Van racking Build by a carpenter

[@cameronsmith2928]

mate i watch your videos because of your personality and how you and your apprentice interact with us so it mostly about you we want you to talk , its good to see the job being done right , i have been it the wood working industry for 30 years as a cabinetmaker and joiner so i have done most things , its a relief to see a young lad doing a first rate job these days and bringing another lad up with him , thank you

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou mate really appreciated this comment i’ll take this on board

[@jasonholmes7429]

hi how do i get your phone number please

[@ginost7]

@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 did you just use glue for the floor, no fixings?

[@mikeconway9966]

Great video. I’m a contractor in the US. Fun to see how others do things around the world.

[@wolfiesmith7674]

Racked a few vans out over the years and one thing I always do is create a false floor. In my current hi cube transit custom the floor is about 12” depth split into 3 levels. Bottom level is divided into sections for storage of different lengths of timber (skirts, floor boards, 3x2, mop stick etc) and is similar to your level storage idea where as the dividers are shorter nearest the side door so as I can flick out any shorter lengths that migrate to the bulkhead. Middle level is for full 8x4 sheets of ply/OSB and top level is for upvc trim, cabinet end panels etc. This system allows me to have plenty of spare materials in the floor + racking either side of the van and still have room to carry a few doors/sheets etc in between the racks. One thing I will say is that no matter how much I plan my racking, it constantly evolves as my work changes and different tools come and go and I’m currently head scratching about how I can incorporate a slide out work bench into my false floor 😁

[@Carl-re6zb]

Brother...I just love watching how other tradesmen go about their profession... Great vid mate ..from a ..plumbing/ heating engineer

[@Galamesh123]

Your videos are great the way they are, don’t change mate just be you!!! Your carpentry skills are sweet as.

[@michaelsmith-mw9ki]

its about time you tackled sorting your van out,i honestly dont know why you took so long .you will see the benefits very quickly knowing where everything is saves a lot of wasted time searching for tools can be spent on production not to mention possible damage to expensive equipment.looks so much better and more professional when you arrive at a customers house.

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

very very true your saying all facts here it shouldn’t have taken me this long to finally do this

[@richardwood4541]

Made a nice job of your van racking. It’ll certainly make you more efficient because you can find everything. 👍🏻

[@jakeenticottMotivation]

Your a great bloke it’s nice to see another chippy doing his thing man! 👍👍

[@elsuperpollo2273]

I plan racking a van with a compositing toilet since I'm not a professional carpenter I am just a diy guy but I deliver mail and I cant always stop to drive 4 miles into town. You gave me some ideas cheers from Alabama USA.

[@justinwaterhouse86]

Looks great ,brilliant work

[@electricalsolutionse4ltd700]

Decent bro, I like it. Wry difficult to get a van exactly how you want it.

[@Lyra0966]

Looking forward to doing a proper racking job once I upgrade to a larger transit. I've been making do with just the big void in my Peugeot Partner for nearly a year, but it's a nightmare trying to find tools and materials when it gets horribly cluttered. And it wastes time and money with trying to find my gear or buying duplicate materials because they are never to hand. But for the time being I'm going to make do with some very basic racking in my crappy little transit.

[@NiteshGondaliya-pl7qf]

Why do you have 3 drills

[@charlieharper6037]

Great vid, I thought you would raise the base of the racking to fit sheet material so that it could lay flat?

[@Kippaxx61]

Racking looks superb

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou mate really appreciate it

[@Damientrades]

I watch because of your genuine personality that you show not for content creation big respect to what you do bro 👊👊

[@weemanling]

Quickly becoming one of my favourite channels. You seem very genuine and down to earth and your work is great.

[@kylerogers4808]

Thanks mate enjoyed watching and picked up a few ideas.

[@smartcctvsystemsuk5501]

Literally just picked up a larger van this week, SWB Transit & can't wait to get this racking underway! Hopefully see you around as we're only based in Coventry!

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

very close we may see each other

[@masonwebster571]

On the road all the time in brum keeping on eye out for you 👍 keep up the videos are good

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyouu i’m sure we will cross paths

[@woodbutcher]

You smashed it chief! Brilliant job!

[@MrPashley1992]

Looks bang on, only difference I would make is put your shelf’s at an angle that way you don’t need stoppers for things sliding forward

[@alanhat5252]

I find a 1 in 5 angle (11°) works well but if you catch a pothole in a corner stuff still hits the floor.

[@jonnymarshall3828]

Great job on the van racking , we watch you a lot and your approach to joinery is great All the best from Ftitchley Developments ltd

[@sab7tona]

excellent job looks great.

[@Leehuss5582]

I too watch your videos because of the precise attention to detail you do. I understand in carpentry you have too. StaySafe Brother ✌👍🤜🏽

[@mikewood4378]

Very good job. Please do alittle narration on your new videos. Silent videos don't teach you how to do the work. Also even if you hated doing the van remember there is a market for you to build out a van for someone else. You have a talent so use it. Mike from Alabama, USA

[@mitchgroff263]

Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful and well-presented. Your time and effort is most appreciated!

