First find a carpenter

Not so easy as it sounds. In my fantasy world, my 21 year old son was going to embrace this project (as he had done a short carpentry course and worked in the building trade for some time) but as with all other matters parental, what I hope and dream for is often not reality.

After another false start, we got the van into a barn for the winter whilst I wondered what to do.

A neighbour recommended Laimis who had been working on various projects for him, and he agreed to come and see what he could do.

From Lithuania, his catch phrase, whenever I apologised for the task, is 'It's not a space ship'. Despite never having seen a living van before he is really enthusiastic about the van (and hard working).