Would the Dodo Dead Mat Duo be a suitable substitute for the Dead Mat and Van Liner? All suppliers are out of stock of Van Liner (and Thermo Fleece 🤦🏻♂️)
Hi mate, if you were to use the dodo dead mat duo for the sides also could that replace both the silent coat deadening sheets snd the thermo liner? Also is there other products you’d advise to use for the sides and roof as thermo liner is out of stock!
@@CombeValleyCampers Hey there, How does the condensation and mold get managed when doing insulation with Thermo Fleece right up against the walls? I have no experience with building but I want to make sure I don't get condensed water to cause mold and rot inside the walls. Please assist :3
On my 2009 I stripped my panels after watching this video, and found it had not a single piece of sound deadner in the whole vehicle, have now done floor ,rear doors and one panel so far and it's already made a massive difference !!!! Thanks guys
Great video. My only small criticism is I found the music too loud and the speaking too quiet. I had to keep putting the volume up and down to even it out!
Fin Lay : Agreed. In fact it would be so much better without the music as a good tradesman or do it yourselfer is good to watch with only his speaking or the sound of his work or tools to hear. Also might have been good if he had a mike on him as his voice sounds strange due to distance from the mike.
@@kassiedreaneai7459 Hi guys, thanks for your comments. This is one of our earliest videos, and we like to think we have improved now. Just goes to show we are van builders first, not videographers, but we are improving every video!
I found this one of the most informative videos for product selection and technique. We've gleaned some of this ourselves from forums but you were the first actual tech with experience to confirm our assumptions.
Really trust what you guys say, have ordered my insullation and will slowly be working on my van with your videos help. Great so see you working on a van a taking the job slowly so we gt to see the work done and listing products, mistakes and tips is just great. Thanks for taking the time to do this for the comminity.
I second what croft says below, plus, the jump of volume between talking and music is a little jarring. But, as croft also says... that goes in the nitpick department... amazing video.
Thank you for your feedback. We are still very new to this and learning g everytine but rest assured we are loving every minute. Next on the shopping list is definately a lapel mic :)
Hi! Great video, very useful! I was wondering if you had any experience on using Armaflex vs Dodomat, and if so, what made you use Dodomat over Armaflex? Considering using about the same thickness.. Cheers!
finally a good video for insulation. I cringe so much when people use Earthwool/fiberglass? Or whatever they use which is dusty as hell and bad for moisture.
Thanks so much for this video. I’ve basically done so much research that I’ve totally lost what order and what product I need and what order to use them! I pick up my van this week and so I feel like this channel might just be the reason I won’t freeze at night! What’s the minimum coverage of the dodo sound deadening. Some people say 30% - 50% but it looks like you’re using as much as you can on the outside wall? Thanks again!
Great series I love how much detail you go into explaining the do's and dont's also showing the best products you use and why you have chosen to use those suppliers . ive subscribed because of the way you explain things in such detail and yeh theres other guys to watch but you make a better job of it and keep it simple with great hints and tips as well . im loving this series mate keep it up … Brilliant Job :)
Thank you so much! What do you put over the Thermo Fleece as the final layer? Don't you need a moisture barrier? Or do you just place the cladding onto the Thermo Fleece?
Just done the back of my Proace van with 2 x30 boxes of the deadener , doors shut like a roller now , think i will just stuff in the recycled Thermo fleese in now should be better than before also i just carpeted the stock ply panels much nicer inside now so i can use it as a camper as well as work.
Great vid, can I ask why do most other vids on van soundeadening only show people fitting small squares that do not cover the entire visible panel like yours? Your vid was the first I’ve seen that covers all the panel surface?
Folks I don't think you need to cover a whole panel with sound deadening materials, a square patch or 2 is sufficient for it to do it's job, it's both heavy and expensive and you really only need it on large vans and panels.
Agreed, it only to reduces resonance by adding weight to the panel. I also can't really see most wheel arches or floors being worth sound deadening at all. They are heavy gauge metal with usually almost no large flat areas to resonate. Sure it may help a bit but nowhere near as much as as it does on the exterior panels.
Great stuff - thank you for the time and effort and great info PLEASE BUT WHY THE DISTRACTING IRRITATING BACKGROUND LIFT MUSIC _ AS BAD AS THE BBC! PLEASE DON'T DO IT ?
