Minivan Conversion | Flooring Installation |
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
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In this video, I show you how easily and affordably I put vinyl flooring in my 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan. I wanted to make these videos to show how easily it can be done, and to inspire others to want to go out and grab the life they want to live! It's not impossible.
Breakdown:
2:00 - Home Depot
4:30 - Removing Hardware From the Floor
7:08 - Spray Foam Insulation
9:10 - Cutting Down and Sanding Insulation
12:12 - Laying Out Rubber Mat
12:41 - Fitting and Cutting Vinyl Flooring
14:22 - Reveal
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You may not know what you're doing. But what you ARE definitely doing is helping me see that I can do this, by myself!!!! Love it. Keep up the great work.
Thank you! That's so awesome. ❤❤❤😊
If you unscrew the foot plates at the side doors and rear hatch and tuck the flooring underneath it it will hold it in place in those areas allowing you to enter and exit with out tripping. I know it is too late now, but if you ever replace the flooring keep this in mind.😀
Great tip.
Thanks Soul Explorer! I will save your tip. Appreciate it!
Double sided carpet tape would hold the vinyl in place from underneath, and not be visible. Good job!
Best part of the video was the pink screwdriver. Great job.
I just watched your video on 4 years sober. I thing you might be at 5 by now. Excellent pro/con list. I think your have a great understanding of your changes since sobriety. I will be rooting for you from now on. I have made it to year 37 and can barely remember who I was before getting sober. I only know that I still love e my life even though I'm 77 and just suffered thru 4 years of care taking of my Husband. He is now in Memory care and my life is blooming again. I will be joining you on the road sometime next fall. My Bill still remembers who I am and I don't want to leave him long periods of time. Keep up your process of flowering into the rest of your life. I'll be watching you.
Another cheap way to do floors for a space that small is a sheet of the cheapest plywood from Home Depot (~$10) and a sheet of “nicer” looking thin plywood (i used 5.2mm, $16 for a sheet). Cut both to the size of your floor space and then glue them to each other with wood glue. Use thin finishing nails to make sure the pieces of wood seal together without gaps. Seal it with a semi gloss polyurethane to make it relatively water proof. If you wanted to save cost of not buying a jig saw, you could cut the plywood with a hack saw. I like what you did also though! I didn’t know you could buy vinyl in sheets like that.
Too bad plywood isn't $16 bucks anymore! It's $50-65 now in California.
could also skip the top layer of ply wood and use the vinal in place to give that vinal flooring look
and would cut back on the weight of dual layered plywood
Great job! I love your enthusiasm, your willingness to try and I hope your van camper conversion is successful. You are an inspiration!
You did an awesome job and you have shown how easy it can be with basic skills and tools. Thank you for taking us along and showing all of us the ropes so that we can begin right where we are. Thank you for your channel.
Well Done! I would not even begin to know how to start. You're so confident. Good information. Thanks for sharing.
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I am subscribed to quite a few van dwellers and have watched a few Van builds. I say you did a good job.
I have been watching My Basic Journey for several months and finally searched for your website and was delighted to find how you built your van. I love your videos and watch one just about every night; Just so much more uplifting than the nightly news. Please keep it up and I would love to donate to you for what you have given me, I will look for how to do that.
Good job! One thing I would suggest when doing the vinyl flooring: lay a bunch of newspaper in the back and tape it together and trim it to the exact size that you want the vinyl to be. Then use it as a template on top of the vinyl and cut it. Then there's no question that you will have the perfect size and cuts. 😉
Thanks! It's already done, but I appreciate the tip. (:
Saving your idea for the future T Bone, thanks!!
T-Bone... Saving Your Idea for later... Thanks...
Sweetie... i still don’t know Your Name... You’re doing a Fantastic Job... I’m 67... trying to get a Van... You said Something about... cushioned floors... and Your Knees... Thank You... for Making Me Stop and Think about that...
My Knees need a lot of Cushion
I Love Your Channel... Keep up
The Gray Work... ❤️💕💜☮️🧚🏻♀️
I think you did a great job and I applaud your independence!
This chick's awesome, great channel
I am so glad you are doing these videos. I have been wanting to do this and I was overwhelmed with how people were spending 40-60K on these van builds in expensive sprinters and I was like how would I afford that and this makes since. I am feeling so much more confident in just getting something less expensive and just doing what I can do and when I have more saved then get more later. These videos are a life saver. Thanks.
I love doing van and car and truck projects I think it's very attractive when women do that as well and can use tools
Thank u 4 this vid!! I've had my van almost 2 months n just thru a throw rug dwn 4 now cuz I'm so afraid 2 tackle this!! Thanx 4 the help n i LOVE ur flooring style!!
2nd time to watch...I'm gonna try it....I know you made it work...👍👍
U know that black mat? I would have used that for a template. You did a great job on giving us knowledge and courage to get out there and just do it!!
u are sexy af
This was exactly what I did lol it's super easy and I keep it clean with cats and they don't scratch it up at all.
