Hi Dave may I say this is one of the most in depth video series on campervan builds I have watched on RUclips, it has inspired me to have a go myself. I look forward to a lot more of your builds in the future. Keep up the excellent work
@@dave-watsonThank you for all the great in-depth videos. The van looks great! How many hours roughly do you think a build like this takes? I need to try and work out if I can get one in time for my holiday! Thanks
@@jamiefranklin8094 Hi, This van took me about 5 weeks to build. But I think this was the third one I did. The latest one I did took 3 weeks but it all depends on how familiar you are with this sort of work, and it's a good idea to order all of the materials before you start late deliveries can really hold up the work.
I had my windows installed, it's really not worth the hassle IMO and next time I would only have one in the door, with a sliding open. Compared to you I put thin floor insulation, 11mm ply and then carpet, gaining an inch of headroom and 6mm ply + wall carpet in the ceiling gaining, another inch in ceiling height with no loss in insulation. I am 6ft and can now sit upright in the van. My total material costs were around £1,000 on my SWB Vivaro, but very simple electrics. I would love to have a LWB van but after 8 years not going to change. Yours looks smart. How about doing the next one on my £1,000 budget, happy to discuss.
Very useful cost breakdown. I'm now actively looking for LWB Vivaro/Trafic, and this has given me a much better ide of what the conversion is likely to cost. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this build. I've learned so much and love the final look of the interior. The filming has been spot on and the explanations thorough and easy to follow. Looking forward to the next one
Thanks for watching and if the videos help others I am very happy with that. The rest of the build series is coming soon. Thanks a lot. And good luck with your own conversion. It's all about planning it out and taking your time.
Many thanks for that dave, its a very good breakdown of costs to get the van to a luxury type conversion, I always wanted to know what that kind of money I would need for that level of quality, It looks great, really classy, a pro build, pat urself on the back for the build.
Excellent videos, nice to see a more engineering /craft approach to it all. Some of the costs made me wince a bit but its very helpful as I can modify the list and cut back on a few bits to keep costs down if needed. eg have a more basic bed and kitchen, I do like the clever bed frame though you get what you pay for in this world. Was suprised that the insulation and floor were not too much money, and they are all done to a high standard.
Thanks Dunk. Glad you found the video helpful. And yes the cost of the R&R bed was a lot. I make my own wooden R&R beds now, its about half the cost and much lighter in the van. Thanks for watching
Thanks for watching. I did another conversion for less than £3000. But the R&R bed and the kitchen pushed the price up in this one. Good luck with yours.
Really enjoyed watching this van build from start to finish got some great ideas off you am looking for a transit jumbo because theres are five of us I have at the minute a lwb transit but just not big enough for all of us thanks for the videos look forward to your next episode 👍
Hi Paul, Thanks a lot glad the videos are helpful. I'm starting another Vivaro soon and I'll video the whole build again. Good luck with your conversion.
Grand stuff is that Dave. You've done an excellent job on that van. I've thoroughly enjoyed binging on your build videos and I've subscribed to your channel. I'm certain you won't have any trouble selling it, if you haven't sold it already.... top work sir 👏 👌
Hiya Dave, hope your well. Me and my Partner are buying a Vivaro over the next couple of months. We absolutely love this build, would be perfect for what we want it for! Any chance at all you fancy taking a job on if we Agree a price on doing a build with us? We are asking as we don't have tools and any idea what we are doing! Thanks look forward to hearing from you.
Hi, All things are possible. But it would depend upon your location I'm on the North East coast NE33. Email me if you want to discuss it further. mrdwatsong@gmail.com Thanks for watching
@Dave Watson - any chance you could post where you got the bed frame from? I just got the same type van, and know nothing about conversions ahahah so your videos have REALLY helped already!
This is a lovely build Dave, very neat and tidy. Can't wait to see the next build so keep those vids rolling! By the way, what is the next van you're going to kit out? Curious. Cheers.
Hi Dave, I’ve loved all of your videos on your van build and they have inspired me to do the same! Just trying to find a van at the moment to start on. Do you have an electronic copy of this at all, would love to take a look to see if I can start to source some items ready for the conversion!
Hi Lee, I have a spreadsheet of all the materials but it does not have links to where I got the stuff. A lot of it came from ebay. I can send you ta cope of the spreadsheet if I have your email of FB. Thanks
Hi, Dave! that's a great looking van conversion. I have the same model vivaro and starting my conversion next week. Just wondering what are the dimensions of the 11mil OSB boards you've used for the flooring? I am currently looking at options but don't know what to pick as there are many different on ebay. I would appreciate your response.
