100 percent right. I have tried other makes of tools and they just don’t match up. However some other makes do have some great stuff and very clever innovations but the quality doesn’t match. Thanks for your comment and support
Love your video's, can you please tell me if you dont have an existing ply floor and you put your insulation down then your new ply down how do you fix the ply together where they join,??? Thank you vinny.
We always put two layers of ply down Vinny, the second layer ties the whole thing together perfectly. Thanks for your question and if you need more help, message me enqire@coopedupcampers.com Regards Leigh
Thanks so much, David! Really appreciate your comment. Being new to having a channel, feedback is always helpful to know if we’re on track with what people find valuable
Couple of questions... Not sure if I missed it or not? What was the thickness of the insulation you used? What was the purpose of 2 lots of ply floor? Could you not have just skipped putting the original back in and glued to the insulation?
25mm insulation with the original floor on top of that. 12.5mm Kai Wah plywood to top it off. The purpose of the two layers of ply is to make the floor rigid. We hope this helps!
Yes absolutely. There are several ways to make templates. You could simply put news paper on the floor, cut it to shape and tape all of the pieces together, then transfer it to your plywood. I prefer to by lining paper or card which is stiffer and cut it to shape. It doesn’t have to be perfect because you can add in exactly the same was as shown in the video any deficits. Then put it on your plywood. I hope this helps and we are happy to assist more if you need it. Regards the Cooped Up Campers Team
May I ask chaps, will you be addressing vapour barriers issues or if required, it's ok insulating and tackling moisture control if you have air flow, in van conversion terms hows best to tackle or prevention, your thoughts gents
We have been looking at this for months. I’ve not been persuaded previously that it’s been necessary, however we have decided to use a foil sheet closed cell vapor barrier on this build at the request of our customer. You will see this in due course.
We always used airflow to control damp per se in the van I have previously converted. Good airflow to remove and replace the damp air. Using this principle in conjunction with the vapor barrier should hopefully have a positive effect.
Cracking job gents! Well done! Given me some food for thought. Thanks
No worries at all! Thanks for watching 👍
very neat guys ! please keep it up.
Thank you 👍
That was so much simpler to put down than the dozens of videos I've seen before. Glad I've subscribed.
Great reaction. That is exactly what we were hoping for. Thanks for your input and support
Great stuff gents, keeping it real, luvin it, you gota go a long way to beat makita
100 percent right. I have tried other makes of tools and they just don’t match up. However some other makes do have some great stuff and very clever innovations but the quality doesn’t match. Thanks for your comment and support
Love your video's, can you please tell me if you dont have an existing ply floor and you put your insulation down then your new ply down how do you fix the ply together where they join,??? Thank you vinny.
We always put two layers of ply down Vinny, the second layer ties the whole thing together perfectly. Thanks for your question and if you need more help, message me enqire@coopedupcampers.com
Regards Leigh
Another great video. So much information. Great presentation style. 🤩
Thanks so much, David! Really appreciate your comment. Being new to having a channel, feedback is always helpful to know if we’re on track with what people find valuable
Couple of questions... Not sure if I missed it or not?
What was the thickness of the insulation you used?
What was the purpose of 2 lots of ply floor? Could you not have just skipped putting the original back in and glued to the insulation?
25mm insulation with the original floor on top of that. 12.5mm Kai Wah plywood to top it off.
The purpose of the two layers of ply is to make the floor rigid.
We hope this helps!
If you didn't have a ply floor already on the van, do you have a method of making a template for it?
Yes absolutely. There are several ways to make templates. You could simply put news paper on the floor, cut it to shape and tape all of the pieces together, then transfer it to your plywood. I prefer to by lining paper or card which is stiffer and cut it to shape. It doesn’t have to be perfect because you can add in exactly the same was as shown in the video any deficits. Then put it on your plywood. I hope this helps and we are happy to assist more if you need it. Regards the Cooped Up Campers Team
May I ask chaps, will you be addressing vapour barriers issues or if required, it's ok insulating and tackling moisture control if you have air flow, in van conversion terms hows best to tackle or prevention, your thoughts gents
We have been looking at this for months. I’ve not been persuaded previously that it’s been necessary, however we have decided to use a foil sheet closed cell vapor barrier on this build at the request of our customer. You will see this in due course.
We always used airflow to control damp per se in the van I have previously converted. Good airflow to remove and replace the damp air. Using this principle in conjunction with the vapor barrier should hopefully have a positive effect.
Thank you for your thoughts gents, looking forward to the next installments
Did you glue/stick the insulation to the van floor?
Hi, the insulation wasn’t stuck down to the floor. The only locational fixing was around the edge using constructional grade explaining foam.