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Post by Mustang on Dec 5, 2016 16:40:07 GMT 10
I did the green shed tiles (no B & W ) they laid very well on the new sanded floor, but here in Qld the edges open one day & close the next, no drama as we have mats over most of the area.
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Post by atefooterz on Dec 6, 2016 0:07:16 GMT 10
The tough plastic the tiles are made from will not roll so there is a big difference in surface hardness to start!
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 6, 2016 1:56:58 GMT 10
If the wife decides in the future to remove the floating floor I think the same as you I did the roll of lino in the chesney Kampa it was a pain to lay and it was a flat floor nothing to lay it around I have used lino tiles in a house years ago they were easy to lay and as floor was prepped well they stuck and didn't move.
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 12, 2016 17:25:23 GMT 10
Finally got the bed in and the hatch trimmed up looking more like a van. Found some old photo's from when I was in my early twenties the van I owned then I thought was a viscount was a millard triple louver windows wind up hatch and a light blue strip . It had double bunks that turned into a lounge the only maybe non original thing I could find in pics was the electric stove and oven about sixty to eighty cm high. This was a good van the conventional tires did make it a bit of a challenge to tow as with a lot of vehicles I should have kept it instead of selling it fo near nothing.
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Post by tasmillard on Dec 12, 2016 19:26:44 GMT 10
You have made some serious progress. Its a great feeling putting things back together. Looking more and more like a van.
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 12, 2016 22:50:42 GMT 10
Set up tomorrow for the upper cupboards now the bed is where it is going to be bolted down I can measure where things are going and set it all up ready for the wife to construct furniture. holiday for next year all booked taking a slow trip back home will take a week and a half. we hope to do something like this every year some where different but not Tasmania till I retire as we think four weeks is not enough time we would need more like four months to see half of what it has.
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Post by tasmillard on Dec 13, 2016 7:09:56 GMT 10
Good call on the Tassie trip... most people come here thinking its a small island and can be done in a week! Heck I have been here for 20 years and still havsnt seen a lot of the place, but this has been changing
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Post by Mustang on Dec 13, 2016 7:47:03 GMT 10
Good call on the Tassie trip... most people come here thinking its a small island and can be done in a week! Heck I have been here for 20 years and still havsnt seen a lot of the place, but this has been changing I lived there for 40 years & haven't scratched it. My daughter lives in the NW Coast, so next time we take a van over we are TURNING LEFT off the boat, then we may see something?
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 19, 2016 20:54:36 GMT 10
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 20, 2016 14:48:06 GMT 10
Got a little more done today mostly setting up to put top cupboards in at rear and on passenger side in the heat the construction adhesive is slowly letting go so will have to get a wriggle on getting cupboards in .
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Post by atefooterz on Dec 21, 2016 0:01:25 GMT 10
Wow what brand & number was the adhesive? ( to avoid purchase, unless i am doing a reno in Antarctica. )
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 22, 2016 8:41:51 GMT 10
Just the standard cheap construction adhesive I had taken screws out and the thin flimsy ply may have let go of top layer with the weight of the earthwool I used in ceiling also being a construction adhesive its strength is in joints being clamped together with screws or nails. When I replace the ceiling after we get back from Kangaroo island I will use something like sikaflex to glue it up and marine ply
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Post by atefooterz on Dec 22, 2016 14:11:26 GMT 10
If you use a cheap version or original liquid nails they advise applying it like a contact adhesive, when used for sheer loads, gunk both surfaces then fit & remove to string adhesive & allow to get tacky. Set then clamp to remove air voids that weaken the bond. How heavy is the earth wool? how much moisture did it get exposed to and will it be sealed to stop water absorbsion? Remember 1 lt of water/humidity is 1 KG.
I hope your holiday at Kangaroo Isle is a goodie for you.
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 23, 2016 8:48:11 GMT 10
The eathwool won't hold water it is about the same weight as pink batts. It is the cheap version of liquid nails what I think has caused the most problems is the 3mm pine ply I used even the bottom has started to split under the paint but with the cupboards and lights in there will be shorter distances in roof without support so should last till we get back. The roof is too scared to leak now.
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Post by atefooterz on Dec 23, 2016 12:59:48 GMT 10
Holding water is very different to RH (relative humidity). A good trick with those flimsey cheap plywoods is to make an enamel or varnish wipe. Any oil based paint thinned 90%ish with turps. apply lightly all over especially edges - dry. This stops the water from the acrylic paint from swelling the grain & in some cases being absorbed deep enough to cause the pvc laminate glue to fail. Something i discovered during a wet winter build sesson back in the day on non A bond ply. After cutting to size i re did all new exposed ends (egde gain) for long term protection. While a kitchen & no need to use expensive marine ply, the house owners love of boiling things in large pots for hours on end/ jams chutneys stews etc, and the sight of as much steam missing the poor exhaust fan, along with water damage to the old kitchen fittings, means nearly 20 years later all was still in order. Only recently been replaced with a modern kitchen set up, with those lovely plastic surface faces over mdf & contact strips for edges.