I bought the materials recommended but obviously didn't Co er panels enough as I have loads left over. Must have seen too many videos of small squares rather than almost the full panels being covered. Should I go back and cut lots of little pieces to add more coverage before I add the other layers? I know Combe valley don't usually reply so happy to get opinion from anyone. Really want to do second layer asap
Hi Finn, thanks for the comments. Yes we would advise full coverage, however any thing you place on the panels, over and above what was supplied from the factory, is better than nothing :)
My dodo mat just arrived, first vid I watched on application, the guy said you shouldn't use it on the wheel arches, but use a foam based product to actually absorb the sound instead. Everyone else seems to be using it though. Thoughts?
When you stop somewhere for sleeping, which is the very time when you want to have as little noise as possible, you obviously do not drive on the road... Why to put so much VERY EXPENSIVE anti-noise stuff ? ;-)
Dana Lissy I’ve fitted the same materials as shown in the video and the difference it has made to driving is huge. It’s so much more comfortable to drive around cutting down noise considerably. Hope this helps.
Hi Martin, thanks for your question. I have used lots of different products in the past from different suppliers and found this combination to be most effective for my customers vehicles.
Are most of the stuff u show available in the USA ..if u get the thick do do mat can u just cut it in half so it's not so thick and u can probably do ur whole van ???
Brilliant video, quick question though do you put a plastic barrier on after the fleece and before the cards? I'm doing my T25 up and the old insulation had clear plastic between the insulation layer and door cards.
This seems a long winded way of doing it. At our place we use two 130mm strips. One on the face of the wheel arch and one on top. Then a half moon piece in between. Flattens out without the need to cut loads of times. We use dynamat though so not sure if silent coat would be the same.
I know this video is a few years old, but that insulation stuff with the silver side to it, if you're trying to keep heat out (I'm in Australia) rather than keeping it in, would you install it the other way around? Sorry if this is a Captain Obvious stupid question, lol!
Hey! I really like your video's they are so informative! I'm about to start working on my T6 LWB. I'm looking to use the Dodomat materials but since I live in The Netherlands I have to order the whole package at once. Can you maybe advise me on the amount of stuff to order? I want to use the Sound Deadening with the Thermo Van Liner on top and the Thermo Fleece for the cavity's (both the normal and the slim line product). Can you maybe give me some rough idea of the amount of those products? Keep up the good work! Best regards! Marc
Wow brilliant there's so much information on insulation and a lot of it conflicting, you've nailed it and given me inspiration by way of knowledge on how to do it right
Practical informative video, thanks. I have been hearing great things about the properties of real wool insulation ie, mould suppression, R values and off gassing. Any thoughts.
Thanks for these handy dandy videos. With the deadening on the floor, how do you then fix batten down to take the ply floor? I want to avoid screwing into the base and have seen battens glued directly to metal body but if it has the deadening over will I be able to effectively adhesive the batten onto the foil back sound insulation? Cheers
I've found that the sound deadening works great, but I abide by the 25% rule; after that it decreases the decibel level but it does not actually deaden the van any further. After the 25% I move over to sound insulating foam - it's lighter, does not deaden but that is already achieved - and decreases the db levels.
I'm confused with the self stick insulation. I can understand it with the deadening but with the insulation don't you need to have a vapor barrier between the insulation and the metal of the van?
I watched another youtube video recently and the guy was using your products but used them in the order of Silent Coat, Thermo Fleece and finally Thermo Liner. I believe his theory was that the Thermo liner was best used as the final layer to act as a vapour/moisture barrier to the Thermo Fleece. He also covered the ENTIRE walls in it. Would you recommend this?
Yes thats what I was thinking one should do as well. As most videos include a vapor seal with the reflective material towards inside of the van. I wish you could have mentioned what YT video so as I could view this other method too. Good comment.
i have to agree. I think its good advice to put the moisture barrier as the most inner layer to stop moisture from reaching your insulating layers.This will stop the moisture reaching the outer/colder layers where it would condense and cause water in the bottom the cavity - basically avoiding what he said at the start if the video. i can't understand why these professionals don't follow basic principles for this.
@@athertop So what happens when you get moisture behind the vapour barrier which I believe would be bound to occur at some point however well you think you have done it. It would be trapped and have nowhere to go and rot your van. Ventilation is the key to keeping moisture from condensing and trying to seal a van up is counterproductive. think these videos are really professional and make practical sense but at the end of the day its your vehicle and your choice but just because someone has a different opinion it doesn't make it invalid or unprofessional.
