This way we have somewhere to run the wiring behind the walls ceiling.
Van insulation and carpeting.
Rmax rigid foam insulation use a rigid foam board insulation such as polyiso on your van s walls and ceiling floor optional.
Step one involves leveling out your camper van floor with insulation.
A lot of van lifers futz around and fill in these spaces with little pieces of foam or insulation but these natural gaps make the floor the perfect place to use reflectix insulation.
Carpet lining the van walls september 17 2017 we decided that rather than paneling the van walls with wood we would carpet it to get a better finish and make it seem warmer.
You should be able to fully insulate your van with havelock wool sheep s wool insulation for about 300 to 600 including shipping depending on the size of your van.
Fiberglass insulation fiberglass insulation is popular when insulating homes and many van dwellers use this type of insulation as well.
Its benefits include being easy to install easy to find and cheap to use.
If a vapor barrier is placed directly up against the van wall moisture can still form in the insulation of your walls unless they are completely sealed.
The insulation will also help with sound deadening so if your van doesn t have ribs you will still see some benefit from adding a layer of insulation to the floor.
On the other hand fiberglass insulation does absorb moisture.
Insulating the floor.
We offer a carpet lining and insulation service this starts from a price of 600 00.
Bring your van into us where we will discuss your individual needs we have been in the industry for nine years and have a good knowledge of customers requirements.
We will insulate your van with a high quality insulation equivalent to 50mm king span.
We used reflectix to insulate the floor.
3m spray glue use spray glue on both the insulation and the body of your van before sticking it in place.
It looks a lot cleaner has a nicer finish and also helps to further insulate the van and reduce condensation build up while cooking and sleeping.
This is because an effective vapor barrier will prevent the humid air inside your van from reaching the cold material metal of your van walls and building condensation.
Using foam board you should be able to fully insulate your van for about 150 to 250 we spent about 150 to insulate our standard wheelbase chevy express.
This polyiso insulation is 1 inch thick with an r value of 6.
It pays to think ahead at every step of a van build.
The r value of reflectix isn t the greatest but it s better than nothing and it doesn t cut much height out of the van.
Insulating your van will not only keep you warm but it will prevent condensation from collecting on metal surfaces which there are a lot of in a panel van and causing rust.
This was a pretty simple process.
