Waterproofing Our Van Shower with Tanking (Recirculating Shower Part 2) | Transit Van Conversion E30
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Жыл бұрынThis time we're waterproofing our van shower using the Everbuild wet room tanking kit! Our campervan shower is a very custom build to fit the space, which means we're not using a campervan shower tray and instead decided to build a custom wet room in the van. 🚿
The wet room tanking kit is a 3 step process that has a tanking liquid, tanking tape, and tanking membrane, and it was nice to have a project which is mostly just following instructions for a change!
And after spending so long making sure water doesn't get into the van, it was a bit strange to get the hose and spray it straight into the shower at the end to test it 😀
Next time we'll be adding some white PVC panels to the shower walls, and some Altro Pisces wet room flooring to make it actually look like a shower and be another waterproof layer, but it's nice to have the peace of mind that it should be watertight just from the tanking. And very blue!
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↠ Long shower waste drain - www.bes.co.uk/shower-waste-86...
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@errolmagill1611 Жыл бұрын
Oh those summer days seem so far away now😒. That is a lot of work, but done with your usual attention to detail. Good idea with the silencer. Thanks.🙂
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Yeah for sure (hopefully we'll be less behind with the editing soon 😛). Although the weather has been unusually mild which is giving us a false sense of security at the moment! And thanks 😊
@vicki9929 Жыл бұрын
Hello from Wyoming USA! I’m so happy to see you back! I love how careful you are with the water seal. Great video!
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😀
@jamesstephenson8539 3 ай бұрын
That Chicken is ready to take a shower or go for a ride. Love watching it.
@SelfBuiltStories 3 ай бұрын
Haha yeah, Eva is one very curious chicken! 🐔
@NevContractor1 Жыл бұрын
Good job guys. Astute of you to identify that the air intake to the heater was making the noise, the same happens on inlets to the engine (which are silenced by careful airbox design), not that 99% of people know. Another good tip is to mount things like pumps (air or fuel) onto rubber bobbins, this helps isolate them from the chassis (which would transmit the noise more).
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers, yeah we were surprised how much difference it made for such a simple and cheap addition, a big win! The fuel pump is mounted with the rubber spacer that came with it so it's not directly against the chassis, and that's mounted onto a block of wood. But the ticking still resonates and you can hear it fairly clearly, although it doesn't really bother us too much. We might try to quieten it down a bit but not eliminate it as the sound of it going is quite reassuring and we've got so used to it now we sort of like it 😛
@Bugs1953 Жыл бұрын
Good to see you two again.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@ianstjohn4506 Жыл бұрын
Another great video and really good to see the level of detail you go into. It will certainly help anyone else thinking of doing something similar. Very wise to spend the extra time doing more layers of the tanking. Can't wait to see the final finish
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yeah we're happy we went for the third layer, nice to have the extra peace of mind 🙂
@marshmellow989 5 ай бұрын
Great work! How big is your water tank? How many five minute showers can you get out of it? Does the water recirculation occur for the five minute shower water or for the whole tank? What is the concept of shower recirculation? Sorry about all the questions! I am just a very curious little bee!
@SelfBuiltStories 5 ай бұрын
@@marshmellow989 cheers! 🙂 And no worries! So we have an 85l fresh water tank and a separate 18l hot water tank for the shower. If we're using it as a standard shower it goes down quickly, as our pump delivers ~2.5l a minute so for a high pressure 5 minute shower you would use most of the shower tank (~12.5l). So the way we designed the system was to save how much water we need while stile having a nice shower. What we usually do is a military style shower first using minimal water, which is ~2.5l each and that allows us to clean off any dirt, use shampoos and shower gels etc, and that all drains normally through the drain and out to the waste water tank under the van. Then we turn on the recirculating part (there is a switch outside the shower) which closes a valve to the tank and turns on a pump which pulls the water back out the drain and puts it through a number of filters before it goes back into tank, so it forms a closed loop. Then we can enjoy a hot rinse for as long as we want without using any more water. Then after a few showers we drain all the shower tank water into the waste tank and refill it from the fresh. That's pretty much the gist of it, we'll release a video on it at some point but it won't be for a little while. It's not maintenance free either as there are filters that need cleaning/changing from time to time and it obviously adds a bit of complexity, but it works well for us! 😀
@craigmacdonald4987 Жыл бұрын
Silencer was a great move!
