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Nice skylight, love the attitude towards just figuring shit out

Your videos were great. Where'd you go?!

Are you in g.a ?

you are right, you are not an expert

How do you feel about using poly ISO foam board, with a reflective side, for the ceiling? I’m unclear if that reflective side is considered a vaper barrier .. Ugh! Head spinner. I live in the desert and have concluded the same.. less insulation is better .. but I’m still nervous to pull the trigger on which ceiling insulation.

I just wanted to thank you for the video. In France the climate is sometimes much rainier so I made a steel version for my Iveco. Anyway, you gave me a lot, thanks !

instead of a butt joint with a seal to mount the cover onto the frame it would be more waterproof to make the cover frame slightly bigger and seat over the outside of the other frame like a jar lid, thats the way boat hatches are done. good job though

Couple of thoughts to add: 1. You're spot on about insulation being different between hot and cold but the main difference is that its easy to install a heat source in a van (diesel/gas heater) vs an AC. If you have an AC in the van then insualtion is just as important as it slows the trasnfer of heat and lets your AC keep on top of it. 2. Thermal bridging is a real issue, if you are installing your wall panels direct to the vam ribs a huge portion of hest entering your van will byoass your insulation and just go from the outer skin of your vam through the ribs into your walls. Im not sure there is a huge benefit of insulating between ribs if you have these thermal bridges, just having an air gap is probably as good. 3. Windows are a huge source of heat, this is due to the greenhouse affect. Visible light from the sun can pass through windows but when that light hits the internal of your van it transfers energy to those objects which the reradiate that as infrared energy (heat). Infrarered energy cant pass through glass so you get this situation where energy can get in but not back out which greatly increases the temperature (and kills kids in cars evert year). Im doing a heap of calcs and modelling now to try qnd better understand heat transfer characterisics, particularly regarding how you position insualtion and furring strips. Understanding the interaction with ventilation and convection is harder though.

Can you walk on the sky light? Will it support your weight?

12:28, what type automotive adhesive is that?

$60 and $10k worth of tools 🙄

i wish facebook m marketplace was usuable still. im so fed up with trying to look and every listing is "price shown is down payment" with no full price listed.

6 liters per 100km?

You had me at the start and then it went downhill. Sorry but have to disagree, not based on opinion, but based of a year of hard data and temp/humidity monitoring in our van. Our van is heavily insulated, 3M Thinuslate, sheet radiant insulation over that and we stay COOL in summer. Our van in summer, parked in the full sun, fully closed up, stays within 2-3C of the outside temp and does NOT just keep heating up. BUT there is one big requirement needed on top of insulation. So you stated correctly that insulation wont stop your van getting cold or getting hot. It only slows down the transfer of heat or cold, into the van. BUT thats the key ! We have 2 x MaxxAir Fans in our van roof. They run, or are open, 24/7 ! good airflow and ventilation, combined with heavy insulation is the key. I see so many people insulate their van and then wonder why their van gets hot. A passive open window does not work. You need good active ventilation and active airflow to go with the insulation. By heavily insulating our van, it slows the transfer of heat so the 2 MaxxAir fans can keep up and flush the hot air and bring in cooler outside air. Fully closed up in summer we can maintain within 2-3C of the outside temp. Opening up a door we can equalise the temp inside. How do I know this ? I installed Temp and humidity sensors inside the van, outside the van and behind the insulation.

Wrong, insulation works both ways, your brick houses stay cooler in summer for starters which is an absolute fact...Insulation creates a barrier to heat gain AND loss in ceilings, roofs, floors, and walls...Vapour barrier is easy, you have no clue..lol.. The vapour barrier is behind cladding of a van to stop human vapour and cooking vapour from getting behind the interior cladding onto the colder exterior metal, even in mild Aus nights..So your reasoning about holes behind the vapour barrier is ridiculous, also screws self seal..If you miss a few spots it isn't a submarine under pressure of fluid, only a very very minimal amount of "vapour" gets through... .Sound deadening, you only have to apply small pieces, why you see creases in ducting as all you do is put dead spots on a sheet of metal to stop it resonating...Look up "Stick Pins" put those on, no need to glue your insulation like spiderman...Yeah I'm an engineer as well as a builder, I guess I've done some research...

