How do I weigh my DIY Caravan for registration?
When you have completed your build and you are ready to register your caravan or trailer with the State Road Authority, they will require the tare weight of the caravan to go on the Compliance Plate. One of the best places to find a public weighbridge is this link or…...
Gas Installations and Ventilation Requirements
Should you choose to install an LPG system in your project this work must by law be carried out by a Qualified Gas Work Licence Holder who will be familiar with the safety requirements as laid out in the Australian Standard AS / NZ 5601.2:2020 One of the requirements relates…...
Front and Rear Lamps – what are the legal requirements?
The information below is kindly provided by the Caravan Industry Association of Australia -August 2021 - and has been reproduced here to help customers understand the rules regarding the correct location of lamps on vehicles. For towable vehicles, the end outline marker lamps (front and rear) must n...
Chassis FAQs
Although we do not sell chassis, many customers ask for guidance as to how to get a chassis for their project. Whilst we are not engineers we have designed and built a number of chassis and this article is intended to help you through this process. The FAQs come later…...
What is the RVSA and does it apply to me as a self builder?
The Road Vehicle Standards Act (RVSA) is the biggest legislative change the Australian Caravan Industry has seen in over 30 years. For Recreational Vehicle Manufacturers and Importers in Australia, the RVSA is set to completely transform the industry as we know it. Under the RVSA, Manufacturers and ...
How to Insure your self build project or Caravan
Ensuring you are able to insure your self-build project when it is completed is important to consider at the beginning, as is making sure the premium is reasonable. There are a few steps the self-builder can take to take care of this. essentially the goal is to demonstrate the project…...
How do I collect my Composite Panel Kit?
Composite Panels are not really suitable for general freight - they are often large in sizehave a high quality finish on each sidethey are not suitable for loading with other itemsthey need to be handled with care Besides the inevitable high cost of freight there is also a risk of…...
Shower Door FAQs
Can you supply a Shower Door a particular height to suit my job? Glide-away and Rollaway shower doors come in certain heights only and the height cannot be modified to suit your application. The Glide-away Door comes in 6 choices (1525, 1600, 1650, 1700, 1750 1800mm) and the Rollaway Door…...
How do I get started? – I want to build a project using Composite Panels.
Building a caravan or RV project can be compared to building a small house. It is not possible to learn the subject in a day but it is advisable to work through it step by step and do your due diligence: Do all your research first - to see what's…...
Composite Panels FAQs
In my panel design is there a limit to the number of cut-outs and location of cut-outs? There are no golden rules here and no guarantee that what works for one project will work for another but here are a few pointers. As a guide any cut-out closer than 200…...Warning: Use of undefined constant cutlooserv_custom_pagination - assumed 'cutlooserv_custom_pagination' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /srv/users/diycaravans/apps/diycaravans/public/wp-content/themes/twentyonedesigns/page-templates/blog.php on line 70