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Yep! We were quite surprised how much of a difference it actually made, was instantly noticeable. When it's on lower speeds it's pretty quiet now
@darren9752 4 ай бұрын
@@SelfBuiltStories I've seen people use two back to back, might be worth a look if youre still bothered by the noise
@SelfBuiltStories 4 ай бұрын
@@darren9752 Yeah we've seen that as well, we're pretty happy with the level it's at now though. David McLuckie actually has a video where he tests out loads of different combinations including three in a row 😛 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/od6VpNd7yty6YKM.htmlsi=J9bRSsd44CkB2dBL
@lenmiles5150 Жыл бұрын
Great work! The shower looks perfect. It just looked like blue goop going on but dried flawlessly.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks! We're pretty happy with it, and yeah it was pretty gloopy! Quite fun to work with see it all turning blue. The third coat made a huge difference and made it look much complete 🙂
@flycow69 2 ай бұрын
Good job , you two have a lot of patience. By the way you know the shower is small when you are applying the waterproofing material from outside the shower and you still reaching the furthest wall lol. Ps I like to be generous when applying waterproofing material but liberal with my fiends in Floria when I need to tease them.
@SelfBuiltStories 2 ай бұрын
Cheers, it did take a while! Haha it is small compared to a house shower but it's plenty big enough for us in the van, it actually feels fairly spacious inside when you're using it 😄
@Boatlife1964 Жыл бұрын
Great to see you back again…the work you do is incredibly well thought out and you’re skills are clear to see. Lovely update.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! 😊
@campingadventures8760 2 ай бұрын
I really enjoy watching your videos,very inspiring,watching from Puerto Rico,USA
@SelfBuiltStories 2 ай бұрын
Awesome, glad you're enjoying them 🙂
@kirklacut Жыл бұрын
Another job very well done; this is going to be a fabulous van conversion when you're finished!
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, we hope so! Looking forward to getting to that point 😀
@robhilton716 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video again, no shortcuts taken, built to last👏
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks, yep don't want it to leak! 😛
@lincolndave1966able Жыл бұрын
Great progress and definitely one of my main go to van build series for my own build as its always hugely beneficial to see someone actually doing things. As usual I am looking forward to your next video.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you're finding them beneficial 🙂 Hopefully it won't be as long till the next one this time...! 😀
@kevinbeckwith7740 Жыл бұрын
Nice job guys. I like your option to put a vent from the diesel heater for drying clothes in the shower. 👍
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers 🙂 Yeah we think it'll come in pretty handy as a drying room, and also makes taking up so much space for the shower more justifiable 😛
@RiDankulous 3 ай бұрын
I heard about device that's a level which can be placed on the dashboard and gets the car level (in two directions at 90 degree angle). Foresty Forest channel of KZfaq showed in one of the videos. I found an example called a bubble spirit level. I like that you spend a lot of time to make sure things are done as right as possible at first. If I did a van build I'd strongly consider a diesel heater, but probably do something for bathing that facilitates bucket bathing. Maybe a basin I can sit in with a drain. I could put a stool in the basin and put a bucket or two. I've seen it down with a large cup for wetting and rinsing. Foregoing plumbing I'd be fairly happy about.
@SelfBuiltStories 3 ай бұрын
Cool, our problem was the ground was very sloping so there was no way to get the van itself level. But now we're on the road we a spirit level app to check the angle when we park up so it's optimum for shower drainage. And thanks, yeah we did spent a lot of time, but figured it would pay off in the long run! There's so many different things you can do in a van which is the nice thing about it, you can build it exactly to suit you 🙂
@timhaywood2282 Жыл бұрын
The van is looking fantastic you are both doing a brilliant job
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot 🙂
@cccmmm1234 Жыл бұрын
Maybe a roller works better, but certainly doing more coats is worth it. I sealed a deck with similar membrane and a roller worked well. I still used a brush on inside corner edges though.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Yeah would be interesting to try with a roller actually, we just used what came with the kit. Is quite tricky to get a flat finish with just a brush so not a bad shout to give that a try 👍
@md2320 Жыл бұрын
Slow but well thought out, looking forward to the finished van
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Yeah waiting for it all to dry over and over makes it take quite a while...! And cheers, us too!
