We have our floor fitted we have our wall lined now comes the building of furniture. We have decided to use our newest colour range Amati Walnut wood grain, it is fast becoming the more popular colour and we personally
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Skyline
Stage 13 – Lining The Floor
As the base plywood is down and clean we are going to use the existing plywood base. A few people do fit the lino after furniture has been fitted, however we feel it better to fit at this stage, as
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Stage 12 – Fitting The Rooflights
Fitting rooflights can be complicated on panel vans, doesn't matter what base vehicle you use they all have ribs and ridges on the roof making the sealing of the rooflight difficult We have to be honest we actually cut the
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Stage 11 – Wall Lining – Finishing & Boards
Now we have everything lined with our 6mm raw plywood we are ready to cut and fit the finished boarding We have decided to use Balboa Wallboard, as it is a nice neutral colour that goes well with the woodgrains,
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Stage 10 – Wall Lining Plywood
We are now ready to start lining the walls, we have all the cables required in, we have all windows cut outs and all other cut outs we will need (That we can think of for now, I'm sure we
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Stage 9 – Roof Lining
Now we have the insulation in we are just about ready to put the roof in. This is quite a final bit so before we go any further we need to make sure we have all the cables in the
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Stage 8 – Insulation
Insulation is one of the few items we do not sell and since looking into it for this project we realize why, its hard to find exactly what to use. There are all sorts of insulation available, and all of
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Stage 7 – Fitting The Awning
We are going to use a Prostor 600 awning on this van a 4m with silver case The brackets for the Mercedes Sprinter need to be bolted through the roof so we need to get this in position now as
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Stage 6b – First Fix Electrics 230V
As mentioned in the 12v section of this stage we will be using a Sargent EC155/EC51, this will help us control all the mains and 12v electrics. The first thing we did is work out how many mains sockets we wanted and their location,
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Stage 6a – First Fix Electrics 12V
The electric on the vans can be quite involved so we have decided to show you them in stages, so firstly the 12V We will be using Sargent EC155/EC51 control unit, this makes the job allot easier as all you need to
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Stage 5 – Fitting Side Windows
It is normally a problem installing Seitz S4 windows into panel vans as the ribs inside the vehicle, mean that your wall thickness exceeds the recommended thickness for these windows. However there are not allot of alternatives on the market
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Stage 4 – Fitting Sliding Door Window
We have listed this installation separate as it is different to the other side windows As the finished wall thickness on the sliding door will be around 30mm then this install is particularly straight forward We have previously cut the
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Stage 3 – Framing the Roof
Before we make the cuts for the rooflights we are going to frame the roof ready to take rooflights, fixings for top lockers & ceiling boards As we have a high roof vehicle we can afford to drop the roof
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Stage 2 – Cutting Out For Windows
We very carefully marked out the size for the cut out, in this case we are using a a Seitz S4 900 x 500 Window For the Seitz windows the size you order is the hole size, so this needs to
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Stage 1 – Layout
Probably one of the most important aspects, although most people these days will use some sort of computer drawing package Ken & Tom here are still old school and are convinced a tape measure, marker pen, pencil and paper are
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Maple Interior Fit Out 2
Great quality finish using the Maple furniture and Maple doors. A professional look with exterior extras such as Omni Step slide out step and Prostor awning A good combination of wall lining carpet and Maple trimming makes for a luxury interior finish. Handy custom made shelving using maple
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VW Crafter in Light Oak
Here we have a great example of what can achieved using our Light oak boards and trims. The vehicle is a VW Crafter LWB high roof. A really good example of how you can make your own doors any shape any
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Fiat Ducato Conversion
Newly finished Fiat Ducato 3 Berth conversion. Great finishes all round with a great example of what can be done with the rear doors. Using carpet & off cuts of wallboard you can see how they have been able to
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Ford Transit 2009 Motorhome
A customer's conversion using parts mainly sourced from us at Magnum Motorhomes. The furniture is constructed from our Maple furniture boards & trims In the bathroom they have used a Thetford C200CS toilet, Cleo tip up basin, Cleo cabinet, Comet Roma mixer tap, Comet Roma shower
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Citroen Relay 2 Berth
Almost everything in this vehicle was made from parts from our warehouse. Externally Seitz windows were used. Maple furniture boarding & trims together with some pre made surplus lockers doors On the walls the chosen boarding was Balboa & Parva on the ceiling. The sink
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