[@kevinclarke921]

Top chippy great video, im thinking of rackng my own van ,im a groundworker ,some great tips thanks mate

[@leenieminen8457]

Great concept! I was looking for this exact system, Thanks for sharing!

[@MESTER47]

thumbs up for all the hard work and the van looks amazing.

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

Thank you really appreciate the kind words

[@MESTER47]

@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 man you are just a humble, great guy and I really enjoy your videos. I'm not really in the trades, but I do a lot of what you are doing and sometimes it's challenging because of the awkwardness of the space or project. Cheers.

[@chadjelliston5652]

Awesome setup man. I love the extra space you have for materials and etc. looks awesome.

[@paulfenn9693]

Well done mate your level storage is a winner I will do the same in my van 👌👍

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thanks mate really appreciate it

[@alanhat5252]

The ceiling needs insulation to keep levels up there, the silvered bubblewrap will be fine.

[@therabman_5606]

Tidy job mate that’ll be way easier to work out if now! 👍🏻

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

100% thanks matey

[@Bishx43]

Been subbed for maybe a year now and love your content a lot, you always have great attention to detail and care about the job clearly! Love the racking design good job 👍🏼🎄

[@patrickcronin3660]

Awesome Work! Love your energy. i

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyouu matey

[@joroyle8108]

Lovely old job

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou i appreciate the kind comment

[@The-Carpenter88]

I like the out takes. Maybe plan what your going to say before you say it. I think because your growing you business and channel at the same time this will all be a learning curve. So just keep working on it. People love storage ideas, custom furniture, home renovations. So maybe more of that. I know hanging doors gets a bit old.

[@jacobusjohannescaspers4476]

But so difficult, I used 1.5 hour on my first door. Step away, and tried again after 1 hour. Fixt after 20 minutes. 😅

[@stevebyrom5974]

Mate I’ll give you some advice, keep doing what your doing it’s great !!! Keep up the good work onwards and upwards

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thanks mate i really appreciate your kind words

[@skhan5690]

Really enjoy watching your videos clear and easy to follow keep up the good work. hopefully see a lot more from yourself in the future. Good luck

[@christopherwfrancis]

One of, if not the most satisfying build videos I've seen! Good luck with the new future content mate

[@Danny-bradshaw1984]

Brilliant video mate, I'm taking inspiration from this to do my own 👍

[@grahamdavison-s5n]

I like the way you work .. Very methodical ! Great video mate 👏🏼🤠

[@paulcullen9162]

Nice job lads 👏

[@paulmckee6071]

Cheers mate enjoyed watching your van build 👍

[@marb7463]

Good job

[@theadhdhandyman]

Nice job! The track saw falling made me flinch. 🤣

[@allanrhodes-c1n]

I like to watch your videos and find them interesting as a retired chippy and to be honest there is a lot to be said about saying what you earn, it's inspiring to people who want to move into the trade and secondly I never knew what charge when I was doing private jobs, keep up the good work lad👍

[@dayleboyd6442]

At builders supply you can park van next to the stuff you need.. saves moving it twice

[@dextercrow8957]

Van racking look nice mate… good one 👍

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thanks matey i appreciate it

[@ikrammohammed4546]

Another excellent video mate. Iook forward to seeing your new channel. ..

[@ManuelCastillo-pr6sl]

man you are doing wounders on that van! good work mate!

[@kdbrickwork]

Great bespoke settings love this vid

[@Lifesmiles24]

Carpentry is an amazing skill to watch, I would set cameras in the room of work at higher locations plus add a little more lighting, at the start of the project do a signature start for video something that is you which creates a trend for yourself. Include more long Timelapse’s with intermediate breaks where you narrate where you are at that stage. The more raw the video is in regards to how live it can feel the better so making mistakes and showing them allows people to relate to you which creates a personal investment for those watching. I would also recommend including something which you do in each video that’s unique which is possibly controversial to build discussion between the videos also !! Generally think your doing an amazing job so keep it up fella !!

[@kennethspringthorpe2960]

Well good mate keep it up

[@Skidmark84]

I dread to think of the markup on those ply sheets, compared to a timber merchant, each to their own though bud, nice job👌🏻

[@seven9399]

yep thats my van at the end of every week lol large up ya self tho man just inspired me to sort it out hahah 👐💯💥

[@bobx2387]

This is the first of yours I have watched and now subbed. Racked out a few vans in my time and it never gets easier with time. Each new vehicle is so different. Well done. Bob (Weston super Mare)

[@raymondburke1261]

A little talking works better than none at all. Information on what your doing with sizes and fixing types is good too. What size ply did you use for the racking? You mentioned 6mm for the floor. The fails at the end was a good touch too..👌

[@ValgniTehki]

I actually think it's better when you talk throughout. I understand you have a day job, and the fact that it can be a lot of work putting videos together, but maybe talk through some of the shorter videos. Either way, I will still watch your videos. Great design/build of the storage rack too.