Great helpful vid. Just a question. With doing the floor, would you place any sound deadening/ insulation down first and place batons on top, or batons first then sound deadening/ insulation in the gaps to then place floor on top? Thanks
I used this thin foil deadening under the deck of my narrowboat. It totally transformed the very loud engine noise from the single cylinder diesel. It's def going in my Vito.
Excellent video love the channel mate very helpful and insightful and makes my mind up which way to go for my insulation just got to find the van 1st 😂... Do You need the foil bubble wrap over the top as I see so many use?
Hi Stanley. Apologies for not replying to every comment, however, TH-cam is not our only job! We now have 40 or so videos up on TH-cam, all of which get questions and comments. We also run a busy workshop and answer enquiries all day. one day I would like to be able to get all questions answered.
Does it matter if you put the 10mm and 2mm in the other order as I have used the foam insulation and was wondering if I could put the 2mm mat on top of that.
I’m not convinced you need it . Maybe is some countries depending on weather , I’ve slept 8n the uk in cars basic vans and insulated van I can’t tell any difference, yes put a heater in and you can tell the warmth, we spend years in cars with no rust problems, they key is a heater to keep it dry and ventilation.
Why is none of the insulation or sound deadening required for the metal beams in between the panels? On the top half they looked like they were also part of the outside metal.
Hi Doug. You can sound deaden and insulate every square inch of the vehicle if you wish, however, in terms of practicality and cost, the level of product application you see in this video is adequater for our environments and how most people use a camper. In colder climes or round the world travel, I would advise further research into overall insulation.
excellent vid! I have one question, if I may. I really don't want to carpet the interior of my van, what else do you recommend? And don't say woodchip......
Hi Chris, thanks for you question. According to the Product information and specifications Dodo fleece is Fire tested to BS 5803-4 (exceeds all vehicle specs).
What's the advantage to putting in thermo van liner and then fleece, vs just putting in some fleece/rock wool/mineral wool? I'm guessing it's *additional* sound proofing? but maybe there's some advantage with the closed cell foam?
Hi Robin. The thermo van liner does two jobs as you say. It serves as a great sound barrier (external noise) and sound deadener (panel resonance) as well and thermal properties with the closed cell foam.
They do different jobs. The thin deadener adds mass to the panel stopping resonance, the booming sound when you tap a panel. The thicker, foam materials absorbs energy and is usually used to reduce airbourne noise. If you cover aargebthin panel with a lightweight foam it'll absorb the airbourne, but it'll still boom in sympathy with lower frequencies
Is it possible to get a ballpark figure as to very roughly how much it would cost to fit this insulation? I have a 2004 ford transit van which has been converted into a liveable van and it’s not insulated. I was wanting to do the ceiling and walls only at this stage . I know it would be a very rough figure but just want to know a estimate please to see if it was worth it or just work on getting a new van thank you
Check the link in the description where you can purchase all the products you see in this video
Would the Dodo Dead Mat Duo be a suitable substitute for the Dead Mat and Van Liner?
All suppliers are out of stock of Van Liner (and Thermo Fleece 🤦🏻♂️)
@@drewmce yes absolutely
Hi mate, if you were to use the dodo dead mat duo for the sides also could that replace both the silent coat deadening sheets snd the thermo liner? Also is there other products you’d advise to use for the sides and roof as thermo liner is out of stock!
@@CombeValleyCampers Hey there, How does the condensation and mold get managed when doing insulation with Thermo Fleece right up against the walls? I have no experience with building but I want to make sure I don't get condensed water to cause mold and rot inside the walls.
Please assist :3
Supply website?
A tip: when you cut the insulation for the side panels, don't fit them immediately, but use them as templates for the other side.
On my 2009 I stripped my panels after watching this video, and found it had not a single piece of sound deadner in the whole vehicle, have now done floor ,rear doors and one panel so far and it's already made a massive difference !!!! Thanks guys
Great video. My only small criticism is I found the music too loud and the speaking too quiet. I had to keep putting the volume up and down to even it out!
