Vauxhall Vivaro Campervan Conversion - Pt 6 - 4 Way Stretch Carpet and The Panelling Begins 

Hi Roly, That's a good idea. That was the first time I'd done any stretch carpeting. I'll definitely get an ice scraper and try it. I'm a bit further up than Mablethorpe, I'm up in the North East. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, it all worked out good and looks better again with the panels and furniture in.

I invested in some knee pads after doing that one. Thanks for watching.

@@dave-watson A must those knee pads Dave! Hey! Your thoughts Dave. I'm interested in doing a SWB Vivaro with a similar layout to the Ford Transit Connect you refitted. My vans High ceiling steals too much heat and has almost no insulation for cold weather (Talbot Express factory fitted) I'd rather sell than modify it. The diesel heater uses too much battery juice. In your humble opinion would a SWB be adequate for one average size bloke for up to a fortnight away or do you think a LWB is the way to go...Most of my van remains empty when away, two Tesco bags worth of gear does me for 3 weeks apart from food and water. Your opinion will be very much appreciated Dave. PS. I'm also taking into consideration parking and Ferry prices as I live across the pond.

@@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN The first conversion I did was a SWB Vivaro but since then I've gone for the LWB there is only about 40cm in it but it makes a lot of difference in a small van. And if you wanted to add more stuff in the future....a fridge etc the LWB will give you the room to do it. I'd go LWB.

@@dave-watson I'll have to give it some more consideration by the looks of things then Dave. Better with a little extra space than not having enough, makes sense.

Thanks James, slow and steady is the way with the carpet. Doing a van conversion is a great project to do and when you do one I hope the videos will be helpful. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Pip, Yes always best to get the carpet on in one continuous piece although it is a bit fiddly to get it started along the top. Thanks for watching.

Yeah you could do that and then use those screw caps to cover the head of the screws. But I put most of the cable work outside the panels in a conduit. Good luck with the panels and carpeting.

No, your the first. Thanks for watching

Thanks a lot. It's what is called 4 way stretch carpet. You can get it on ebay etc.

I took the black plastic bit off and used it as a template and cut the floor wood to shape. The first video in this series shows how I did this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wO8xdg3Vq5U.html it's about 14mins in. Hope that helps.