HOW TO INSTALL WOOD FRAMING | CAMPER VAN | VAN BUILD 

Hello everyone, check out the video I posted right after this one, because I had to make an alteration to the framing on the passenger side. I show it in the next video.

This is the series I’ve been searching for! Your vid’s are clear and concise. Thank you mucho 👍🏻👍🏻✌🏻

Loving this video, I’m at the exact same spot on my promaster, just started framing!!

When the spray foam goes in the rigidity/racking strength will increase by 300%! Awesome!

i was in medellin right around the same time as you. such an amazing country

Just what I needed to see, thank you brother!

Your channel is a lifesaver!

Great detail and instructions. Thank you!

Another good video. The first thing, and so far the only thing, I have done on my Promaster build is to pound down that bump out on the driver's side cargo area with a 4 lb sledge. Maybe reduced it 3/8".

Hi. Glad I came across your channel and currently looking for a van for a conversion. Thank you for the detailed steps!

Anyone would think you’ve done this before! 😂 It’s great to see how your builds evolve with the experience you gain 👍🏻

Great work. I smashed the bits that stick out on my posts with a hammer. Gave me the inch back. Throughout the van it’s a lot of space considering the size 😂👍

Love Medellin. Got both my tattoos on my forearm down at Studio 13! Need to go back and get more sometime soon

Nice Video... Great Tips!!!

Nice, thank you. I enjoyed the mariachi background music at the begining. My Dodge Caravan is black, so I think that the wood frame would be enough, no wall, just cupboards. I could have curtains and posters stuck with magnets on the metal.

Such a handsome man and handy!

There will be condense on the wood. So putt 2 layers of coating on it and underneayh armaflex isolation

Hey how far up and how far down those shorts wood strips by back window? Thanks so much. Love your style!

I love how it looks so easy when you do that... btw, have you considered aluminum? 8020? i'm sure you have seen these videos. would love to hear your opinion on aluminum vs wood structure.

great video. just wondering what type of van is this one? and are most of the van, high roof, has the same on the back with 1"3/4 to make up for the top ? thanks in advance.

Thank you

A video of yours from a couple years ago had you adjusting for the different depth of the roof cross beams. Did you have the same problem with your 2023 Promaster?

also sick vid

I'm trying to build a camper without framework to save on weight and so I can pull my cabinets and bed out if I need to. It's been a challenge since this is my first build but I'm getting there. I'm bolting everything to my floor and sticking one piece of wood to the van in existing holes to fit a roof cabinet

We've been doing a "no rush" build, doing what we need as we need to. We have a 1x4 currently mounted supporting our floating bed frame. I want to take a weekend and frame out the rest of it just so it's in place when we get to paneling. Do you think it's worth replacing the 1x4 (.75" x 3.5") with a "true" 1x4? It'd be kind of annoying to undo what we've done, but I see clearance was a factor in your decision to use it this time. Wondering if that stemmed from a regret with the previous build.

I just got done reading the entire comment section. Man, people ask some stupid questions but then again, maybe my question stupid I don't know😅

I’m just trying to figure out what the screw is connecting to on the other side for it to stay in place i just got a cargo van and I’m trying to do a rack system.. i figured i can just use them holes that’s in the interior to connect the rack honestly

So no pocket screws on this build? Your builds evolve each time. Nice to see. Thanks

What did you do for the slants between the wall and the ceiling?

In your previous video on framing a Promaster, you talked about one of the ceiling struts coming down lower than the others and having to work around that. It looks like you used the same thickness of furring strips for all the ceiling struts in this van. Is that so?

Is it an option removing the two bumps sticking out in the side beam? I know the beam is probably structural, but would it really hurt cutting out just the biggest piece sticking out?

There is a little antena(it said LF antena) on the second last ceilng beam. Do you know what this antena for? Did you just remove it or hide it somewhere?

Would there be any advantage to using bigger screws for the wood to metal attachment? I ask because I already have size 10 screws on hand, instead of the size 6 you used.

I know you used a true 1" thick board for the lower horizontal piece, but is the upper horizontal piece also 1" thick, or just a regular 1x3 or 1x4?

Curious how you gauge if the ceiling is level, when the whole van is not level? Or do you level up the van beforehand? Or do you mean "flush" and not "level"? I think that is where my confusion arises.

Man i am sooo intimated by all this... been watching van builds since 2016 finally got mt van and i feel so lost, my vam came with a subfloor and boy it was a nightmare to remove im using half inch birch ply wood for my wubfloor.....i am using tye subfloor that came with the van as a template but its not flush to the walls all the way around...does it matter? Cause all of yours are flush, btw the videos i was just watching someone commented about rust when screwing you said the croas nuts or plus nuts was stupid cause its gonna cause rust too and i agree but seems some peope are super fixused on rust... qnyways hope you rely appreciate your videos... ive been trying to find how to make a bed and found your channel.🎉

I am in bogota Columbia I live here half the year

I am currwntly screwing my frames into the van frames. I decided to not use rivnuts. My van was a converted camper before and i have pulled the old fit out out to build anew. I did not find any rust in the frames where screws had been used to attach plywood frames 10 years ago. So i decided to use the same method.

Looked up that sku and not available in my area Home Depot(s) in MN. Confirmed sku is available in your area at Costa Mesa.

Why use a sealant over glue? They're 2 totally different materials & applications. Thanks.

Is there no concern for metal shavings causing rust over time when drilling directly into the metal?

Hey bro, I was just having a hard day, I'm at mendards atm, soooo Because I still don't know the layout of my Van. Can I still follow you're framing video to all the way even thoifht i dont know my layout yet? ? Also, you have a few other framing videos what one do you recommend that i follow? Also I have an extended cab.... appreciate you hope I hear back thanks.

Is there any reason not to remove the bump out? (Driver side).

Did you level the van first?

Wouldn't the screws poke up out the top of the van?

Not sure of the price of the “marine sealant” he uses as his adhesive, but I used a lot of F26 adhesive (Ace Hardware) when I built my staircase in my house, and it’s works extremely well and is relatively inexpensive. Haven’t tried it on metal yet but expect it will or well.

what wood skrews you use?

I use rivet nuts, not screws

perfect now my van will have 100 places to rust 🤔

Hey i'm kinda confused why people use fern strips to frame the van...... Why not just use the existing beams to create your wall? This would maximize space. I haven't seen anyone. Do it and i'm not sure why.... Is there a reason why we frame the Van? When we already have existing beams, we can use use???🤔🤔🤔🤔

Where can people work on their vans without being a disturbance?

I couldn’t see what you meant about making notches…

Great video, I would take the music out honestly. A bit hard to hear you at times

Why are you stacking wood on top of wood when you're literally costing yourself inches on the width of your van

Working in sandals flip flops is pathetic

gluing wood directly on the paint? how long do you think that's going to last?