Very informative and helpful vid, Mitch. I am confused one one point: In the beginning you make a good case of how insulation will not help keep out the hot temps over the course of a full-sun hot ay and will furthermore keep the hot air trapped inside at night, acting like an oven. But then you proceed to discuss insulation and recommend XBS. Why did you insulate if you live in a warm climate, assuming you're right about inevitable hot temps and heat retention? Thanks!

Good stuff!

Love it

Love it

Heyo! Is it still holding up?

Thanks

Yes this is worth it, from a fellow Aussie, keep it up there's too many American ones out

I live in an uninsulated house, it's not a big deal at all

What camera do you use for filming??

thank you your the man

What about offgassing of the glue you're using??? Also should be using lumber that is NOT preserved in formaldahyde.

The way you don't know what things are called, it seems more like you're taking credit for other people's work 🐵 you only show yourself doing slight things, it's like the TikTok women that show themselves in slight seconds doing things

Thanks I'm following just purchased my van and ready to start my build.

I recommend contact spray adhesive for the insulation. The added bonus is, in such a confined space, you’ll be off your tits in no time! 😊

You're a legend Mitch! Cheers for that awesome DIY that Ill use for my own project mate! BTW, when you nearly fell through the roof I nearly wet my pants as that's something I would do 🤣🤟

Hey just curious if this skylight ever leaked?

Hi Mitch, lots of good info mate thx for that. We just bought a 2004 Sprinter and we can't get a good agreed price from any known insurer is there any you can recommend its also for campervan conversion. Cheers man.

You are the only one with common sense. I have been looking for a skylight for my van and everyone I see you need to buy so much extra stuff to install a skylight and here you are showing us how to build one. Cheaper and still make it look good. Thanks for the video.

No insulation at all for warm weather. If you cover your walls and roof with wood panels or strips should be fine. Winter vans do trap heat inside. If you have two vans under the sun for hours, they will both get hot, but once you move to the shadow, the non insulated van will cool much faster and the insulated van will stay warm for longer. And at night, when things cool down, non insulated van will be fresher. Either way, ventilation is king in warm weather. Two roof fans are a must and one or two good directional fans inside, if you can afford them.

What automotive adhesive did you use?

Did you waterproof the wood frame

Brilliant 👍👋

I want this roof/deck too 👍

What’s it gonna be like 5-10 years down the line? Neglected maintenance of the frame and whoops it comes off the highway? I like the idea but not sure about the risks here?

Brilliant and Brave fabrication! I'd love to do this using a solar panel so I can stand in and look out a low roof van and carefully bending rounded corners of roof sheet metal up so no need for drilling and caulking. I'm in Florida and don't want sun or moon light into the van.

Some hard wood would have been better. But look great

looks nice! I love how half the community is trying to airtight everything, and half the community is ventilating everything

Inshoolation 😎

Hey Mitch, your videos are totally awesome ! so inspiring doing my own build now. what is the automotive adhesive you've used? Would be great to have the ref. Could find the seal and weather seal membrane but not the white silicone like adhesive. cheers!

Hi Mitch! Good on ya, mate! Love your videos! Cheers from Argentina! A kind feedback about the edition: I'm on headphones and would be great if you could reduce the volume of tools. Thanks!!

You done on youtube now?

How has it been holding up?

Hi Mitch, it's been a while now, how did it go with the rain? or condensation? I cant find the materials you have used on your desciption as bunning has taken some of them off. Could you please let us know what are those? :) Thankyou so much for this, i didnt know it is possible.

Dear, Mitch. How are you? I hope you doing well. I really like your rv series. Keep up the good work.

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