Love it girl. I'm planning my own van floor and I like your simple solution. Got good ideas thanks
Had to go back 2 years to see how the magic all started... love your channel ❤
Wow your bed making video led me to this - your fantastic & ingenious idea for flooring! OK so now I need to go watch all ur videos from the beginning so I don't miss any great creative ideas. Keep that camera rolling!
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First let me say I love your channel and I think your a very courageous women. I think your doing an awesome job getting your life back together after your health issues but, i'm concerned about mold under your floor please be careful and keep up the good work!
I give an A+ for authenticity. 👍
Yay another good video!! And Joseph of course!
Thank you, from Joey and I. (:
I'm planning on a Astro. This will be my floor. You did good!
awesome job for first time ! ! loved . Great idea for my new 2022 KIA carnival.
May you Love it for a very long time.
Your doggo is super cute.
Girl, I loved this one. BTW I'm in Portland & retiring soon and am thinking of doing the same as you. Have watched beaucoup videos myself.....but my "handy skills" are no better than yours. The two most important thoughts that I've gleaned from all the videos I've seen are; start out with the most basic rig and out fit it with what you already own....and see if you really enjoy this (life style?). Second; 95% of the folks that like it, change their rig after one year. Even if they bought a sweet already customized van/trailer/camper.
Good Luck... Brian... you have probably started on your VanLife Journey by Now...
Hope Retirement & VanLife are both Treating You Great...
I’m 67 saving all i can to get a Van... i Have Watched 100’s
Of video’s... i don’t Remember this Young Ladies Name... But i Love Her Down to Earth Videos... but... Sometimes it’s hard to get through the Potty Mouth... But... I Still Love Her...
She Does A Great Job...
Again... Good Luck 🍀 Brian...
Joey is so sweet...
You’re doing just fine!
You did a good job on the flooring. Looks great ❤
This is so helpful for me. Come Spring I need to do the same process... only I'll need a bed for two.
I'm going back to your older videos. Love them.
I bought some of the foam puzzles to try and put in for flooring, hoping I can get it level.
That's a great idea!
I'm doing a polyisol foam board then flooring then those mats do exa cushion..then I'm just gonna plop my bed on the floor when needed..👍✌💖😊
That is a great idea as well , how much to cover a van floor was it for the foam puzzles
@@debbielicona5030 I bought the foam pieces at a store named Bargain Hunt and don’t remember the price to be honest but it may have taken 12-16 pieces, it made a huge difference especially when you are on your knees. If I get to go tent camping this summer I will take them for my floor.
I got some to & hoping the same thing guess we'll know when we do it ....
Nice color of floor tile
Excellent job! I'm impressed with your clever ideas!
Yay . Great job
Haha i did the same and no skills either. I learned eveything on youtube university ang just winged it lol
I’m doing the same next week I’m nervous lol but I have STOW N GO seats so more of a challenge if I take them out
The rubber mat would've been a nice template for most of the flooring shape.
You dog never complains
Toatally fabbo my favorite lil pilgrim .. never did done see a pink screwdriver before .. or a pink handydandy utility knife.. gosh .. its all happenings ..😁
Good job, and I like the flooring! Excellent choice.
Very nice
I’m loving that top.
Good job
Turned out great 👍🤟✌️
Good job 👏
Love this video! You are an inspiration ❤️
Excellent 👍
Strong Work!! 💪🏻 💪🏻. Very impressive! Thanks for sharing! 🙏🌅🚗🥾🌞
Stop saying u don't know what ur doing cuz ur doing a great job. Woman power with pink tools🔨💗
Haha thank you so much! I really should stop doubting myself, but I'm definitely no expert in any of this van stuff. Learning so much every day, though!! 💖
Great job!
Not a bad idea. Good job!
Like the style and colors
Thank you!
You did a great job for a newbie! Good luck and and a job well done. I'm a newbie too.
You did great job. Good luck on the build
I want to try this in my daily driver, minivan. Kids can make a real mess lol
Really good job😀💜👍
Next time you make a floor get some butcher paper and draw out the floor or you could have used the rubber mat as a template. I don't know what I'm doing either. On top of that I have sore loose tendons in my wrists and arthritis. But I plan on doing something like this.
Watching this makes me feel like I can do this too ✌️
Nice work. It's good thing the floor on those Caravans is pretty level (or looks level), the floor on my 2010 Odyssey was a nightmare, sloping with lots of ridges and rises.
It seems to be a good idea. You are doing this economically and it will look nice. It will keep out some of the cold as well when the time comes.
You did a great job for not knowing what ur doing keep up the great job
hi. my name is adrienne. i am in eugene. i saw your video and wanted to say hi. your videos are pretty cool, love exploring, minimalism, and creating. look forward to more videos!
Hi Adrienne! Thank you so much. This is much appreciated.
That's so awesome you're in Eugene. Do you live in the area, or just visiting? I love it here, so beautiful. (:
For u not know what ur doing. You did a wonderful job 😍
Sounds like your on the right track, I wish you the best of luck
You should have baught plywood not a rubber mat ....oh well maybe next time.
Nice job and video ;)
These videos are so helpful I have the same van but it is stow and go seats so if I remove them there is a crap ton of storage space
Thanks- I was wondering hot to do this.
