Insulate And Carpet Van

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.

Insulate and carpet van.

We used the kiravans easyliner 4 way stretch carpet in wheat to get a nice warm but light look to the van. It means all the frames inside the van had no insulation on them. It was a cold and damp morning 37f and we were heating the van with the webasto heater 55f. I leave the floor insulation that comes with the van as that adds to the insulation.

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. 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. Don t try it when it is windy unless you have more than two people. This photo was taken during the conversion without ez cool installed.

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. We re coming out with an even more detailed post on all aspects of van insulation soon so stay tuned. I top the plywood base with carpet foam pad and then carpet the plywood. 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.

That gives great insulation and sound proofing. 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.