Amazing run through how to go about the whole process, everyone needs to watch this if they are thinking of converting a van!

Thank you very much!! I am a 75 yoa DIY handy man and this is my first conversion. The words of a seasoned teacher (Sylvain) is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again!!!!

THANK U THANK U THANK U! LOVE THAT UR A FATHER/SON TEAM❤I’m thinking of building out a van & I’m a beginner😂😂😂! I’ve learned so much from these videos🙏🏻U guys do beautiful work👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The Father-Son Combo is *chef’s kiss* perfection! So much knowledge and humor in 10 minutes!

Where should someone start to even learn all these skills? This is such a cool job! I would even pay to learn how to do all of this.

Hello, Dom & Sylvain😊. No questions, just want to say I’m very impressed with the workmanship that goes into your van builds. Magnifique😉 Dom, glad you are sharing your family with us, they are a joy! Thsnks for the build explanation and the shenanigans, as always! Have a wonderful week, hoh-hoh! 🧡🧡

Retired, widowed 66 year old female. Decided to buy a van and make it easier on myself when I road trip. Never worked much with wood, but I'm learning as I go, with advice from friends and family. Never too old to learn, but going pretty slow and second guessing too much. :) Thanks for the video, it helps.

Your humor makes these videos so enjoyable!! I have 2 questions: 1. Is a vapor barrier needed after applying insulation on the walls? 2. What is the best way to keep the grey water tank from freezing in the winter? Thank you and looking forward to the next episode =)

Thanks for a Great Sunday Video.... I like that you explained WHY that Van Build Order works well....

Have not even gotten in 1 minute and I am so happy! Great choice for the video.

Love seeing your Dad! Great video!

This made the van building process much less daunting. Thank you 🥹 also as a Canadian who grew up in the prairies and wished that we learned French in school too - love the language lesson at the end!

Absolutely love your videos. I have one suggestion and one request. Sylvain is not only a wealth of knowledge but has a wonderful presence in front of the camera and Dom, you draw him out perfectly. I'd suggest that in the new configuration of your channel, that Sylvain have an even stronger and more frequent presence. Most aspects of van builds (i.e. your first 7 steps) are pretty well covered on KZfaq. There are also lots of van tours on line that give people pretty good ideas about finishing (steps 9 and 10). I find there isn't a lot of content about the design and fabrication of trim and accessory structures (step 8). I would love to see an in depth episode (or more) on trimming and accessory structures. One good example of each, if well chosen and shown, would give us the basic principles and approach that could be applied to any finishing part of the build. Many thanks!

I'm hooked by the background music.

This is such a helpful video. I am very confident my wife will never jump in to the van life, so these steps man not be directly beneficial to me today, but it'll be one that I file away to remember when she bumps off and I hit the road. Of course she'll definitely live longer than I will...so there is that. LOL!

I’m so happy I watched this video before starting, amazing run through guys. Big help

Love it! So far we’re following your steps. We’re waiting for our van to get pulled from paper to build. We ordered back in October and patiently waiting to hear back when our van will be made. 😀

Your dad is amazing at building vans .. good quality finishes .. and u can tell he takes his time and is very thoughtful in his builds! .. my husband is 6’6” so we are limited in choices due to the interior height of vans .. I believe Ford has 1 van model that might be high enough for him .. not sure if the Sprinter has one? Anyways your dad is definitely a Master Van Builder !

This is fantastic!!!👏👏👏 Thank you for sharing your recipe, I appreciate it sooo much! A clear, logical way for me to organize the project! Creeping closer to the goal!! Thank youuuu!!!

You Make Canada Proud 💯🇨🇦❤

I always watch with interest, I ordered a new Promaster last March and am still waiting for it. Hopefully it will arrive soon so I can get started on my retirement home.

I miss you both, your families and your adventures. Hoping you are living well and happy.

The French lessons are still my favorite!! ❤

👏 merci, merci, merci! J'avais de la difficulté à concevoir où commencer. J'adore vos ajouts de clips aidant à visualiser les étapes.

Wow!!! So glad I came across your channel. I was asking myself these questions. I am a rookie-noskills-no experience mom who is currently building out my minivan and documenting on my youtube channel. I want to get my ceiling done but I am not sure how to do the wiring, max air fan etc. Thanks.

Wow! Love this video! Fantastic comprehensive list. I was looking for something just like this. Thank you!

