How To Line A Van Roof

How to insulate a camper van.

How to line a van roof.

It was easier than you might think to add a camper top. If you ve bought a van second hand it s likely that it s previously been used for lugging tools and equipment. Lets get into the materials you need to carpet line your van. We needed to fix it but we weren t willing to pay much.

The van sported big rust spots around the rain gutters and roof and it had started leaking too. It uses wind power from outside the vehicle to pull air from inside a vehicle to improve ventilation. Before installing any insulation give it a good sweep. An empty cargo van provides the best blank canvas.

Unfortunately a van roof vent is often an overlooked accessory that does a big job of keeping tradesmen potentially safe and their vans more comfortable. We live in the pacific northwest and love to ski our goal is to drive the sprinter around ski resorts and camp out. We just bought a new mercedes sprinter van 2013 144 with high roof and are starting the conversion towards a winterized camper. Here s how we fixed it with an evening s worth of work basic tools and some cheap materials from our local auto parts store.

4 glue the camping mats to the roof using high temperature contact glue use the batons as support. 1 take measurements and cut a piece of 5 5 mm plywood for the roof lining. A van roof vent is a simple device. Watch this 9 minute how to do video to learn all the tricks from the van ply lining specialists vanax.

Ever wondered how the professionals ply line a van. With this in mind the batons i used for the floor were roughly 50mm x 25mm in otherwords the floor was raised by about an inch. As such there are probably scrapes and scratches on the floor. If you re going for the whole hog you can also insulate your floor.

Heres what you need. Any unit you build can be fixed securely through the van. A fairly standard ford service truck van that used to belong to sears. The material list is similar for both methods of van lining.

The base vehicle may surprise you. Now you know which method you are going to use. Or a permanent bed area in the van. I wanted to keep the courtesy light so i ve left some space for it when cutting the roof panel.

Insulating the van roof and floor.