How to measure square and parallel for your van wall cabinet. How to properly drill ceiling support mounts. How to design a galley module and How to treat a tongue and groove ceiling panel. #onahumbleroad #customvanbuild #vanbuildsecrets
Hello George, did you get the C+C machine in and set up as yet?. When you said you had on on the way,It sparked my interest. So here is my bold question ,Where does that apply to a van build? I have been afraid to ask ,I have been holding my breath science you anounced it, I am about to expire LOL . with regards richard
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@Langston Zachariah thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im trying it out atm. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Thank you for sharing your trade secrets. I work for a van building company here in San Diego. I've been a carpenter in the remodeling business for 30 years. Just started doing vans with this company. Feel like I'm starting over haha
The tongue and groove panel, that is how they make the roll top desks. Great to see this evolution, George. Measuring is the hardest part of construction. Thank you for explaining it so well. Measuring well is the Master status in any profession. You take it to a whole new level, bravo! So nice to see your son, Alex working in your enterprise. He is also a master craftsman. You did a great job of your past profession, of raising your kids, of avant garde van building, and of being an excellent teacher. Such a self realized person, truly a renaissance man. Enjoying the Sunday treat! 😎
I followed this channel for a long long time.. And the editing/camerawork is always top notch.. But considering what our Bearded Mr Road use to do for a living, i am not suprised. But i do NOT understand why it's still not +100K subs!? Or 3...or 500K... and it needs to get a bunch of good sponsors! Because just having your product show up on this channel, well...then you know it's quality stuff.
Your thoughtful process, attention to detail, and emphasis on quality is unparalleled. You and your “team” continue to raise the bar of excellence. As I re-watch this weeks video, an unspecified number of times, it’s hard not to anticipate and be excited for next Sunday’s new arrival. Thanks again George❗️😎
mate, YOU ROCK, and WE thank you for the wisdom - the aligning method presented - gods may give you their grace. Still, i have one question, can you make also a video with something LIGHTER? as in build? We all know drawers are adding A LOT of weight - respect to simple shelves - so, what about some weight savin? Best of wishes, you rock!!
When I see all that’s going on in the Humble Road shop it’s amazing how far you’ve come from dreaming about building a van, to now working on two vans plus a remodel of another van simultaneously. When you mentioned van #1, I remember seeing the tour of it on RU-vid channel New Jersey Outdoor Adventures. That video has had over 140,000 views, and it’s no surprise, your maiden build to the beginning of your collection of masterpieces, is still incredible to see. Your generous sharing of your tips and tricks is certainly invaluable to DIY builders. I can’t wait for Sunday’s to see what you’re up to with the builds. Thanks for another great episode of the builds. 🚐❤️👏🏼🙌🏻
Another great video of divulging your secrets to perfection! Thanks for sharing, George! I hope you enjoyed me glamorizing your channel on my latest video yesterday! I was proud to showcase your channel, as, I enjoy watching it so much! Stay safe, my friend, and have a great and blessed Sunday!
Thank you for sharing! If you like Mastery, Competence, Patience, then you'll like Humble Road. It would be an honor to be in one of your vehicles no doubt.
"How can a triangle be a square?...thats why I never was good at math." Hilarious! I love watching all the videos. Great information! Thanks for all your great tutorials.
Thanks for very nice video into your craftsmanship! What made my day a bit better are the Port-Star-Aft-Fore markings on the back side seen at 17:56 .. never thought that even Van can have Portside and Starboard, thanks.
You make me want to build more than just one van, then you make me fear it because your attention to detail is WAY beyond what I have patience for. Respect
It felt like you read my mind when you started to explain how to get the correct measurements for the wall cabinet frame. Thoroughly enjoyed your explanation and love the square and wall mount you created to make it all possible. Ingenious! And the tongue and groove ceiling boards held together like that! What a game changer!
An artist's eye and a terrific attention to detail. Thank you, George for such a great description. You make it look easy but I know it is only through such care and thought.
THIS IS SO HELPFUL!!!! I've been struggling to finish my van build to a high-quality level. I will build my own floor level and the canvas on the tongue-and-groove is BRILLIANT. Thank you thank you thank you.
The attention to detail is just astounding to me. In shop class everything I made came out looking like an ashtray. I still struggle to make any craft project look nice. The level of precision in these builds is mind expanding.