Hi Dave, Did you use the whole of the 50m spool of cable? I have this van and doing a similar conversion, but i have ordered a 20m spool and unsure if i will have enough. Thanks.
Hi Richard, I have a PDF of most of the materials and costs. I can email it to you if you drop me a message at mrdwatsong@gmail.com. Thanks for watching.
I am hoping to do a camper conversion in the future and struggling to decide on the best van to look for We need one for 2 adults and 2 Ridgeback crosses I also need it to be our daily van, so would need to fit in a standard parking bay Any advice?
Hi Sarah, The LWB trafic or vivaro is a good choice. The SWB might be a bit small for 2 adults and 2 dogs but the LWB fits into parking spaces no problem. I use mine as my main form of transport and it works out great. Hope that helps.
Thanks a lot,. It took me about 7 weeks to do the full conversion (But I was only able to work on it in the afternoons). So in full days it's about 4 weeks. Which is not so bad. but this is the second conversion. Much was learned doing the first one. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the rest of the build series.
Wow, you have paid BIG bucks for some things. I'm going through a van conversion now and just bought 10 square mtrs of stretch carpet for GBP 21.99, 3 tins of adhesive for 11.99, that's 34 quid rounded incl. postage, you paid 80. 5 square meters of sticky back foam, you paid GBP 59.92, I paid GBP 25.17. The 5 way switch panel goes for 15.47. Various other things I got significantly cheaper.
That's a significant saving........where did you get the carpet from?......I'm about to start another van and would be interested in getting some at that price. Thanks.
Thanks Dave top man I’m looking to do a conversion my self but I just don’t know where to start looking for a decent base van that’s reliable and sound any suggestions please ?
@@dave-watson I just got the lwb 2016 model so I'm really glad that I did. Your videos are going to help me alot so thanks for spending the time making them.
Hi Philip, I do do conversions and I would be able to do your vivaro but I can't do any more conversion work until spring time. My email address is mrdwatsong@gmail.com drop me a message if you want to discuss further.
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Hi Dave may I say this is one of the most in depth video series on campervan builds I have watched on RUclips, it has inspired me to have a go myself. I look forward to a lot more of your builds in the future. Keep up the excellent work
Thanks a lot Ian. I hope to get onto another build in the spring. It's a great project to do and good luck with it if you get a van.
@@dave-watsonThank you for all the great in-depth videos. The van looks great!
How many hours roughly do you think a build like this takes? I need to try and work out if I can get one in time for my holiday! Thanks
@@jamiefranklin8094 Hi, This van took me about 5 weeks to build. But I think this was the third one I did. The latest one I did took 3 weeks but it all depends on how familiar you are with this sort of work, and it's a good idea to order all of the materials before you start late deliveries can really hold up the work.
can't thank you enough for this series! I could listen to you talk all day!!
Thanks a lot Shanita, glad you are enjoying the videos.
I had my windows installed, it's really not worth the hassle IMO and next time I would only have one in the door, with a sliding open. Compared to you I put thin floor insulation, 11mm ply and then carpet, gaining an inch of headroom and 6mm ply + wall carpet in the ceiling gaining, another inch in ceiling height with no loss in insulation. I am 6ft and can now sit upright in the van. My total material costs were around £1,000 on my SWB Vivaro, but very simple electrics.
I would love to have a LWB van but after 8 years not going to change. Yours looks smart. How about doing the next one on my £1,000 budget, happy to discuss.
Very useful cost breakdown. I'm now actively looking for LWB Vivaro/Trafic, and this has given me a much better ide of what the conversion is likely to cost. Thank you.
I'm glad the video helped and good luck with your own project. Thanks for watchig.
Thanks for sharing this build. I've learned so much and love the final look of the interior. The filming has been spot on and the explanations thorough and easy to follow. Looking forward to the next one
Thanks Lisa, Glad you are enjoying the videos, the next one is up on Sunday and I think there are about 5 more for this build.
Your content will undoubtedly inspire many to give this daunting task a go [including me] Thank you for making these Dave, really appreciated.
Thanks for watching and if the videos help others I am very happy with that. The rest of the build series is coming soon. Thanks a lot. And good luck with your own conversion. It's all about planning it out and taking your time.
Great video, we have just brought a Renault Traffic which we are planning to convert. This series will be really helpful for us thank you.
