Insulate And Carpet Van

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Insulate and carpet van.

It was a cold and damp morning 37f and we were heating the van with the webasto heater 55f. I top the plywood base with carpet foam pad and then carpet the plywood. In addition to that we also made reflective insulating. This photo was taken during the conversion without ez cool installed.

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. I recently have started living in a van 3ish months now it s a 2003 dodge ram 2500 van extended it was previously used by my grandfather for carpet and lino installs and because of the glue s that he used he had already carpeted it and insulated and put wood paneling on the walls and roof. 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. As far as costs we spent about 150 on the insulation 2 sheets of 3 4 polyiso 4 cans of spray foam 1 roll of fiberglass 1 roll of reflectix and 2 cans of spray adhesive.

Foam board works for insulating van floors as long as it s between framing members with rigid flooring over top so it won t get broken down under the weight of furniture equipment and walking i believe that mass loaded vinyl is a much better option on floors. We used the kiravans easyliner 4 way stretch carpet in wheat to get a nice warm but light look to the van. Don t try it when it is windy unless you have more than two people. It means all the frames inside the van had no insulation on them.

I leave the floor insulation that comes with the van as that adds to the insulation. Note that there was condensation everywhere outside on the van on the ground etc.