Heres what you need.
How to line a van roof.
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.
The van sported big rust spots around the rain gutters and roof and it had started leaking too.
We live in the pacific northwest and love to ski our goal is to drive the sprinter around ski resorts and camp out.
The base vehicle may surprise you.
I wanted to keep the courtesy light so i ve left some space for it when cutting the roof panel.
As such there are probably scrapes and scratches on the floor.
Ever wondered how the professionals ply line a van.
If you re going for the whole hog you can also insulate your floor.
An empty cargo van provides the best blank canvas.
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.
1 take measurements and cut a piece of 5 5 mm plywood for the roof lining.
4 glue the camping mats to the roof using high temperature contact glue use the batons as support.
A fairly standard ford service truck van that used to belong to sears.
The material list is similar for both methods of van lining.
Any unit you build can be fixed securely through the van.
Watch this 9 minute how to do video to learn all the tricks from the van ply lining specialists vanax.
Before installing any insulation give it a good sweep.
Or a permanent bed area in the van.
Lets get into the materials you need to carpet line your van.
Insulating the van roof and floor.
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.
A van roof vent is a simple device.
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.
How to insulate a camper van.
In fact in a good hard weekend s work the average handyman could go from truck to rv shell.
It uses wind power from outside the vehicle to pull air from inside a vehicle to improve ventilation.
A good supply of high tempeture spray glue such as trimfix.
We just bought a new mercedes sprinter van 2013 144 with high roof and are starting the conversion towards a winterized camper.