You have a great understanding of what newbies like myself would like to ask at various points. You always delivered the answer immediately when i wanted to ask a question :D
I’d be curious to see the reading of a level measurement on the square...just curious! There’s so much more to be considered in a van build!! So much appreciate your engineering genius!
I am in awe of what occupies that cranium of yours. Right brain, left brain, and then there is Superior brain. My bucket list is to have George build out a Pro Master for me ... 🇨🇦🥰🙏🏼
If I ever get rich and can afford a van and your price for a build...you are my dream. Love to watch your videos and marvel at the time and detail you put into each step of the build. Praying to one day fulfill my dream.....Thanks
Hi Goerge, thank you for sharing the details of how you work. Watching this video could make one think, every of these individual steps are easy and kind of obvious when you show it. But - and that is what makes you the master of vanbuilt, is taking into account the consequences that each of these little decisions can and will have to the next steps and sometimes to the whole project. Its always a pleasure to watch you working and to "hear you thinking" and seeing you building works of art. To be honest, I am a bit jealous, because most likely I will never own one of your vans.
I really never experience envy but it raised its ugly bead when I saw your rivnut/plusnut hydraulic set gun. I’ve already broken one hand tool by experimenting with too much pressure on a large rivnut and that was just a test! Adventures in van building! Thanks for all the tips
My pneumatic PlusNut set tool was a very heavy purchase. But man, oh man, does it improve production! I'll be making a similar purchase on a 4/0 lug crimper next.
Re: doors - with the 80/20 you're perfectly setup for a bi-fold door with hidden center hinges. the door guides would ride in the center track of the aluminum. Builds are coming along great!
Just found you and your channel! Brilliant stuff. I had the adventure of a lifetime driving the Baja peninsula in a truck and slide in camper for 3 months. Wanting to build a van for lighter travel. IDEA! You should be putting your designs into plans to be bought by people like me not able to pay a builder. I would pay you for 8020 plans/hardware lists for cabinets, bed platforms, shower stall and kitchen with drawers. Mix and match parts how I want or in steps due to cost. Easy, order everything precut with hardware and assemble according to your schematic. This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your business and it would be a huge contribution to the DIY community. Subscribed. Thank you.
Some serious wisdom. I've lived in a van (box truck) for five years in my own home built rubble. I'm planning my next build. You have given me some things to think about here. 80/20, square and scribing the center line. Geometry...yes. Thanks!
Great video as always! Your videos are always full of gems of van building knowledge. 1:40 Strike the centerline on the van floor and measure off the centerline. 2:20 Levels are not the best reference in a van. Use the floor as the level reference. Faces should be made square or parallel to the floor. 10:30 Plus nut vs Riv nut (threaded rivets). Plus nut has more hold. 14:14 Marine single action latches. 14:30 Which blum soft close slides did you use?
Great video as always! Thanks for sharing your tips. Which 80/20 extrusions do you use for the galley and upper cabinets, 1" or 1.5"? I've been watching closely trying to figure it out. I'm ready to start designing our framing.
I love, love, love tamber doors. I would love to see you build one for a cabinet door some day. I would love to have a track-sliding tamber door and wonder if it would stand up to van life? Meanwhile, we get pseudo-tamber ceilings. I love that, too.
Your attention to detail is amazing! Have you ever designed a build with twin beds? Searching for the best build for a disabled person who needs 2 twin beds instead of a queen or futon bed.
Hi mate: Love your builds, your attention to detail, and your willingness to teach. Pro Tip: When we use rivnuts and plusnuts in fabrication, we don't hit the drilled holes with a shot of spray primer from the front side to seal the exposed metal. That just doesn't do the job. Better is to use an earbud (Q-Tip in Yankee speak) coated with rust converter to scrape off a big drop of rust converter around the back (blind) side of the hole. That's where the bare, ragged steel burr is, and if you set the nut while the converter is still wet, it will bind the expansion nut and the sheet steel together fairly well when it converts/dries. The expansion nuts themselves lose their galvanizing at the joint from deformation anyway, and in a corrosive environment this method offers both superior rust protection and improved torque resistance. Don't take my word for it; try it on your test panel and tell us what you think... Advanced Pro Tip: Get a cheap 120ml (4 oz) push down alcohol dispenser bottle to wet your ear buds. As long as you keep water away from your ear buds, one of these little bottles half full of converter will seal hundreds of holes without contaminating the converter or spilling a drop- even if you knock it over a bunch of times while you're doing it. Cheers from sunny Western Australia, and keep up the good work! Tommo