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou mate i really appreciate this comment and thankyou for your continued support

[@Smithb83]

Van racking looking great! Would be nice to see some dust extraction out the front for your neighbor's benefit. What really surprised me was paying £24 for 2 tubes of adhesive - it might be worth bulk buying multiple tubes at a time for discount i.e 12 tubes stixall £45ish and saves time as you have them on hand when needed 👍🏻 subscribed to your new channel 🔨

[@craigfentonplumbing4973]

Was gunna say same. I buy by the box. Think I last paid £50 for stixall. Same with silicone and other consumables.

[@kentkoehler4460]

Well done looks good

[@hulkspointofview2280]

I would've messed up the first cut haha well done

[@rjhcarpentryandjoinery]

I bet this was sooo satisfying to do! Nice one dude

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

it was indeed felt like sleeping in the back after 😅

[@kevonslims7269]

Salute from the states bro, keep on pushing…

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou really appreciate it

[@cralee6892]

Nice to see Tyrell without a phone in his hand ,,,I would have dovetailed the joints hah

[@ivanfinlay7758]

Great stuff fella you surprise us some weeks please drop that waste of space before he costs you your good name best regards ifin northern Ireland

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou i appreciate the kind words and i’m not to sure what’s happening with him at the moment

[@michaelsmith-mw9ki]

your to patient as ivan says get rid ,yes an extra pair of hands but you get used to working alone and teaching him is costing you time you could be producing especially if your boy is not improving@@ttdowgcarpentry2390

[@alanhat5252]

​@@ttdowgcarpentry2390take him for a drink & get him talking.

[@johnstockwell9457]

👍 from a chippy in Aus

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

👋👋 thankyou

[@bloggs692413]

nice work

[@mumblingsole]

I absolutely enjoy your content

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou mate i really appreciate this

[@mikeypc3592]

You've got some serious skills there fella. Really impressed. Is this a service you offer as well to clients? If it isn't, you should do.

[@ibexdnb2879]

Love it mate. 👍🏻😊

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyouu

[@stephentoby8750]

Be careful with the plunge saw dropped mine the other and knocked it out of alignment. No repair shop would touch it so had to buy a new one .😢 haha

[@paulcoleman6339]

Lovely job 👌👏🏻

[@OllyParryJones]

Great to see so much planning and effort going in to it! Bound to make things much easier from now on. A word of warning on the lower door panel... If you ever need to replace the lock on the rear doors, it will need to come off. Looks fantastic though!

[@FootballFanBoys-yp9gu]

Bro love your work keep it up

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou i really appreciate this comment

[@jackdoyle8533]

Nice work. I wish i did carpentry instead of electrics 😢

[@Casper-sb7gm]

Sweet setup

[@aaronsherwood4835]

Looks good. Keep up the good work.

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thanks mate really appreciate it

[@budgethouse7380]

Very nice setup bro ,,👏

[@GreatCarpenter81]

Good Work!!

[@holisticsapien7466]

Hi mate, how much did you charge yourself for this job ;)

[@111Matti]

Mate, very tidy work. I like you already :). If you need some tips about painting let me know, for you will be free :)

[@jesusjesus1327]

Very nice brother

[@matthewclifford3545]

Great video, looks really good 👏

[@aaronbell8527]

I built My racks straight on the plastic flooring makes it easy to clean

[@dermotleeson1348]

Hi bud how do you deal with van security? As a gas engineer I have had my van robbed 5 time now, its a constant worry were you park it on jobs the same at home, pigs don't even come out. You have a lot off tools so this must be a concern? Great channel by the way, love you openness and honesty Cheers

[@danlovelock778]

Nice job 👏

[@richardhearne3605]

Fantastic

[@MartinezPlumbinginc]

Cool built mate 🫡

[@stoffes]

Love ut content mann in from Sweden

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thanks mate really appreciate it

[@silverfox8801]

Question. Do you leave your tools in your van overnight? As a carpenter myself I can’t where I live! Too many pikeys about!

[@alanhat5252]

get together with other tradesmen & buy a yard you can lock up?

[@waynehughson6508]

Good job mate. Currently doing my own van. Just started up myself so looking for inspiration! All the best bro 🤝

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

Thankyou mate and best of luck to you

[@vvUser2912]

Quality vid as always. What was that you used to clean the floor of your van?

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

to clean saw dust dewalt lead blower to clean paint just a mop hot water bleach and floor cleaner

[@vvUser2912]

Sweet bro cheers. My tips on improving would just be to watch the most popular creators making similar content and mimic aspects of there videos in a way that works for you but mostly just enjoy then that’s all that matters.

[@colourwooddesign9140]

Hi mate, what thickness of ply are you using for the carcasing and shelving ?

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

18mm i use

[@martingriffiths5712]

Love the videos 🙌

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

Thankyou im glad you like them

[@user-wk7wv8rn8h]

Hopefully when you put those shelves in you leant them back slightly stops them from flying out when you go around corners, easy fix in future if you didnt Hopefully

[@user-wk7wv8rn8h]

Edit; just seen what you did with the wood tabs

[@gertlush7014]

Loving your channel bud

[@rudraksh9986]

awesome video man!! thank you!!

[@mptybeats]

looks sick!

[@gatusso77]

Nice work 🤙🏽

[@calebquinn3027]

Insane scribing mate

[@ttdowgcarpentry2390]

thankyou matey