Fin Lay
: Agreed. In fact it would be so much better without the music as a good tradesman or do it yourselfer is good to watch with only his speaking or the sound of his work or tools to hear. Also might have been good if he had a mike on him as his voice sounds strange due to distance from the mike.
@@kassiedreaneai7459 Hi guys, thanks for your comments. This is one of our earliest videos, and we like to think we have improved now. Just goes to show we are van builders first, not videographers, but we are improving every video!
That’s one of my complaints about all videos with music. I don’t feel it’s needed.
Agree. But I love this guys tone pace and straightforward demonstration and explanation style. Very good 👍
I found this one of the most informative videos for product selection and technique. We've gleaned some of this ourselves from forums but you were the first actual tech with experience to confirm our assumptions.
Really trust what you guys say, have ordered my insullation and will slowly be working on my van with your videos help. Great so see you working on a van a taking the job slowly so we gt to see the work done and listing products, mistakes and tips is just great. Thanks for taking the time to do this for the comminity.
I second what croft says below, plus, the jump of volume between talking and music is a little jarring. But, as croft also says... that goes in the nitpick department... amazing video.
Thank you for your feedback. We are still very new to this and learning g everytine but rest assured we are loving every minute. Next on the shopping list is definately a lapel mic :)
Thanks for the under floor insulation/sound reducing product info. and advice @8:00
This is the video I've been looking for! Great job, buddy
Thanks so much for the best explained van insulation video on TH-cam. Now all I have to do is see if the products are sold in Australia.
Thanks for making it look simple
Thanks for this video, I'm camperizing my practically new Ford Transit Custom and I will surely order this to insulate my baby.
Thanks Bruno, don't forget to check out our other vids
I like the spartan look without applying carpet.
Should you not finish off with a plastic or bubble foil vapour barrier or does the Dodo van liner work as a vp against the van skin?
Did you ever get an answer to this mate? I was thinking the same thing!
@@andyjm7122 no reply
I got the answer for you: www.combevalleycampers.co.uk/post/does-my-van-need-a-vapour-barrier
I got linked here when I asked for the same thing
Great video, would like to see a video off the floor being sound deadened. Very helpful 👍👍.
Hi! Great video, very useful!
I was wondering if you had any experience on using Armaflex vs Dodomat, and if so, what made you use Dodomat over Armaflex? Considering using about the same thickness..
Cheers!
Do yall ever install vapor barriers in your builds?
how effective?? how much warmer? quieter? Nice job & video !! a measure of benefit would be ideal !
finally a good video for insulation. I cringe so much when people use Earthwool/fiberglass? Or whatever they use which is dusty as hell and bad for moisture.
Thanknyoi for your kind words. We like to be able to help and deliver the right info
Do you not understand how wool works?
Very helpful advice, thank you for sharing your knowledge :)
Thanks so much for this video. I’ve basically done so much research that I’ve totally lost what order and what product I need and what order to use them! I pick up my van this week and so I feel like this channel might just be the reason I won’t freeze at night!
What’s the minimum coverage of the dodo sound deadening. Some people say 30% - 50% but it looks like you’re using as much as you can on the outside wall?
Thanks again!
Great series I love how much detail you go into explaining the do's and dont's also showing the best products you use and why you have chosen to use those suppliers . ive subscribed because of the way you explain things in such detail and yeh theres other guys to watch but you make a better job of it and keep it simple with great hints and tips as well . im loving this series mate keep it up … Brilliant Job :)
Thank you so much! What do you put over the Thermo Fleece as the final layer? Don't you need a moisture barrier? Or do you just place the cladding onto the Thermo Fleece?
I was wondering this anything else or chuck ply on top
Just done the back of my Proace van with 2 x30 boxes of the deadener , doors shut like a roller now , think i will just stuff in the recycled Thermo fleese in now should be better than before also i just carpeted the stock ply panels much nicer inside now so i can use it as a camper as well as work.
condensation from cooking etc will make ur fleece insulation damp from inside if it hasnt got a vapour barrier
Living and breathing in a van will do so more than cooking, and in 7 years of building hundreds of vans we have not experienced this yet.
Great vid, can I ask why do most other vids on van soundeadening only show people fitting small squares that do not cover the entire visible panel like yours? Your vid was the first I’ve seen that covers all the panel surface?
Folks I don't think you need to cover a whole panel with sound deadening materials, a square patch or 2 is sufficient for it to do it's job, it's both heavy and expensive and you really only need it on large vans and panels.
