Upgrading vans and campers to perform as long-term travel homes is an increasingly popular project. Though many vans and campers already have most of what you will need for long-term travel, you may be facing some upgrades due to the age of the vehicle. Plumbing is one of those upgrades. Here are some of the reasons you need sheet metal fabrication contractors to help with your plumbing upgrades and pipe installation issues with your travel home.
Smaller Spaces
The first reason you need to use sheet metal fabrication contractors for your travel home plumbing is the space. Most travel home spaces, especially those that are in van conversions, are very small. This means you not only need smaller sinks, but you need smaller pipes. The pipes and plumbing fixtures that you would traditionally use in a home are larger. They will likely not fit the small space you have in your travel home project. A fabrication contractor can develop sheet metal and form it for the smaller spaces, giving you the right pipe size and length you need.
Greywater Storage
If you are living in a travel home long-term, you may want to take advantage of a greywater storage and usage system. This will allow you to use water that you use for cleaning, bathing and other tasks in your toilets or other areas of the travel home. This helps to reduce water consumption and the amount of water you need to dump from the travel home. Your fabrication contractor can help develop a system with sheet metal and plumbing that can lead the greywater to other areas of the travel home or into a reserve tank.
Shower Plumbing
The most difficult area to outfit of your travel home is the shower area. Traditional shower stalls will not fit in the shower stall area. You also have the added issue that most showers in travel homes are all-inclusive. This means that the entire room is made as a shower stall and out of the sheet metal you choose. Your fabrication contractor can create the entire shower area, sink, plumbing and drainage system for you based on your dimensions and design plans.
When you are ready to begin the plans for the plumbing in your travel home upgrade, contact your local sheet metal fabrication contractors. They can help you with the design options and with questions you have about the final results. They can also help with special issues such as special sinks or plumbing designs that you have in mind for smaller travel homes or van upgrades.