Insulate And Carpet Van

Note that there was condensation everywhere outside on the van on the ground etc.

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. That gives great insulation and sound proofing. This photo was taken during the conversion without ez cool installed.

You should be able to fully insulate your van with havelock wool sheep s wool insulation for about 300 to 600 including shipping depending on the size of your 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. Don t try it when it is windy unless you have more than two people. It was a cold and damp morning 37f and we were heating the van with the webasto heater 55f.

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. We re coming out with an even more detailed post on all aspects of van insulation soon so stay tuned. 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.

I top the plywood base with carpet foam pad and then carpet the plywood. 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.