@videodomination Жыл бұрын
Smashing it out the park once again - doing a damn good job! Well done both, inspirational!
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers! 🙂
@danbracebridge1582 Жыл бұрын
Really living your build guys, amazing attention to detail!
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Happy that you're enjoying it 😊
@redyredfern2276 Жыл бұрын
Hello I do like the thought of the reusable shower.I just came across your channel today guided there to watch the solar wiring and sizing still watching as your latest upload waterproofing the shower thanks for a good afternoon.I.m looking to move onto a boat and you skills and equipment will be transferable.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
No problem, glad you've enjoyed watching them! And yeah we hope the recirculating shower will make it much more usable in the van with limited water, and keep the weight down not having to have bigger tanks too. Good luck with the boat 🙂
@wayne1243 Жыл бұрын
Looking good top job
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers 🙂
@newvannoplan756 Жыл бұрын
Wow, well done guys, you love doing things the hard way. But tbh as long as its correct it does not matter. We did the ply with a shower tray we trimmed to our size then 2mm of pvc. Keep up the good work. :)
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 Yeah we did plan to use a shower tray originally and actually bought one but it didn't fit in the space we needed it, so after a brief 'hmm what now!' moment decided we'd build a custom fit wet-room instead. Was a bit of work but we're happy with how it turned out 🙂
@demus8757 Жыл бұрын
Great job, as always. A lot of work to make it all waterproof but the result is fantastic.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers! Yeah it was a fair bit of work but quite nice and easy to do with everything all self-contained in the kit 😀
@doglabdogtraining-gus.8873 Жыл бұрын
Great video guys, thanks to you now i know how to do my shower room.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers! Good luck with your shower 😀
@sB3rg Жыл бұрын
Looks great! I don't know about ya'll, but this was my least favorite part of my Transit build. Well done! Bet ya'll were glad to get through it.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hmm yeah the shower in general was something we were not looking forward to and definitely put off for a while as we knew it was going to be a big project, but this part of it was quite nice actually as it was just following instructions on a kit for once! We find all the thinking and planning and building for all the shapes and curves of the van to be the most tiring mentally, some days it feels like you make barely any progress (or go backwards 😅). It was pretty satisfying to do the water test at the end of this one 😛
@sigma6725 Жыл бұрын
YOU BOTH ARE GREAT INFLUENCER. ... LOVE FROM USA
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@sigma6725 Жыл бұрын
@@SelfBuiltStories ALWAYS WITH YOU. ... 👍
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
@@sigma6725 :)
@sigma6725 Жыл бұрын
@@SelfBuiltStories DEAR TIM AND ABI ...💑... WAITING FOR NEXT VIDEO. ... 👍
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
@@sigma6725 Hopefully not too long now! We're in the process of editing it :)
@RooMonroe Жыл бұрын
Good video
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@ok-ch5xr 8 ай бұрын
Beautiful build of a shower One question what the Measurement please Please
@SelfBuiltStories 8 ай бұрын
Cheers, and the rectangle part inside the shower not considering the angled or wheel arch bits is roughly 76x60cm 👍
@christopherbushrod1571 9 ай бұрын
NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE BUT GOT EVERY Tool UNDER THE S UN
@SelfBuiltStories 9 ай бұрын
Slowly acquired a few during the build, particularly for the electrics. Large amount borrowed along the way, the odd lidl specials, and then selling some back on eBay at the end all helps 👍
@theworth123 Жыл бұрын
Lookin' gud...
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙂
@moa-wg3bo Жыл бұрын
Van is coming along great! I've just binged most of your videos over the past few days and am looking forward to seeing the final product. On a side note - how do you find the extended van to drive? Currently deciding on what van to pick (I'm 193cm and would need a lengthwise bed + height of a transit) so sort of torn between the LWB and LWB extended (jumbo). Do you find the back scraping on hills/ swinging into traffic on narrow roads? Living in NZ with its hilly geography and narrow roads that would be a bit of a dealbreaker for me unfortunately - but seeing you guys happy with yours gives me a bit of hope haha.