# 10, add stripes, yes! Always a joy to see your father, miss the unboxings.

Great video!!!! I bought a truck cabine with only a chassis and 4x4, will build a polyester box for expedition use ( to visit you guys in Canada🤪). The truck 5.5 TON will arrive this coming week, and we will start the build next week. So this video couldn’t be in a better time 🤪, greeting from the Netherlands 🇳🇱❤️🇨🇦👌✌️💪👍🥇

Dom! I feel like I seen a military 4x4 conversion at the beginning of this! What an epic build that would be! We build a bus but that would be the ultimate build when the kids are older!

this was so helpful and you are both so lovable. thank you for sharing!!! i'm currently in my 3rd van build, feeling a bit overwhelmed, and this helped a lot :)

Good morning! Y'all packed a lot into ten minutes! I'd still like to see you build out a shuttle bus, or a box truck. (Because that's what we did with a '09 Chevy 11 passenger shuttle bus with rear/side wheelchair lift. Paid 6500$ for base vehicle, ended up less than 12k in finished camper.) Show us a budget build, without cutting corners round!

Such an awesome video! Thank you so much for putting this wonderfully informative material and I love your characters! Such a pleasure to watch 🙏❤️

When Sylvain said, “Duh!” LoL! Great tips and advice!

Très intéressant comme toujours!! Excitant aussi car vous semblez assis dans notre van qui devrait nous être livrée sous peu 👏👏! See you guys soon😉

Awesome video guys! I actually saw some things I’m doing wrong so thank guys! Tell your dad he rocks!

G’day to Sylvian and Dom…. I’ve missed your videos! Thanks for an informative one!

Loved this, saved it to watch again!

Good morning Dom and Sylvain ☀️

Man thank you for this video😍😍😍

Dom and Sylvain knock it out of the park once again!

Nice short but very helpful video m8 cheers.

Informative... and fun like always, it would take me at least 10 months just for the insulation, but definetely possible to do... Someday, someday.

Nice video! I‘d love to see a video with you two about all the difficult parts like edges, corners, doors, above the sliding door etc. Would be aaaaawesooome! 🚐❤️

Great 10 min! You guys are amazing! Sylvain, incredible. You have to check out Kinging it channel from same day drop for your new challenge! 🤯

super helpful! thanks for the cheat sheets :-)

This is extremely helpful! Thank you so much

Great video!!! More please ❤ Hi Papa🤗⭐

So a little-talked about aspect of van buildouts is the permanent blocking of basic electrical and other components that mechanics need to get to for repairs. I’ve seen this pop up a few times now. Thoughts? What do you do to make access to important components modular and accessible?

Intéressant et amusant, comme toujours! En tant que chanceux nouveaux propriétaires d'une Promaster, nous débutons tranquillement notre aménagement. Des videos régulières avec "pepa Sylvain" seraient grandement appréciées pour nous accompagner 😊. D'ailleurs, j'aimerais savoir ce que vous utilisez comme matériau pour l'isolation des murs. Merci Dom et Sylvain!

Gentlemen, I'm wondering if there is and EV van on the market? And if there is, would there be any benefit to having an EV Van? You guys made a super video!

Always fun

Great video, guys!!

Fantastic video! Love it! Thanks for sharing! 🤘🥳

The biggest thing I'm scared of is the wiring and installing the battery etc.

Thank you so much for sharing this wealth of information.. How long is Sylvain's waiting list? Not kidding 😊

Hello Dom and Sylvaim, Thank you for your tutorial, very informative, very helpful. I had unsubscribed, because I found watching Dom and Marie sad because the equation has changed, but then I see Dom again with his father, and I have to subscribe. Anyway I am looking forward to finding the right van for myself and getting everything done to it that I want for the needs that I will require for long-term living. So I look forward to maybe even having your dad do the job. And would that be in Canada,That is,his location for services? Thank you in advance. It’s good to see you again, and hopefully Marie is happy, and maybe the two of you were still together, but I wish you both happiness together or not. Take care. Linda Luiacono

Merci! Je suis une fan de Bromont! Je suis en attente de ma bête 😊. Est-ce possible de passer vous voir à l’atelier? Ce serait le fun de voir des photos de vos différentes conversions. Marie peux nous faire découvrir le Nicaragua😉

Love what you're doing!

Hi! Could we get how-to video on the BIG right triangle? please and thank you

The French lesson explanation 😀

Thanks for the video. Very informative.

Bonjour, planning on converting a Ford transit van come summer 2023 in Gatineau. Will do most if not all of the construction by my self. Was wondering if Sylvain sells his knowledge and skills by the hour for help in planning or construction. Jean

Hello guys. Great detailed video and humerous too. Im planning on buying a Step Van to build out. Would the same principles you have here apply to all types of van builds. Hope that made sense. Im just a girl with no building skills and a big dream to fullfill and confused too.

amazing video thank you for it, it really helped a lot

It's kinda cool to hear Dom's voice coming out of Dad's mouth. Same accent too!

Purchased a 18 tonne truck with tail lift 220.000 miles . Payed 5k.

Thanks so much for this video! I love the aesthetic of your builds, especially the ceilings. It looked like you attach the lengthways wood strips to the larger board (ply?) before you mount to the ceiling, is that right? do you make the ceiling out of one large piece of ply?