Looks great! Have you thought about getting some type of edging and glueing it down around the edges? It would look really nice and cover any little miss cuts.
I just noticed two years ago! Wow I wonder how you’re going now? Gonna binge watch n hope to see
I'm just laying down a sheet of 1/2" plywood as a floor; already removed those plastic seat railing things(come on payday! lol). Gonna cover the plywood with a real short pile carpet, maybe like a beige or gray indoor/outdoor carpet. If I wanna add some color/style I can always put down some decorative throw rugs or something.
P.S. I have fallen in love with Joey
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It's fine for what you wanted, you could have watched other videos and it would have helped you out a lot with a template to get it exact. You should tuck the vinyl under the existing molding in the van. Awesome sauce 👌🏽
I have pretty severe sensory issues so I had to click the volume completely off because of the loudness differential between the music and voice parts of the video but I think I got a pretty good idea of the method from watching with the sound off
Maybe spray glue for the vinyl to the pad so it's less Lumpy but I super appreciate this video. Haven't done my build yet but defintley going to make a video!!
I'm getting ready to do my Honda Odyssey minivan but my floor slopes so badly toward the passenger and driver seat that I'm going to have to fill that space with something! I'm not really sure I want to use that gap sealer all over the carpet! 🤣💜 You did an awesome job!
Doing an Odyssey myself the flooring design from factory is a b$&@h 🙄 I'm just hoping to level from side to side as front to back seems to be a fools errand
You can trim the vinyl use it for other projects:)
Man, I should have kept it. I just threw the scraps out. (:
Lol
Thank you so much for sharing this. You have gave me some good ideas.
I have that problem too. The mini van has the floor hoops where the seats grab on. They are higher than the rest of the floor. I need to figure out what to fill in that gap with on the entire floor before doing foam insulation and plywood
You're gorgeous 😍
You missed a spot! Lol
Hey I was going to ask you if your van didn't come with storage under the floor minded but mine is a 2014 but is the same as yours Dodge caravan. When I took all the seats out I actually had plenty of storage under my floor I love it
Did you use anything to secure the rubber mat first? How did you end up securing the vinyl? Duct tape? Going through a van build and your videos have been so helpful!!
For next time 😊
I saw someone use a gauge like this... They used scrap cardboard and traced on it to get the template and used that to cut the vinyl ...
It still wasn't totally perfect, but seemed easier. I got one, even though I might not be ready to use it for awhile... I'm hoping to use it to wrap my bed frame around those bulky caravan extreme wheel wells... so obnoxious lol
I have stow seats too, trying to figure out if I'm leaving them in, or if I really want the trunk space. Feeling daunted about covering up the extraction mess though. Really loved seeing you take this challenge head on ♡
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I'm having such a hard time with this. I need to floor the back of my Dodge Grand Caravan. I've looked at carpet runners. Uline rubber mats. Gymnastic mats. Just found this.
Nice floor! Looks really great but since you covered and filled in all those metal plates in the floors which fastened down your seats, what are you lashing down your bed and other gear with for safety if you have something like a sudden stop or an emergency like a roll-over?
Great job on your flooring. Where did you get the rubber mat?
She got it at Home Depot. $60. at the beginning of the video.
Vacuum all the shit. 🤭🤗 Great job. That's my next step in my SUV, the flooring. Cheap, easy is the way to go. How is the vinyl holding up after two years from heat & cold?
Your videos are wonderful. I was just wondering...do you had a length and width measurement of the interior?
From the seats to the back window is approximately 4ft x 8ft.
Thank you! 💖✌
@@MyBasicJourney thank you so very much beautiful
how do you secure the contents of the van with this type of flooring?
Found a 2008 Kia Sedona with 55,000 miles for $7495. Would like to get it but.....
Did you get it? Sounded like a good deal.
I'm trying to figure out how I want to do the flooring with stow n go. I think I might just cut the vinyl piece around the stow n go and add a very thin piece of soft foam on the back of the vinyl flooring.
Did you ever figure this out? I have stow n go flooring and want to still be able to access the storage under the flooring.
I'm having the same issue. Can you tell me what you did please
What is the name of that rubber mat?? How could i call home depot and ask if they have that product??
Hey I was hoping that you wouldn't mind answering a question...I would like to do this exact same thing for the most part but what size was that black mat?
You’ll have to look at Home Depot.
How is the floor holding up? I'm really curious.
Really good so far! Will probably have to replaced the duct tape in a while or just figure out how to put it under the plastic siding. (:
@@MyBasicJourney O good. I'm sure you'll figure something out.
How did you resolve that the floor or a minivan is slanted toward the front seats?
Mine wasn't slanted. Or at least not noticeably to the naked eye.
@@MyBasicJourney Thank you for your reply. I have a Dodge Grand Caravan and the floor is very slanted toward the front seats. I have installed a sub floor from 3/4" plywood and tiled it with vinyl tiles. I then leveled that new floor. This created storage space under the area of the floor that is near the front seats as I had to lift that part of the floor with wooden supports (2x4s) to level the floor.