Tim and Katie

Tim and Katie Tim & Katie from . Specializing in custom camper van conversions, DIY projects, and more.
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06/18/2026

We saved $5000 by DIYing our heated floor 🚐

We wanted a hydronic floor heating system that was low profile and configured for our unique layout and quickly realized that doing it ourselves would meet these criteria and also save us over $5000 compared to purchasing a premade option 🤑

Here’s a more detailed description of how we did it:

- Cut and glued strips of closed cell foam into the grooves using CA glue

- Cut XPS foam board to 0.80” thick and glued it to the metal ribs of the van using PL Premium

- Fill gaps and perimeter with spray foam and trim flush once dry

- Router grooves into the foam to recess the 1/2” pex A

- Place aluminum omega heat transfer plates in the grooves and apply a bead of silicone to increase heat transfer and reduce risk of noise from pex expanding/contracting

- Glue down our 3/8” Baltic birch subfloor using PL Premium and weighed it down to set overnight

Totally floor height is 1 1/8” and we have nearly 100’ of 1/2” Pex A for plenty of heating power in the gycol loop!

What do you think? Would you go the DIY route like this or a premade option!?
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06/16/2026

We cut a massive hole in the roof! 🚐

This pass through allows us to go directly from the living space into the carbon fiber hard-sided tent/second bedroom! We designed and 3D printed a gasketed fl**ge to seal off the space between the roof and tent. ⛺️

This is a game changer for us and should make travel with our 2 children so much more comfortable! Would you install a tent like this?

06/13/2026

3D Printed Starlink Flatmount 📡🚐

After having some friends whose dishes were fried by commercially available flatmounts failing, we decided to design and 3D print our own!

This allows us to permanently mount the starlink on the roof of the van and turn it on/off from a 12V switch inside the van.

1. Cutting on a table saw is fast and very low risk!
2. 3D printed with the X-Max3 in waterproof and UV resistant ASA
3. ASA pieces are acetone welded together for seamless and very strong joints
4. beambox pro Laser cut acrylic bottom is adhered with ABS cement
5. Making it our own with the .official F1 laser engraving our logo 🙌🏻
6. Using our soldering station to add brass heat set inserts
7. Crimping on shielded rj45 connectors for waterproof connection
8. Adding o-ring silicone lubricant for a watertight seal and securing the cut polycarbonate top with stainless steel hardware
9. Through bolting it to the aluminum storage box on the roof!

Not shown was converting it to run on 12V power and eliminating the factory starlink router which results in ~30% energy saving as well as no longer needing to run an inverter to power it!

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06/13/2026

Shower and Toilet combo? 🚿🚽YES PLEASE.

We integrated SO many features into the wet bath area: shower, retracting dry flush toilet on locking 500 lbs drawer slides, a retractable clothes line, waterproof toilet paper holder, and a niche for toiletries 🙌🏻

Having the toilet slide into the bathroom just makes sense. It’s private, easy to access, and a great use of space. Ceiling height in the shower is 6’2”. We’re big fans of how this design turned out 😊

Head over to the link in bio if you’re interested in learning more about the toilet we chose 👉🏼

What’s your dream van bathroom set up?
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06/11/2026

3D Scanning + 3D Printing = Endless Possibilities

We needed a trim piece for the rear step area of our Sprinter van (Mercedes doesn’t make one, it is not possible to purchase) so we 3D scanned, designed, and printed our own.

06/09/2026

The BEST way to scribe curved walls?

This $10 scribe tool is so handy!

06/06/2026

3D Scanned Rear Door Panels

As we plan for our Sprinter rear door panels, here is a throwback of the ones we made for our previous Ford Transit 🚐🏠

If you want to do the same to your Ford Transit, check out the link in bio for the printable PDF (jigsaw) or DXF (CNC) templates 🙌🏻

3D scanned using the Einscan Pro HD and cut on the Journeyman.
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06/04/2026

Hard Sided Carbon Fiber Roof Tent is a game changer 🚐 ⛺️

01/17/2026

Carbon Fiber Hard Sided Roof Tent ⛺️🚐

When we decided to build a seat 4 sleep 4 family van we knew we needed more space. We found a manufacturer overseas tha was working on this hard sided tent. 💪🏼

Made of 15 mm Carbon Fiber skinned PMI foam core panels, it is strong, lightweight, and insulated ❄️ Time to modify our .ca roof rack and get it mounted.

Comment “Roof Tent” below if you’d like more info or leave any questions or feedback!

01/14/2026

Scan ➡️ Model ➡️ Print ➡️ Install 🚽

We needed quicker access to our dry flush toilet so I used the 3DeVOK MT scanner in IR Hybrid Alignment mode (no spray or markers needed), modelled some custom k***s in fusion 360 and printed on the HK3 Ultra in K+ resin. I engraved using the LP5 fiber laser. This makes opening our gasketed hatch so much easier! 🚐

Comment below if you have any questions about the process 👋🏻

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