How To Line A Van Roof

Watch this 9 minute how to do video to learn all the tricks from the van ply lining specialists vanax.

How to line a van roof.

In fact in a good hard weekend s work the average handyman could go from truck to rv shell. We needed to fix it but we weren t willing to pay much. 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. Insulating the van roof and floor.

The material list is similar for both methods of van lining. It was easier than you might think to add a camper top. We just bought a new mercedes sprinter van 2013 144 with high roof and are starting the conversion towards a winterized camper. How to insulate a camper van.

A good supply of high tempeture spray glue such as trimfix. Any unit you build can be fixed securely through the van. Or a permanent bed area in the van. It uses wind power from outside the vehicle to pull air from inside a vehicle to improve ventilation.

As such there are probably scrapes and scratches on the floor. Heres what you need. 4 glue the camping mats to the roof using high temperature contact glue use the batons as support. Now you know which method you are going to use.

The base vehicle may surprise you. If you ve bought a van second hand it s likely that it s previously been used for lugging tools and equipment. 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. A van roof vent is a simple device. Ever wondered how the professionals ply line a van. Lets get into the materials you need to carpet line your van.

If you re going for the whole hog you can also insulate your floor. I wanted to keep the courtesy light so i ve left some space for it when cutting the roof panel. Before installing any insulation give it a good sweep. An empty cargo van provides the best blank canvas.

A fairly standard ford service truck van that used to belong to sears.