van insulation for floors and walls & sound deadening | VAN BUILD SERIES
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This week we are sharing what van insulation we used for our floor and walls and how to insulate a van. We also will share what sound deadening material we chose to use on the floor of our van.
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Completely agree, people focus on the insulation but windows and front cab are what let the most heat escape/enter. It's worth spending more time on a curtain between the cab and rear of the van, and window covers. The reality putting insulating inside metal walls isn't going to do a lot, as the heat can transfer through the metal and around the insulation anyway. I built out a transit and at least that has thermal breaks between many of the contacts between the inner wall and outer wall of the van.
I also used recycled plastic insulation (like Thinsulate) you can get it in thin sheets or bats, it's cheap, easy to install, safe to handle, and it is resistant to mould and moisture, and can breath to let moisture that accumulates on the wall out again.
The inside layer (living area) of reflectix provides the thermal break and is a vapor barrier, if properly sealed. It's as good as it gets, from a cost/performance perspective. There is no perfect solution. It's a van.
Really informative video. Love seeing behind the scenes and the work that goes into making a van habitable.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks Sara for the tip on wall insulation I needed eto hear that i have been doing to much research and have a lot of windows lol so thanks heaps
Great video! Thanks as always!
Just found your channel and currently binge watching all your vids while the baby sleeps! We are just about to buy our first van to give up our home and live the van life for a while whilst travelling Europe with our 15 week old, 3 year old and our dog! So excited to get started on the van and then hit the road! Thankyou for some more inspiration!! ✌️😀 xxx
*GOOD LUCK* 😘
Love the blue grey color! High roof is important.
Loved the information. Thank you
Thanks for watching!!
❤❤❤❤great work
If I may suggest, EHP Rollboard, it’s a Ceramic insulation. 1/8 of an inch of it outperformed 2 inches of foam in our bus conversion.
Just looked it up. Wow! Great tip. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Where can I buy this?
@@TheWilleyWayMinseal Corp in Arizona, do not buy from Amazon
@@diydetailofficial hey one more thing is this the ceramic fiber cloth or the blanket? thank you for the info.
Thank you so much. 😍
Do get any condensation in between all the insulation? Is there access to all the electrical? I was thinking instead of wood panels on the ceiling maybe removable Velcro panels like in boats. Any thoughts?
I love your detailed and informative videos. Who else find their videos very informative?
Thank you!!
I am a big fan of reflectives used it on my house and it made a huge difference I’d like to see you post your test and what you found
love ya! i hope yall have as many children as you want ... you guys rock it. i am professionally teaching my child how to choose professionals to follow ... you guys do it right! take care of each other your personhood is the most important part of the equation. much love and hugs.
Thank you so much!!
Hello you guys,
I am very impressed by the way you are insulating your rigs. I'm looking out some van conversion builders for a near future. But in my case I will be living in it full time BUT I am in Canada, and here the temperature could get as low as -30 degree Fahrenheit.
What are you doing for the pipings and the tanks (grey and black). Are you putting them under the rigs in an insulated box with heat???
Another question! Did you frame the floor before putting the factory sub floor back into the van? Or is that not needed?
I get confused on when the electrical part comes in. Is it after insulation and before ceiling and wall is done?
Do electrical after insulation. Why? Because I want to be able to get to ur wires
That makes sense, thanks 😊
"Wool dust" is actually boric acid which acts as both a flame retardant and insecticide. But yeah, even though it's low in toxicity and zero VOC probably best not to breath it in.
Yay!! Heated floors so exciting!
I'd like to see a video about the ambient floor heat!
I second that!
Me too!! I'd love to see this.
what is the R value of those 2in wool wall plus reflectix?
What do you plan on covering the holes in subfloor where D-rings were? I'm debating on using the factory subfloor as well, that thing is nice!
Question, I have seen videos where they glue down wood strips after the insulation,
I noticed you omitted this step, why?
Love all your videos.
using the factory composite floor is a great idea. but what about fastening base cabinets, benches and shower walls to the composite floor? Glue? GREAT VIDEO!!!
Have you considered the sound deadening/insulator product called Lizard skin? I heard the U.S. military uses it for their vehicles.
Could you talk about how you removed the factory floor beforehand? I just bought my van and want to pull it up to insulate. Also, what foam board did you use above the sound deadener? You didn't really go into what product you used for the floor before laying the sub floor back in.
Have you considered hydronic floor heat? How do you keep fresh water from freezing? Advantages/disadvantages between espar and hydronic?
Thanks in advance, love your videos!!
Great video, need ur advice, which one has high top, 4 sleepers, best engine, best price and gasoline savings
How much cost convert and how can I find someone help me in converting affordable
After installing the kilmat, 1/4" Minicell Foam from Foam N More than laying the subfloor back down, can you just reuse the hardware from the subfloor? I just don't want to drill extra holes in the metal like other builders have shown. Thanks!