Agreed, it only to reduces resonance by adding weight to the panel. I also can't really see most wheel arches or floors being worth sound deadening at all. They are heavy gauge metal with usually almost no large flat areas to resonate. Sure it may help a bit but nowhere near as much as as it does on the exterior panels.
Is it not necessary to have a vapour barrier to limit moisture and subsequent rust?
Everyone fails to mention the noise reduction advantagesof insulation ... both on the road and on-site !
Great stuff - thank you for the time and effort and great info PLEASE BUT WHY THE DISTRACTING IRRITATING BACKGROUND LIFT MUSIC _ AS BAD AS THE BBC! PLEASE DON'T DO IT ?
Feckin background music is driving me nuts - like calling DHL and being put on hold for 20 mins - good advice though
How is the water condensation in the panels when camping in cold / humid weather?
I bought the materials recommended but obviously didn't Co er panels enough as I have loads left over. Must have seen too many videos of small squares rather than almost the full panels being covered. Should I go back and cut lots of little pieces to add more coverage before I add the other layers? I know Combe valley don't usually reply so happy to get opinion from anyone. Really want to do second layer asap
Hi Finn, thanks for the comments. Yes we would advise full coverage, however any thing you place on the panels, over and above what was supplied from the factory, is better than nothing :)
My dodo mat just arrived, first vid I watched on application, the guy said you shouldn't use it on the wheel arches, but use a foam based product to actually absorb the sound instead. Everyone else seems to be using it though. Thoughts?
Great video. I was wondering would it be alright to put the insulation fleece in between the sound deadening and the thermo layer?
It won’t stick if you do it that way
That was great thankyou ☺
Can you tell me if these products are available in the United States?
When you stop somewhere for sleeping, which is the very time when you want to have as little noise as possible, you obviously do not drive on the road... Why to put so much VERY EXPENSIVE anti-noise stuff ? ;-)
Dana Lissy I’ve fitted the same materials as shown in the video and the difference it has made to driving is huge. It’s so much more comfortable to drive around cutting down noise considerably. Hope this helps.
Stirofoam should be chepear alt., Or insulation foam? With nylon wrap moistute barier...
Have you used the Dodo Dead Mat as an alternative to Silent Coat?
I noticed it's a bit cheaper and slightly thinner.
Hi Martin, thanks for your question. I have used lots of different products in the past from different suppliers and found this combination to be most effective for my customers vehicles.
Used the same materials when insulating my camper van, works great and it's so simple and fast to apply!
Daniel Nilsson, how is it holding up in cold weather ? I live in Montana, where it periodically hits -20 with windchill.
Are most of the stuff u show available in the USA ..if u get the thick do do mat can u just cut it in half so it's not so thick and u can probably do ur whole van ???
Why don’t you use Armaflex ?
I been doing a lot of research’s of video like this and this guy broke it down the best 🙌🏾
Brilliant video, quick question though do you put a plastic barrier on after the fleece and before the cards? I'm doing my T25 up and the old insulation had clear plastic between the insulation layer and door cards.
this is fantastically useful video but you stated you'd leave links to the materials in the description and there are none.
My apologies David, we shall get that sorted
Hello, why don't you add a vapour barrier? Thank you.
What is the thickness of thermo van liner
How much heat is lost via the windows, will this render some of the insulation pointless, just trying to decide how much of the van to insulate
would you know how much sq metre a VW T5 Long base is in walls, ceiling, doors and floor ? To know how much dead mats to buy. Thank you.
This seems a long winded way of doing it. At our place we use two 130mm strips. One on the face of the wheel arch and one on top. Then a half moon piece in between. Flattens out without the need to cut loads of times. We use dynamat though so not sure if silent coat would be the same.
Like the MCM chopped fingers in background
First person to notice them and leave comment. Well done man ✌
Awsome thanks.
I know this video is a few years old, but that insulation stuff with the silver side to it, if you're trying to keep heat out (I'm in Australia) rather than keeping it in, would you install it the other way around? Sorry if this is a Captain Obvious stupid question, lol!
Love it. Please equalise the volume of music and voice, I keep having to change the volume 😂
Better yet, just ditch the music. Its so unnecessary
Should you not publish the U value of any product that claims to be insulation ?
It is on their website
what about sweat and rust? My concern is extreme heat insulation.