Great breakdown of costs, thank you
Thanks.
Many thanks for that dave, its a very good breakdown of costs to get the van to a luxury type conversion, I always wanted to know what that kind of money I would need for that level of quality,
It looks great, really classy, a pro build,
pat urself on the back for the build.
Thanks John, Glad the breakdown of costs was helpful. I was really pleased with the way this van turned out. Thanks for watching
Excellent videos, nice to see a more engineering /craft approach to it all. Some of the costs made me wince a bit but its very helpful as I can modify the list and cut back on a few bits to keep costs down if needed. eg have a more basic bed and kitchen, I do like the clever bed frame though you get what you pay for in this world. Was suprised that the insulation and floor were not too much money, and they are all done to a high standard.
Thanks Dunk. Glad you found the video helpful. And yes the cost of the R&R bed was a lot. I make my own wooden R&R beds now, its about half the cost and much lighter in the van. Thanks for watching
excellent breakdown very informative look forward to seeing you do your next one
Thanks a lot. I've got another build series planned for the springtime.
Nice one very interesting to see the total of everything. You done yourself proud there fella well done 👍
Thanks a lot. I'm very pleased with the way the van turned out.
Great recap. Working on my own, but my budget is quite a bit tighter.
Thanks
Thanks for watching. I did another conversion for less than £3000. But the R&R bed and the kitchen pushed the price up in this one. Good luck with yours.
Really enjoyed watching this van build from start to finish got some great ideas off you am looking for a transit jumbo because theres are five of us I have at the minute a lwb transit but just not big enough for all of us thanks for the videos look forward to your next episode 👍
Hi Paul, Thanks a lot glad the videos are helpful. I'm starting another Vivaro soon and I'll video the whole build again. Good luck with your conversion.
Grand stuff is that Dave. You've done an excellent job on that van. I've thoroughly enjoyed binging on your build videos and I've subscribed to your channel. I'm certain you won't have any trouble selling it, if you haven't sold it already.... top work sir 👏 👌
Thanks very much, glad you are enjoying the videos. The van did sell and I now have a Renault Trafic which is also on the market. Thanks again.
Dave this is a great video.
Thanks a lot, hope the video was helpful.
Lovely van , done a brilliant job
Thanks peter glad you liked he videos.
great video really like the colour of the cabinet can you remember the name if the paint
Hi, Thanks a lot, I can't remember what the colour was called. But I think I got it from Wickes, one that they mix up in the shop.
Great van you've got there, nice one.
Thanks 👍
Great content Dave, van looks great. I’m covering my lwb vivaro now so these videos are perfect 👍
Thanks for watching Bradley, glad to hear the videos are helpful.
Hiya Dave, hope your well.
Me and my Partner are buying a Vivaro over the next couple of months. We absolutely love this build, would be perfect for what we want it for! Any chance at all you fancy taking a job on if we Agree a price on doing a build with us? We are asking as we don't have tools and any idea what we are doing! Thanks look forward to hearing from you.
Hi, All things are possible. But it would depend upon your location I'm on the North East coast NE33. Email me if you want to discuss it further. mrdwatsong@gmail.com Thanks for watching
@Dave Watson - any chance you could post where you got the bed frame from? I just got the same type van, and know nothing about conversions ahahah so your videos have REALLY helped already!
Hi David, here is a link to the R&R bed.
www.elfbeds.co.uk/beds/Rock-and-Roll-Beds-c131781007
Good luck with the conversion and thanks for watching.
Loving the videos Dave.
Any chance you could share a pdf of your costs?
Thanks a lot. I have a PDF and I can email it to you if you can give me your email address.
Sent you a message with my email address through your art website. Thank you.
This is a lovely build Dave, very neat and tidy. Can't wait to see the next build so keep those vids rolling! By the way, what is the next van you're going to kit out? Curious. Cheers.
Thanks Chris. I now have a Renault Trafic. Same van as the vivaro but this one is a little younger and the work is well under way.
Hi Dave, I’ve loved all of your videos on your van build and they have inspired me to do the same! Just trying to find a van at the moment to start on. Do you have an electronic copy of this at all, would love to take a look to see if I can start to source some items ready for the conversion!
I have a PDF of the cost breakdown. I can send it to an email address if you can send me one. I'm glad you liked the videos. Thanks for watching.
Hi Dave. Would you be able to provide an electronic copy at all? With links to what you purchased?
