Should YOU Sound Deaden Your CAMPERVAN? - DIY Budget Campervan Conversion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video we're SOUND DEADENING our campervan. Wanting to know if it would make a difference we decided to conduct a little test. The results were quite surprising!
We bought some positively reviewed and highly rated sound deadening material to install in our campervan. We'd seen many sound deadening tutorials but what many of those were lacking were a before and after example of the difference doing so makes. We decided to to run a little experiment ourselves to see if sound deadening a CAMPERVAN or MOTORHOME was worthwhile. So, should you sound deaden your campervan?
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Noico 80 mil (2 mm) 36 sqft (3.4 sqm) car Sound deadening mat, Butyl Automotive Sound Deadener, Audio Noise Insulation and dampening
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Is sound deadening YOUR campervan or motorhome a worthwhile investment of time and money? Hopefully this video will give you the answers you require and help guide you in your own decision of whether or not to sound proof your own little tine home on wheels.
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I'm well late to this as I've just found your channel, but regarding the before and after db readings, remember that the decibels scale is not a straight line scale - the readings are relative. So, to quote from the internet "On the decibel scale, the quietest audible sound (perceived near total silence) is 0 dB. A sound 10 times more powerful is 10 dB. A sound 100 times more powerful than near total silence is 20 dB. A sound 1,000 times more powerful than near total silence is 30 dB, 40 dB and so on."
So the difference between 70db and 60db is not 15% quieter, it's A LOT quieter! In fact it's half as loud!
Thanks for your input with this. I’m just starting my own conversion and read so much stuff about so many different materials, I wasn’t sure which way to go. Now I do so thanks.
For our camper, sound deadening did make a difference but insulation and absorbent furniture also all help, so its a multi-layered sandwich of absorption!
Multi-layered sandwich of absorption, what a great description! 😁👏 Looking forward to hearing the difference a fully insulated interior makes to the noise levels. Happy camping! 😊👍
Another great video, I did wonder how much difference it would make, so glad your doing all these tests, cant wait for the next video
Glad you like it man. We weren't going to bother with a video solely on sound deadening as it's such a boring topic. 😄 The more we thought about it though, the more we wanted to know if it was worth the time and money. We then thought a video highlighting before and after might be interesting and actually be of help to others. 😊👍
Thanks for the butyl tip off, just brought some to try out 👍🏻
I bought a little bit of Dodo Mat from ebay and plan on using it sparingly just for the obvious parts on the ceiling and walls. I did find that the previous owner had used a load of Duralay Laminate Flooring Underlay as sound deadening and it seems to do an OK job & it's free so I'm keeping that.
We learnt a little goes a long way. Probably just as well as it weighs so much. If we had to apply more than 30-50% to achieve decent sound reduction we'd probably just leave it out as the tradeoff of all that additional weight wouldn't be worth it in our view. We're expecting huge improvements again once we've insulated.
Interesting and informative. Nice one bud
Cheers Cap! 😁 Thanks for watching mate. 😊👍🍻
A budget sounds deadener is roof flashing as it’s self adhesive. Buy
Lovely job!
Completely agree mate. I mention it on a couple of occasions in the video and have linked this awesome cheaper alternative in the description. 😊👍
The ambience makes a massive difference.
It does! I think the mic picks up a lot of the road noise as the differences before and after didn't seem that great using that as a gauge... To my ear though, everything sounds more solid. There's less 'ringing' coming from the van. 🙂👍
Pilgrim Pods when I did mine like that, I had a squeaky door so my results were messed. Now that I’ve found the door squeak the van is very quiet along with my choice of insulation
@@BruceLauderdale that's reassuring to hear. I think there's additional rattles coming from our doors as well. I'll run the first fix wiring today or tomorrow and insulate the following day and hopefully like you, that'll make a difference too. 😊👍
Pilgrim Pods - I’m sure it would. The difference just the deadening makes has an weirdness about it. It does something which is far more pleasing but actually explaining the difference is so difficult to put into words. Overall, I would definitely do it again.
wish id put in ceiling of mine.....its soooooooo loud the rain on roof...honestly bab....im sure it'd be worth every penny...something to change when i refurb me van !!