Great information. If someone is interested in commissioning a van build, what is the general fee including the purchase of the van?

And I have to add a question - where did you get the tambor door? Is it a finished unit you bought and just had to install or was it a kit you had to assemble or did you fabricate it yourselves?

I bought a retired ambulance 🚑. Tons of storage, very well built, more wires then you'll ever need. Already insulated, well maintained by the firehouse. WEE WOO 🚑

why not use hard foam sheets? theyre stiff, insulating, easy to form into right 3D-shape and can hold a nice plywood (or whatever surface) for visible surfaces.

J’ai une toute petite question : Peux-tu tourner la caméra de bord svp? 😜 You guys are the best!

One day I hope to have a Sylvain-built van.

Bonjour Sylvain et Dom! Vos vans sont tellement belles et de qualité ! Avez-vous pensé offrir des projets clés en main incluant la van et le financement (ex.: avec Desjardins pour 10 à 20 ans) comme d'autres cies de conversion de van québécoises offrent ?

How are the cabinets attached? Rivet nuts? Self tapping screws?

Yeeeahh BABBY PURA VIDA!!!!!

Super vidéo! Je suis curieux de la grosse équerre en bois. Comment vous l'utiliser pour reproduire le profil des murs sur vos armoires?

Sylvain, avez-vous des fournisseurs pour les divers items comme les batteries, fan, etc. ou bien vous passez par les mêmes fournisseur qu'un particulier aurait accès pour leur propre builds?

IF anyone decide to pimp their rides to this level, go buy one from OEMs like Pleasure way. Every new RV have defects and warranties will be critical! I am looking for a cabinet maker to build something simple and functional(cheap).

Where are you guys located please I’m looking at getting a van renovated and I love you guys 😊

Ive barely used a hammer and will be going at this project..alone.. advice??

What kind of wood would you recommand for the framing of the floor for my van ? Thanks, Christine

Allo Dominic et Sylvain. My question is: I’m thinking to buy a van this year and looking for the E-Transit. What do you think about the electric van? I will go south in winter…meaning long hauling. Thanks a great work👏🏼

Bonjour Dom et Sylvain, ça serait vraiment plaisant si vos vidéos étaient en français aussi 😉. Où peut-on aller vous rencontrer cet été ? Une fois qu'Omicron sera passé 😏

When do you install plumbing and electrical?

Bonjour Sylvain, Bravo pour vos vidéos ! Question about your stove (Gasland 2 burner), propane stove have a limitation on using them in altitude. Dometic doesn't recommend above 4500 ft, I was not able to get info from gasland , neither through the cabinDepot. What is (if any) your experience using it at an high altitude (in know you want to Colorado !)

Cool les gars. Avez-vous travaillé avec un Nissan NV 200?

I’d like to know more about your builds depending on which van you are building. I have a transit high roof regular length (not extended)

Really good vidéo! Thank you for that :) Is it possible to have the Price (or an idea) for this van customization?

Thanks so much for this. Love that is it so clear and concise. Do you really believe in the Wii-boost for a much much stronger connection?

Bravo, Sylvain! Mon mari, Sylvain aussi, vient de finir notre premier van. Il prend sa retrait dans 4 ans et il pense que ça serait un bon job/projet pendant la retrait. Sylvain, combien de vans est-ce que tu fabriques par année? Est-ce que tu fais un à la fois?

Dreaming of one day converting a compact van (for weekend trips but not to live in permanently) like a Transit Connect or NV200. My question: Is a ceiling fan absolutely necessary?

Est-ce que Sylvain a commencé à faire des vans suite à votre première? Curieuse de connaitre l’histoire derrière. Vous êtes bons ❤️ OK BYE !

Excellent info!!!! Also, can your voices sound any more alike!? ;)

Sylvain, will a polyester box with 4 cm insulation be enough to visit the cold winter weather in Canada. I will add a diesel heater in the box. The box will be build behind the cabin and will be complete polyester all around with a bottom of 5 cm insulation. Thanks for your answer. Greetings from the Netherlands. PS. When my project is finished I will visit you Guyana’s Canada for sure.

Hello we just watching your video and subscribe. We just bought our van and we are starting it this week. We are only curious on how did you built your roof? Is the black behind your ceiling what is it? Thank you in advance for your answer.

How much would it cost to hire somebody to complete a can build with all the bells and whistles for 2 adults to live in permanently? Also what kind of used van has the most room?

I wanna do this but wiring and doing plumbing terrifies me lol. I wish i could do the interior wood working and just.. pay someone to make sure everythings hooked up

I have two questions: How do I hire Sylvain to build my van and how much does he charge?

Hey Dear, I love your content, well explained and very detailed. I would love to know the name of the application you used in part 11:38 of this video?