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 24, 2016 21:20:15 GMT 10
there will be little cooking inside van we have a camping kitchen to put out in annex to keep the cooking smells out of van. I will be very surprised if the new kitchen lasts twenty years if they still have pots boiling for hrs the mr mdf isn't too bad but still only moisture resistant. My Grandfather made a camping kit out of timber and ply it was all flat pack used once a year for years when my mother was young it was still around when I was fifteen and stored under the house floor boards about a meter off the ground. It did help he was a master cabinet maker. pity I didn't take after him
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Post by atefooterz on Dec 28, 2016 2:26:26 GMT 10
In my brief yet intense 2 year full time baptisim to caravans i have mellowed a lot. I do believe interiors using non waterproof house materials are like a canvas tent. Somefolks have pristine looking ones 50 years old, some folks have theirs only used twice and now pulled put for the third time, see a mess of holes and black mould. Operator imput is the end all haha! Drying out after a humid or wet adventure V just a basic " yeah it feels dry now" and then put away rolled tightly in the dark some where poorly ventilated.
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Post by 78466noM on Dec 29, 2016 8:52:41 GMT 10
I now realize what you meant I have the fridge vent very large and keeping a door vent still tossing up if I am going to leave it as is or strengthen it I think the strengthening may win out. after thinking of what you have said I will leave the four seasons hatch open about half way and with it living in the open the air should circulate nicely. Thanks atefooterz for mentioning this as it is important and as you said all locked up with a cover over it could cause a lot of problems.so now won't be looking for a caravan cover just have to wax the new paint when I get it on once every six months.
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Post by 78466noM on Jan 2, 2017 10:12:10 GMT 10
got the last of the silastic off the roof and have pressure washed all the dirt off ready to paint with the sealant paint that is UV resistant will take photos when it is painted though it had something metal sitting on roof in two spots or a leaking tin flyover as one big rust stain and a small one up there under the dirt have fun I am hopeful to get a little more done waiting on center bolts to come so new axle can go in so all in all coming along nicely
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Post by tasmillard on Jan 2, 2017 14:30:13 GMT 10
Good to hear it, looks like theres two of us working on our vans early 2017 lol
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Post by 78466noM on Jan 4, 2017 9:30:26 GMT 10
I can't get lazy 9 months sounds like a long time but when I brought the van I thought six months that quickly flew out the window as I found repairs needed eg: chassis etc before starting refit. It has been fourteen months now but at least I know it will be solid. I know the twelve volt is going to take at least five days I have to run the wires make and fit a battery basket fit solar panel and fit up all twelve volt appliances and lights plus wire up the wife's car with the Anderson plug and smart solenoid. So hopefully ready for rego by march though that should be easy just need furniture in after rego tanks twelve volt take it up the coast test and set up annex as we have to add about one and a half meters to it we brought it second hand off a smaller van though it will work well as in the added bit will be the toilet and shower.The shower has its own pop up tent thing with a rubber bottom that I can add a pump so I can pump the water to the grey water tank nearly forgot I also need to do plumbing AHHHHHHHHHHH never ends
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Post by tasmillard on Jan 4, 2017 15:34:10 GMT 10
lol, "never ends" is what i thought too. When doing the 12v work, please post up some pics etc as ill be interested in how you went about it.
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Post by 78466noM on Jan 5, 2017 2:05:55 GMT 10
will do still a thought as to how I am going to run the t 12v but it will all be fused main problem is deciding if the fuse box is going in top cupboard or under lower bunk most likely under bunk the rest will be just fiddly but will post picks of progress when I start.
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Post by Mustang on Jan 5, 2017 9:15:18 GMT 10
Re 12v, keep in mind that if you use a DC charger it will need to be as close as possible to the battery, for efficiency. I ran all my extra 12v wiring to a fuse block under a seat with the battery accessible. Just waiting to justify the expense of $800 for a battery & DC charger. When you buy a battery inquire about "Lead Crystal". I just bought two for the modern, 3 x year warranty, can be run flat, 4000 cycles, expected life up to 10 years, about $100 dearer than a standard battery.
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Post by 78466noM on Jan 5, 2017 9:36:09 GMT 10
nice set up if you are using a agm battery you can use a smart solenoid on tow vehicle it will cut power to van before it drops to 12v and it looks like you already have a decent 240v to 12v charger just check up about how you have your battery for legality a few places advertise batteries on ebay and say thin enough to fit in the narrowest of places but don't mention that certain things have to be done to make it legal vented from bottom and side is what I read and I didn't want to seal a section and put a vent in side of van.
I have a 130amp hr deep cycle battery just one for now as I have read on here of people having two and removing one to save weight as one supplied all the power they needed. too keep it legal I am making a cradle between draw-bar under floor with a lid on top as it needs to be vented from bottom and side even though the agm batteries don't supposedly vent it also has to be 1.5m away from gas bottle.To go with battery I have a 240v seven stage 12v battery charger and a 200w solar panel. there will be a 30amp heavy duty reset-able fuse on battery so all wiring is fused and little to no chance of a fire.
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