Did you just lay double scrim Thinsulate on top of the Kilmat? What about Minicell foam?
Also, why reflectix over Low-e?
Thanks.
Nice.
Can this vehicles be registered as conversion vans or RV’s after completed, for tax savings and lower insurance premiums?
did you guys build the garage for tall vans or just luck out when you bought the house?
Are you’re sealing the havelock in the walls with no air circulation?
Do you still add Reflectix to the inner walls before installing the wool?
Will the wool attract moths? What it the wool get moist or wet, will it sag down and create gaps in the insulation?
Where did you buy the mini cell foam?
Hello, Can i have more details on Blue Gray color? Exact location and paint, so I can buy same one. I like that color
I really like your van designs. I am wondering why you haven’t chosen to wall off the cabins like I see others do especially for the insulation purpose? I’m looking to have someone build one for me...doing my research on all the details☺️
Was that minicell that you put on top of the kilmat?
I’m curious about the kilmat in regards to outgassing? Is it a safe product in that regard? I tend to be sensitive to chemicals and am trying to plan and build my rig with the safest products possible. Would you recommend kilmat or should I be looking at a different route for sound deadening?
We didn’t notice any smell from it.
what is the point of reflectix insulation on the interior? The R-value is almost negligible without proper spacing and thermal reflection? just curious what it adds to insulation VS just using wool and a wall
how many bags of whool do you use ?
"Just gonna make sure!" Lol
What materials you used for the walls? Gypsum boards?
Where are you located? I looking to have a build done. Thank you.
8:20 I'm sorry... did you say you put reflectix on yr van walls first, then wool then another layer of reflectix? If yes then that goes against every professional who says reflectix on van walls is pointless and that it's only good with a one inch airgap. Or just use on windows.
007nadineL yes we said that. And we are professional van builders who have tested it. 🤷🏻♂️
I think the expert on van insulation is Greg Virgoe who has a video here. m.th-cam.com/video/DKy6WnFh368/w-d-xo.html. He is an industrial HVAC pro in his work life. According to him, reflectics are intended as a vapor barrier to keep moisture from breathing, cooking etc from reaching the outside van walls and condensing on the inside of the outside walls and wetting the insulation. I’m with 007nadinet: I don’t see how reflectics stuck directly to the outside walls would do anything except maybe keep moisture off the inside of the outside wall, but by then your insulation is already wet. Anybody else have thoughts?
@@billvanarsdale Just need to make sure that the living/warm/occupied/moisture side vapor barrier is really sealed well. The outer reflectix can't hurt, and will help, as long as the inner (living side) is sealed. well.
Where do you buy reflective
In the video you mentioned that you did your own tests on the reflectix, wool, reflectix for the wall insulation. Can you explain the tests and the results please. I'm really interested in how that played out for you. Thank you and I look forward to watching more of your videos.
hmm.. no response. had the same question
Hello the James Family just wanted to let you know that hope you and yours are all safe and sound during this very trying time in this lovely world of ours miss your videos you all take care and be well Linda G.
What was the black insulation material used on top of the kilmat?
I hope that they reply. I'd like to know as well.
It's 1/4" Minicell Foam from Foam N More
Hi Sarah and Alex, was floor insulation something that you installed in this build? If so, was it XPS board or Polyiso board?
Good question. I wish that they had specified that. It looked like some type of black foam mat, but the video was quick.
@JohnBaker3000 It's 1/4" Minicell Foam from Foam N More
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what about using spray foam
Did you just need the two bags of wool for the walls?
Yes that is correct
So normally the Kilmat is only meant to cover a partial amount of the walls/floors/ceiling. Are you covering the entire floor purely for the waterproofing feature that Alex mentioned? Seemed like overkill so just wondering about that. I love the WOOL idea, might have to use that instead of foam board even though it will cost a little more. Thanks for sharing this info, it is very helpful! We got our used sprinter 1.5 weeks ago and are super excited to start this adventure. :)
Yes we did kilmat on the entire floor to help create more of a barrier and prevent any rust issues down the line
@@SaraandAlexJames may I ask what the layer of material was on top of the killmatt? It looked like foam, Alex nor Corey mentioned what it was, but we could see it. Thank you!
Never mind, I see below, thank you!
Do you ever notice any squeaking noise from the foam board?
u should get carhartts to sponsor you ;-)
I thought that kilmat is supposed to be used every few feet
I don't want to be "that person", just politely asking you guys to watch erin janus's "the wool industry exposed" here on youtube when you get the chance
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Wool is all marketing and eco friendly but it’s R rating is pathetic and absorbs moisture. Tokenism at its best.
You don't make videos no more
Sadly, this video is more about you guys having fun and giggling rather than the actual installation process. It wasn't until 12 minutes into your 15 minute video that you mentioned the step-by-step is in another video. Waste of time! Giggle Giggle.