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot! 🙂 Yeah it's starting to take shape a bit more now, we're hoping we've done most of the bigger projects! And we find the van absolutely fine to drive, more comfortable than being in our car. We drove it 13 hours up to Scotland and it didn't feel that long at all. Where we are is lots of narrow country lanes, potholes and hills but we've never had a problem with the length. It's a bit interesting sometimes on a single track lane when another vehicle comes the other way and you have to reverse though! The only times we really notice the size is in busy urban areas, especially trying to park. Supermarkets and things round here aren't really designed to accommodate a 7m van, so we often drive around for a bit trying to find somewhere suitable 😛 We spent a few weeks in NZ on the South island in a motorhome, absolutely loved it there! You have some stunning scenery, hope to be back one day 😊
@keithstubbington6962 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing the finished article, very well built and interesting. Will we be seeing any trials and trips...could you tell me the name of your catchy signature tune please..
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thank you :) We're looking forward to seeing how it turns out too! And yeah we like to include little clips from the trips we've had so far and think we'll probably make some videos when we're travelling around if people enjoy them 👍
@lucehunter Жыл бұрын
Where did you get the magnets from/what are they called that you put either side of the van to cut through it? 😊
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
They're just a pair of fishing magnets and ours are rated for 250kg. That seems to be a good sweet spot as we can feel the magnetic force through the van even through our composite floor with all the insulation in, but not so strong so that we can remove them from the underside easily. So would imagine any pair around that sort of strength would work nicely, something like this: www.magnosphere.co.uk/neodymium-fishing-magnet-threaded-eyelet-32-90mm/a-2201. There's some on Amazon too. HTH! 👍
@stevecope304 Жыл бұрын
Just come across your build channel and have bingwatch all your vlogs, and was just wondering how you intend to heat your hot water for the shower and sink !!
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks for watching! And we're going to be using a Bobil heat exchanger that uses the energy from the diesel heater to heat the water in a separate 18l tank, which should be able to get it to 40C in around 10-12 minutes. We have the kit already so hopefully not too long till we can get it all in! 🙂
@hunglikeadonkeybutnotassmelly Жыл бұрын
Top Work as always...Maybe you have already said. but are you not having an extractor in the shower?
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers 🙂 And what we're planning to do is use the maxxfan that's right outside the shower to pull out the moisture air. We're going to put in a sliding door with a small airgap at the top, and then we'll have the heater blowing warm dry air in to the bottom of the shower. So hopefully it will create good airflow to remove the moisture and then dry out the shower room afterwards
@outdooreng4973 10 ай бұрын
That’s great job well done What is the thickness of plywood wall?
@SelfBuiltStories 10 ай бұрын
Thanks! And we reused the ply that was on the van walls when we bought it, which was around 5mm 👍
@AlexanderRGray Жыл бұрын
Hi Again, looking great again, must be itching for a finished van at this point?! New question - any estimates/guesstimates or calc’s on how many hours/days spent on building outside of the planning time to get to this point please? Just being nosy 🙂
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers, and yep very much looking forward to it being finished, hopefully should start to come together a lot quicker now that we've done a lot of the bigger things. We haven't kept tabs on all the hours but it's definitely a big project and like anything you go through periods of more and less motivation. The weather and filming it all makes it take a lot longer too 😛
@dazmtb 9 ай бұрын
Another great video and contemplating using this method to do my shower room. So how has it stood up to time so far and are there different colour options? 👌🏻
@SelfBuiltStories 9 ай бұрын
Cheers, and it's holding up nicely so far. Presuming you mean for the PVC and tiles which we put over the waterproofing layer? As the blue tanking is all covered up. And yeah you can get them both in different colours (we almost went with duck egg for the reco tiles). HTH 🙂
@dazmtb 9 ай бұрын
I’m referring to the the tanking on the floor, because potentially it could get wet if the sealant fails.
@SelfBuiltStories 9 ай бұрын
@@dazmtb Ah ok, yeah the floor is holding up really nicely too. It's the same waterproofing membrane and then Altro Pisces wet room flooring on top. You can get that in a different colours and styles too 👍
@alexdarrellthird 8 ай бұрын
Can I please ask how you're going to get the used shower water back inside the van for filtration and re-circulation? It looks to me as though your drain pipe is going to need to be routed straight back in and up the back wall into the filters via a sump? I'm currently converting a sprinter and trying to figure out how to do this without cutting two unnecessary holes in the floor!
