HANDMADE Campervan Kitchen Pt 1 | Fiat Ducato L2H2 | UK Self-Build Campervan Conversion

In this video we show you how we made a start on the last big piece of campervan furniture - our kitchen. We designed and build the kitchen cabinets ourselves out of 18mm poplar ply which is light weight but sturdy. We needed to incorporate a fridge, hob and sink as well as gas pipework, electrical wiring and hot air ducting under the units. We then finished them using Valspar V700 Wood and Metal paint in Eggshell before making a start on cutting our worktop. This was much more stressful than it needed to be because I missed the part in the instructions that said to cut in depths of 4mm to ensure a clean cut but I managed to rescue it and we got the worktop cut to size. We chose a solid laminate worktop from Wickes called Zenith Cloudy Cement. It was a bit more pricey than we'd have liked but it's heat and damp resistant and looks modern and clean with its face concrete finish.

In two we'll start assembling the drawers and cupboards, cut more holes in the worktop and then fit it all together!

Mark & Neil

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PRODUCTS USED

Zenith Cloudy Cement worktop: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Lamin...
Black stainless steel sink: https://amzn.to/3thuYHK
Black tap: https://amzn.to/3ptpPeh
Ronseal Wood Filler: https://amzn.to/3ruZazp
Hinge Jig: https://amzn.to/3tsN23p
Blum Hinges: https://amzn.to/3t9gZVT
Black Cupboard Handles: https://amzn.to/3zGiT1k
Evolution Mitre Saw: https://amzn.to/3nRGcBs
Bosch Jigsaw: https://amzn.to/3zjNMqx
Makita Plunge Saw: https://amzn.to/3AkimSl
Makita Combi Drill & Impact Driver: https://amzn.to/3wwzJ0B

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TIMINGS

00:00 Start
01:07 Planning the dimensions
04:10 Kickboards and cutouts
07:59 Cupboard and drawer widths
09:32 Building the carcass
15:31 Fridge and hob requirements
18:19 Splashback
20:17 Doors and drawer fronts
22:15 Painting carcass, doors and drawers
24:02 Installing the carcass
25:48 The worktop

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WHO ARE WE?

We're Mark and Neil and this is Our Van Plan. We've always wanted a camper van and took the plunge in 2020 by ordering a brand new medium wheelbase (L2H2) Fiat Ducato. We are converting it ourselves into the van of our dreams with little previous experience. We're glad to have you along for the ride!

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FOLLOW US

You can follow our build in real time over on Instagram....

  / ourvanplan  

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