VAN INSULATION & LINING SERVICES
Campervan Insulation, Carpet Lining & Sound Deadening
Our van conversions come with full sound deadening as standard; when we say full, we mean sound deadening under the cab floor and on the roof of the van too. We don’t cut corners – This is what sets us apart.
OUR 5-STAGE VAN LINING PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS:
Stage 1
We start by stripping the vehicle then cleaning and preparing the surfaces for the first layer of van lining – Sound Deadening. We us Dodo Dead Mat as it offers great sound deadening properties and it’s a great product to apply compared withs some alternatives we have used in the past.
This is applied to all single skin surfaces in the back of the van. As an extra, we like to apply additional sound deadening to the floor of the cab, front wheel arches and roof of the cab.
Stage 2
Once the deadening mat is installed we then apply the first layer of thermal van insulation. The thermal barrier is a 7mm thick closed cell foam with silver foil back also supplied by Dodo Mat.
Stage 3
The cavities of the wall and door spaces are then filled with a 100% recycled plastic thermal insulation. This thick layer traps the air in small pockets; it resembles wool and gives the van its main thermal protection as well as removing a little more road noise.
Stage 4
We then install our own CNC cut plywood panels to the sides and doors of the van, This not only gives us the perfect base to obtain a smooth lining finish, but it acts as an additional stage of noise reduction as it finishes off the “box” that creates the sound barrier. By trapping the insulation between the metal of the van and the plywood, the sound is channelled into the insulation.
Once these are fixed into place, we tape all joints and holes in the van, this allows a much neater finish to the edges of the panels and smooths out any dips that may otherwise appear on the carpet surface. It also acts as a barrier to prevent dirt and dust from finding its way in from the insulated cavity and causing dirty marks on your carpet. Air will still be able to move around in your wall space and if you leave these holes and gaps uncovered, you will eventually be left with black spots throughout your carpet finish.
Stage 5
The last stage finalises the sound protection and gives the visual finish to the inside of the van. The carpet follows the lines of the van neatly and gives a coach finish. There are a few options for carpet colour too.
We carpet the complete sides all in one piece, this way you don’t get unsightly joins or overlaps that removable panels leave you with. We then provide and carpet new plywood door panels, carpeted to match and attached with hidden clips.
We have, so far, found no substantial advantage to having removable panels as it is very unlikely you are ever going to need to gain access to the wall spaces. If you are worried about installing electrical systems at a later date, we can discuss this and either leave provision in the wall space or conduits so you can feed cables through when you are ready.
If we are doing this process as part of a full or part conversion, we will run all the cables we require into the wall space as standard.
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