@SelfBuiltStories 8 ай бұрын
Sure, so we have another pump that sucks it back out the shower drain and brings it back into the van to the right of the shower into the bottom of our bench seat, where it then is pushed through all the filters. We wanted to keep the number of holes down to a minimum too so what we've done is put the pipe back up through the pipe that the toilet fan vents air out of. It's been working great so far, just taking some experimentation with different starting temperatures and how to use it most efficiently 🙂👍
@brianblackburn2516 2 ай бұрын
How did the show fair up after use? Is there anything you would change if doing again? Thanks
@SelfBuiltStories 2 ай бұрын
Very well! The shower room has stayed completely watertight which is great so we'd definitely use the same tanking kit and sliding door we have now. And the recirculating part is working great too. The one things we'd change is on the drainage side of things, as at the moment we have to be quite particular with how we park to have it work properly. We did try to slope the sides into the drain but we'd probably accentuate that a little more by making some slightly angled wedges that point into the drain before doing the tanking layer. We'd also put in a slightly larger waste tank and lower it a little to increase the drop under the van too (we'll probably do that at some point anyway). Not big issues right now and we use the shower all the time, but would definitely make it better 👍
@steveround315 Жыл бұрын
Hi, loving the build. Have you considered venting for the shower, especially if you are using it for a drying room as well Keep up the great work
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Cheers! And yeah we've given it quite a bit of thought. What we're doing it putting in a sliding door that stops a few cm's short of the top of the shower so there's a decent air gap, and then we have the maxxfan right outside which we'll have on while the shower is in use. Then when the diesel heater is on it will push dry warm air into the bottom of the shower and then be pulled out the top by the fan, so hopefully making a decent flow. There will also be a small fan inside the air pipe for the toilet we're putting in too. We think all that together should allow for some decent ventilation, but if when we stress test it we need something else, we'll add an extra fan/vent at the top of the shower 👍
@steveround315 Жыл бұрын
@@SelfBuiltStories I should have known you guys have a plan. Loving the care and attention you are giving the build
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
@@steveround315 Haha cheers, it's probably something like 80% thought and 20% actually building 😛
@timw4926 9 ай бұрын
Looks fab . What's was the paint called
@SelfBuiltStories 9 ай бұрын
Cheers, and which paint do you mean? If you mean the blue rubber waterproofing then it's part of the tanking kit we used (link in the description) 👍
@lavra1212 Жыл бұрын
Hi is it safe to use diesel heater in shower ? I mean what if water gets in there? is it possible? I'm at the stage of building a shower in my campervan and I'm wondering if it's a good idea. Thanks and greetings from Scotland :)
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Hiya! Yeah we had similar concerns about water backing up in the ducting but having done it now, we're not too worried. We've thought about the design to minimise the chance of any water getting into the ducting. So the air vent has a hood on it, and is on the same wall as the shower so the water is spraying away from it. We've also tried to angle the ducting downwards, and it's corrugated so any splashes that did get inside wouldn't get very far. You would have to have a large amount of standing water or deliberately point the shower into it for water to travel further down it. But even then, it probably wouldn't get past the heat exchanger we're using as that forms a low point, and there's also hot air being blown through it all the time. So we're fairly confident the way we have it set up is fine. Looking forward to being able to extensively test it when the recirculating part of the shower is hooked up 🙂
@johan-zs8nc Жыл бұрын
nice work, do you work on this project every day ?
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Thanks :) And we weren't able to work on it for most of the Summer so are trying to work on it as much as possible at the moment before the weather turns, not every day but whenever we can
@punjabseth260 Жыл бұрын
🌼👌🏻
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
😊
@bobsheriff8526 Жыл бұрын
Hi we’re did you get the tanking paint kit
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Hiya, it's the Everbuild tanking kit and we got it from Amazon, the links to everything should be in the video description 👍
@ValkyreConversions Жыл бұрын
what size did you make the shower cubicle?
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Hey, so the rectangle part inside the shower is roughly 76x60cm, and then there's the angled part which gets around the van pillar and the box part around the wheel arch 👍
@ValkyreConversions Жыл бұрын
@@SelfBuiltStories superb thank you I’m in the process of co veering an ex Bt Openreach trailer body
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
You're welcome, good luck with it!
