ! Keep playn' funky tracks. 🧙♂️💕
Nice work Dom family...but I do miss Marie ;)
Me too
Come back Marie!! Not the same without you!
She'll be back soon!
Oops see you answered this questions already. Thanks
No worries!
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