Hi Lee, I have a spreadsheet of all the materials but it does not have links to where I got the stuff. A lot of it came from ebay. I can send you ta cope of the spreadsheet if I have your email of FB. Thanks
Hi, Dave! that's a great looking van conversion. I have the same model vivaro and starting my conversion next week. Just wondering what are the dimensions of the 11mil OSB boards you've used for the flooring? I am currently looking at options but don't know what to pick as there are many different on ebay. I would appreciate your response.
Thanks a lot Venny. I used two boards 1220 x 2440mm and it was OSB3, which is moisture resistant. Hope that helps and good luck with your build.
Hi Dave, Did you use the whole of the 50m spool of cable? I have this van and doing a similar conversion, but i have ordered a 20m spool and unsure if i will have enough. Thanks.
Hi Jason, If I remember correctly I did not use the whole 50m but I think it was a bit more than 20. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.
Hi Dave do you think you could send me the breakdown of the list please as i am thinking of doing the same construction as you. Thanks
Hi Richard, I have a PDF of most of the materials and costs. I can email it to you if you drop me a message at mrdwatsong@gmail.com. Thanks for watching.
that l shape rubber trim u bought what size was it pls???? a very nice van u have sir
Thanks Andy, the trim was 27 x 27mm and 3mm thick. I think I got it from Amazon.
I am hoping to do a camper conversion in the future and struggling to decide on the best van to look for
We need one for 2 adults and 2 Ridgeback crosses
I also need it to be our daily van, so would need to fit in a standard parking bay
Any advice?
Hi Sarah, The LWB trafic or vivaro is a good choice. The SWB might be a bit small for 2 adults and 2 dogs but the LWB fits into parking spaces no problem. I use mine as my main form of transport and it works out great. Hope that helps.
@@dave-watson thank you so much, I was thinking they would be the best lol
Brillitant Dave! can't imagine how much labour costs would add to this total, how much time in total did you spend doing up this van?
Thanks a lot,. It took me about 7 weeks to do the full conversion (But I was only able to work on it in the afternoons). So in full days it's about 4 weeks. Which is not so bad. but this is the second conversion. Much was learned doing the first one. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the rest of the build series.
Very Inspiring.
Thanks a lot, hope the video helps.
Wow, you have paid BIG bucks for some things.
I'm going through a van conversion now and just bought 10 square mtrs of stretch carpet for GBP 21.99, 3 tins of adhesive for 11.99, that's 34 quid rounded incl. postage, you paid 80.
5 square meters of sticky back foam, you paid GBP 59.92, I paid GBP 25.17.
The 5 way switch panel goes for 15.47.
Various other things I got significantly cheaper.
That's a significant saving........where did you get the carpet from?......I'm about to start another van and would be interested in getting some at that price. Thanks.
Whats your hight? I just wanna know so i can kind of estimate if this van would be a lil to small for me cause im quite tall...
Hi, I think I'm about 5 foot eight inches.
Hi Dave what did you pay for the van itself?
The van was £7,800
Thanks Dave top man I’m looking to do a conversion my self but I just don’t know where to start looking for a decent base van that’s reliable and sound any suggestions please ?
@@neilbarrett8221 I usually search on ebay and autotrader and always look for something with a full service history and long MOT and a warranty.
Is there a huge difference between the swb and lwb?
I think the LWB is about 40cm longer than the SWB.....but it makes a lot of difference to the layout of the van. The LWB feels a lot more spacious.
@@dave-watson I just got the lwb 2016 model so I'm really glad that I did. Your videos are going to help me alot so thanks for spending the time making them.
It's the difference between having a bog you can use in the night with bed out, and having to be a contortionist😊
Hi, Dave, would you consider doing mine send me a price it’s exactly spitting image of your van long wheelbase Vauxhall vireo please 😊
Hi Philip, I do do conversions and I would be able to do your vivaro but I can't do any more conversion work until spring time. My email address is mrdwatsong@gmail.com drop me a message if you want to discuss further.
Great video, i would love a pdf of the costs where would you like me to send my email?
Thanks Jamie, If you don't mind posting your email in a comment I can send you the pdf.
@@dave-watson keeps deleting the comment so I’ve sent it to your Instagram
@@jamiemiles5127 Got it, The PDF is on it's way.
@@dave-watson got it thanks man!
Great video, we have just brought a Renault Traffic which we are planning to convert. This series will be really helpful for us thank you.
Thanks a lot, glad the videos are helpful and good luck with your conversion. Thanks for watching.