It was a bit of an afterthought on the ceiling. We were focused on getting decent coverage in the walls and doors and had quite a bit left over so applied it to the ceiling too. It went further than we thought! 😄 Are you planning on giving your van a makeover any time soon? 😊
@@PilgrimPods yep for sure she's 18yrs old, ive had her 13 yrs, and during the late autumn/winter im gunna sort all lower rust/mainly cut out /& have new sills on, and im gunna take inside out & check every lil bit for rust, then 2 new skylights and re-build ,and change layout..wanted to do it all during lockdown,but no festys this yr , so no money, so im aiming for winter - proper sorted and she'll last another 20 + yrs for sure !! im excited all my previous vans i sold on...but she's a jumbo xlwb transit & worth restoring & renovation, and oh yeah she's having a 'roller' re-paint too...soooo looking forward to that part bab!!!!....got some arty ideas as extra on top too......cheers for videos.....def gunna add the sound proof after 13 yrs of rain drops :) *
@@feralfreebirds sounds a beaut! Would love to see some pics of the old girl. 🙂
@@PilgrimPods well im gunna do some vids on the transformation, either put on here or on a blog....as the worlds gone bonkers for vanlife ---which is ace !!..i'll send ya a message when i do :) !
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The question is what (how big or small) would be the difference if you did put sound deadening material on the ceiling.
An illustrative test would've been useful. Wonder if I can find something this specific on TH-cam. Probably not.
I was intrigued about the idea of butyl tape being cheaper than automotive sound deadening (too late for me I'm afraid - I've already sound deadened the van). However, looking it up on the internet, a roll of tape of 10m x 5cm x 1.5mm (which works out at 0.5 square metres) is about £10 - that's aprox £20/square metre. The Dodo Dead Mat Hex 5.83m x 0.6m roll I bought works out at £14.32 / square metre. So now I'm wondering - is the butyl tape really cheaper - or maybe there is some other type of butyl sheet material available?
From what I can glean butyl tape is cheaper but not purchased online as the weight of the stuff appears to factor into the price when it comes to delivery. I've found good savings to be had at local DIY stores; just means I have to get off my backside and go collect it. If memory serves, it's pretty cheap at Toolstation. I'll look more closely when I get around to sorting the doors of the cab. 😊
The prices above are from ToolStation. I think it only looks cheaper until you work out the square metres covered. Do let us know if you manage to find it somewhere else cheaper please.
I would recommend using lead flash band instead or tape. It's about the same price as dodo matt but stops a hell of a load more noise.
Wickes do a heavy flash band that is cheap. I plan to use that.
I'll take a look at that stuff mate. Best of luck with your own build!
Why only sound proof in 50%? Will 80% or 90% would be better in long term and blocking more outside noise?
The difference between 50% soundproofing and none is huge but whilst using more will make a difference, the gains just aren't as big. Also there's the additional cost and weight to consider. It's a really dense and heavy material. Insulating the van is also going to make a big difference too. I guess it all boils down to personal preference like most things. 🙂
@@PilgrimPods Thanks for sharing, good to know when the time comes 👍
Get a roll of butyl 450mm by 10m for £30 that is cheap.. Same as deadmat without the cost
Good advice mate, thanks. 🙂👍
I think every material serves a particular function. Butyl tape seems like it's extremely sticky and way too strong?
Maybe the best bet is just to buy the cheapest sound deadening material. Instead of popular brands. And maybe it's that's the best way to economize on this?
@@MaximC been on van now year and a half multi layered with 11mm closed cell foam absolutely no issues no smell in heat
Yes, the test isn't that accurate I think. Basically at the beginning you did mention that the argument against additional sound deadening is that once one puts the insulation and EVERYTHING else - by that point sound deadening is not necessary. But then you did test on a completely empty van, so...
Some sound advice there do you reckon its worth doing the the cab doors or is that just overkill 👂👂👍👌
Cheers Darren. 😊👍 We'll sound deaden the cab later on down the line once the conversion is complete. We'll probably strip the doors, paint them and do the sound proofing in one go. 🙂
Front doors is a good call 👍🏻
What vid did you put in the seats? And where did you get the swivel bases from?
'Installing Ford Galaxy seats' is the video. The swivel bases come attached to the seats and they were an eBay purchase. 🙂👍