@andym1908 Жыл бұрын
Daft question what does the tape do ? 😊
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
No daft questions! 🙂 It's got a flexible butyl tape layer which goes over all of the joins and corners to provide the first layer of waterproofing before the membrane goes on. All the seams are the most likely places for any leaks so you put it anywhere there is a join and it should move and flex with the van as it's moving 👍
@andym1908 Жыл бұрын
@@SelfBuiltStories so once you have applied the paint type sealant. Do you put anything else over like the plastic type panelling? Just for aesthetic purposes?
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
The pvc layer is also completely waterproof but forms the visual layer you see too. And very easy to wipe clean 👍
@user-ye8ej4vu4t 3 ай бұрын
How strong are the magnets you used please?
@SelfBuiltStories 3 ай бұрын
Hiya, they're a pair of fishing magnets rated for 250kg. That seemed to be a good sweet spot as we could feel the magnetic force through the van through our composite floor with all the insulation in, but not so strong so that we couldn't remove them from the underside easily 👍
@user-ye8ej4vu4t 3 ай бұрын
@@SelfBuiltStories Thanks. Sounds ideal for clarity was it 2 x 250 kg or 2 x 125kg please
@SelfBuiltStories 3 ай бұрын
@@user-ye8ej4vu4t 250kg each, sounds like a huge amount but that's what's printed on them! The hold force is strongest when they're flat upright against a surface, so we take them off by pivoting them on an angle first. (No liability taken if you get a magnet stuck on your van that you can't remove 😁)
@user-ye8ej4vu4t 3 ай бұрын
I’ll trial run them somewhere “safe” first😀thanks again for your reply
@SelfBuiltStories 3 ай бұрын
@@user-ye8ej4vu4t haha no worries, good luck 😀
@sethgold6950 Жыл бұрын
Hello from Germany 🇩🇪. How many Kg did you guys really used ???
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Hey 👋 Do you mean for the shower or for the van? We've been trying to keep a rough track of the weight of things as they go in but with the carpentry its a bit trickier to weigh, but we've taken the van to the weigh-bridge a few times to check how it's going overall
@sethgold6950 Жыл бұрын
@@SelfBuiltStories i mean just for the shower 🚿. 😁
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
@@sethgold6950 Ah k, we don't know in isolation as we built it piece be piece inside the van for that one. And between the weighbridge visits we had added more than just the shower so hard to pick out just that on its own. We used the leftover van wall ply which was only 5mm to keep the weight down there, and the pvc and reco tiles are nice and light. We did end up using a little more wood for battening though than we'd have liked as using our plywood offcuts meant we had a lot more joins that needed supporting. Think if we were doing it again we'd probably size the wood down on the supporting rails from 2x2 to 2x1 and use bigger pieces of ply, but we wanted to use up everything we had left instead of buying more wood
@JonMadsen70 Жыл бұрын
:)
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
😊
@davidhughes7041 Жыл бұрын
Use Eternabond tape
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
That tape does look pretty cool, thanks. Will keep it in mind if we ever get any leaks on the roof or something 🚐
@sashanealand8315 10 күн бұрын
cool but cant hear what you are saying because of the music
@thewestpost Жыл бұрын
Your shwer frame is kind of too strong huh
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
It's pretty strong, in part because we wanted to use up all of the plywood scraps we had leftover from the van walls to save buying any more, so needed more cross-members to support them on the edges. We might shave off some weight later on by carving some material out of some of those, we'll see
@davidhughes7041 Жыл бұрын
Fibreglass it it's much easier and cheaper
@SelfBuiltStories Жыл бұрын
Hmm we found the tanking kit really easy to use to be honest, the tape is a little fiddly at first but other than that it just paints on. Probably one of the easiest jobs we've done in the van which was nice! It did take a while to complete each step but a lot of that was just drying time. Never used fiberglass before so would be interesting to try it out sometime, but can't really see it being easier for us as we'd need to apply the resin and cut the matting around and into all the awkward shapes of our shower. Cost wise there only seems to be a penny in it between the large tanking kit we bought and a similar sized fiberglass kit, although we did need some extra tape 😛
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