Kathryn Farrell my dad has a carpeted van, it gets really warm in the summer to the point that it becomes unsafe
Well no carpet for me. The temp was 41c deg yesterday here. Ill still keep looking. Thanks.
Hey! I really like your video's they are so informative! I'm about to start working on my T6 LWB. I'm looking to use the Dodomat materials but since I live in The Netherlands I have to order the whole package at once. Can you maybe advise me on the amount of stuff to order? I want to use the Sound Deadening with the Thermo Van Liner on top and the Thermo Fleece for the cavity's (both the normal and the slim line product). Can you maybe give me some rough idea of the amount of those products? Keep up the good work! Best regards! Marc
Wow brilliant there's so much information on insulation and a lot of it conflicting, you've nailed it and given me inspiration by way of knowledge on how to do it right
Great video. When you insulated the lower rear of the van with the fleece, did you leave a gap for the slam vent? Cheers
Hey Mal, yes we did
Practical informative video, thanks. I have been hearing great things about the properties of real wool insulation ie, mould suppression, R values and off gassing. Any thoughts.
Thanks for these handy dandy videos. With the deadening on the floor, how do you then fix batten down to take the ply floor?
I want to avoid screwing into the base and have seen battens glued directly to metal body but if it has the deadening over will I be able to effectively adhesive the batten onto the foil back sound insulation? Cheers
Did you get an answer to this?
Your videos are literally walking through my van conversion. Thanks guys peace ✌️
I've found that the sound deadening works great, but I abide by the 25% rule; after that it decreases the decibel level but it does not actually deaden the van any further. After the 25% I move over to sound insulating foam - it's lighter, does not deaden but that is already achieved - and decreases the db levels.
Great video! Do you offer this as a service, including carpeting?
I'm confused with the self stick insulation. I can understand it with the deadening but with the insulation don't you need to have a vapor barrier between the insulation and the metal of the van?
I watched another youtube video recently and the guy was using your products but used them in the order of Silent Coat, Thermo Fleece and finally Thermo Liner. I believe his theory was that the Thermo liner was best used as the final layer to act as a vapour/moisture barrier to the Thermo Fleece. He also covered the ENTIRE walls in it. Would you recommend this?
Yes thats what I was thinking one should do as well. As most videos include a vapor seal with the reflective material towards inside of the van. I wish you could have mentioned what YT video so as I could view this other method too. Good comment.
i have to agree. I think its good advice to put the moisture barrier as the most inner layer to stop moisture from reaching your insulating layers.This will stop the moisture reaching the outer/colder layers where it would condense and cause water in the bottom the cavity - basically avoiding what he said at the start if the video. i can't understand why these professionals don't follow basic principles for this.
@@athertop So what happens when you get moisture behind the vapour barrier which I believe would be bound to occur at some point however well you think you have done it. It would be trapped and have nowhere to go and rot your van. Ventilation is the key to keeping moisture from condensing and trying to seal a van up is counterproductive. think these videos are really professional and make practical sense but at the end of the day its your vehicle and your choice but just because someone has a different opinion it doesn't make it invalid or unprofessional.
@@chrishoulding5065 I think the clue is in the name "moisture barrier"
Great helpful vid. Just a question. With doing the floor, would you place any sound deadening/ insulation down first and place batons on top, or batons first then sound deadening/ insulation in the gaps to then place floor on top?
Thanks
dobbiey youtube channel,
...Dobbiey, is that you?!
Can't hear the speaker over bad music 😵
How many of isolators and deadeners did u use for the T5?
Hi, The first layer ... do you cover the floor with that as well? Do you have a separate video for the floor?
Yes we do. We have a how to insulate floor, and how to lay a floor
I used this thin foil deadening under the deck of my narrowboat. It totally transformed the very loud engine noise from the single cylinder diesel. It's def going in my Vito.
Excellent video love the channel mate very helpful and insightful and makes my mind up which way to go for my insulation just got to find the van 1st 😂... Do You need the foil bubble wrap over the top as I see so many use?
Did you manage to find out mate?
@@joshuatimmins2681 no mate didn’t find out think it’s down to Personel preference
Have you let that fleece touch right to the bottom of the cavity? And if so doesn't that soak up a little water?
