How To Line A Van Roof

We needed to fix it but we weren t willing to pay much.

How to line a van roof.

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. How to insulate a camper van. Lets get into the materials you need to carpet line your van. Ever wondered how the professionals ply line a van.

If you re going for the whole hog you can also insulate your floor. 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. 4 glue the camping mats to the roof using high temperature contact glue use the batons as support.

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. Now you know which method you are going to use. 1 take measurements and cut a piece of 5 5 mm plywood for the roof lining.

Heres what you need. It uses wind power from outside the vehicle to pull air from inside a vehicle to improve ventilation. An empty cargo van provides the best blank canvas. We live in the pacific northwest and love to ski our goal is to drive the sprinter around ski resorts and camp out.

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. 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. Any unit you build can be fixed securely through the van.

In fact in a good hard weekend s work the average handyman could go from truck to rv shell. The material list is similar for both methods of van lining. A van roof vent is a simple device. The van sported big rust spots around the rain gutters and roof and it had started leaking too.

Watch this 9 minute how to do video to learn all the tricks from the van ply lining specialists vanax. Or a permanent bed area in the van. If you ve bought a van second hand it s likely that it s previously been used for lugging tools and equipment. A fairly standard ford service truck van that used to belong to sears.

It was easier than you might think to add a camper top.