Let me preface this by saying: I’m having so much fun building this thing out but the van is already kicking my a**. Or perhaps I’m just a horrible judge of how long it takes to complete a project. Maybe both.

Probably both.

Context:

1. I have no prior woodworking experience. I thought I did because, Ikea. But oh boy was I wrong.
2. I learned everything I know about building out vans from blogs like the Vanual and YouTube.

So, after 3 full weekends of work (I have a normal desk job still), I’ve completed the following:

• Gutting/cleaning the plastic flooring/carpet and cleaning out residual mold from the van’s prior life as a mushroom delivery vehicle (not kidding).
• Reflectix and styrofoam board insulation. *Waiting for glued items to dry took a lot longer than I thought it would
• Wood floor platform
• Basic framing

I still need to finish off securing the floor with some sturdier bolts/screws but it works for now!

Took out all of the carpet and rubber flooring and cleaned the whole thing with bleach. There was lots of mushroom-delivery-mold hiding.

Me after leaving Home Depot with WAY too much stuff. We’ll get to that later. Pro tip: don’t buy all your materials in bulk, buy as you go because the project always shifts a bit!

Relfectix in! Used 3M spray glue to hold it down.