Yes, and no. The fleece is made from recycled plastic bottle so does not soak up, or hold water
Excellent. I think I've found the materials that I'll be using 👍
my 2012 vw t5 has a factory black mat and substantially padded floor already in place. do you think I should rip it up and replace?
Any suppliers of these products in the US?
Toddle Trails , not sure why he hasn’t answered this question.
I see people asking questions, but don't see many getting reply !
Hi Stanley. Apologies for not replying to every comment, however, TH-cam is not our only job! We now have 40 or so videos up on TH-cam, all of which get questions and comments. We also run a busy workshop and answer enquiries all day. one day I would like to be able to get all questions answered.
Excellent Work am VERY IMPRESSED 🇺🇸 ✔️ 🦅
Great vid. For the floor of the van, wouldn’t it be better to use block based insulation such as celotex or kingspan?
Hi thank you for your great content.
Can you send me link for two inch fleece, please
Does it matter if you put the 10mm and 2mm in the other order as I have used the foam insulation and was wondering if I could put the 2mm mat on top of that.
Great video! Love your work!
Thank you man :)
None of these products are available in the U.S.A. Do you know of equivalent U.S. products?
Were you able to find an equivalent? I am very curious as well & would appreciate the feedback !
@@gameandskate I haven't looked very hard. A van conversion is something in the distant future for me.
Weres the description 🙊
I’m not convinced you need it . Maybe is some countries depending on weather , I’ve slept 8n the uk in cars basic vans and insulated van I can’t tell any difference, yes put a heater in and you can tell the warmth, we spend years in cars with no rust problems, they key is a heater to keep it dry and ventilation.
love the video but the sound mixing is so unbalanced... proper info tho..!! looking forward the next one video..!!!
Yup,we know! It's one of our first videos, and we've learned a lot since!
Would you still need to apply a vapour barrier between the fleece and your cards?
Nope
KILL THE MUSIC,
What would the R value be of this combination?
Hi when you say pre clean do you use anything specific, or just a spray cleaner from under the sink ?
A solvent based cleaner such as panel wipe, or brake cleaner, would be fine
PSA: Do not use with headphones noise levels are drastically different between cuts...you've been warned.
warned too late sadly
Why is none of the insulation or sound deadening required for the metal beams in between the panels? On the top half they looked like they were also part of the outside metal.
Hi Doug. You can sound deaden and insulate every square inch of the vehicle if you wish, however, in terms of practicality and cost, the level of product application you see in this video is adequater for our environments and how most people use a camper. In colder climes or round the world travel, I would advise further research into overall insulation.
excellent vid! I have one question, if I may. I really don't want to carpet the interior of my van, what else do you recommend? And don't say woodchip......
Hi, just wondering how flammable the dodo fleece is with it being recycled plastic. Cheers
Hi Chris, thanks for you question. According to the Product information and specifications Dodo fleece is Fire tested to BS 5803-4 (exceeds all vehicle specs).
roof?
I put fiberglass insulation in mine but it was raining when I done it and it got a bit wet the smell was terrible for months
Almost used fiberglass...glad I didn't. Ended up going the cheap route with some free sheets of styrofoam found in the dumpster.
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What's the advantage to putting in thermo van liner and then fleece, vs just putting in some fleece/rock wool/mineral wool? I'm guessing it's *additional* sound proofing? but maybe there's some advantage with the closed cell foam?
Hi Robin. The thermo van liner does two jobs as you say. It serves as a great sound barrier (external noise) and sound deadener (panel resonance) as well and thermal properties with the closed cell foam.
nice vid, could just the van liner be used under the fleece?
Yes of course. The 3 layer system we use us just a suggestion
hiya. why would i need touse a sound deadener AND then another deadener insulation on the top? Why not just use the deadener/insulation
They do different jobs. The thin deadener adds mass to the panel stopping resonance, the booming sound when you tap a panel. The thicker, foam materials absorbs energy and is usually used to reduce airbourne noise. If you cover aargebthin panel with a lightweight foam it'll absorb the airbourne, but it'll still boom in sympathy with lower frequencies
Is it possible to get a ballpark figure as to very roughly how much it would cost to fit this insulation? I have a 2004 ford transit van which has been converted into a liveable van and it’s not insulated. I was wanting to do the ceiling and walls only at this stage . I know it would be a very rough figure but just want to know a estimate please to see if it was worth it or just work on getting a new van thank you