How To Line A Van Roof

The base vehicle may surprise you.

How to line a van roof.

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. It was easier than you might think to add a camper top. In fact in a good hard weekend s work the average handyman could go from truck to rv shell. Now you know which method you are going to use.

We needed to fix it but we weren t willing to pay much. The material list is similar for both methods of van lining. A van roof vent is a simple device. If you re going for the whole hog you can also insulate your floor.

We live in the pacific northwest and love to ski our goal is to drive the sprinter around ski resorts and camp out. 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. A fairly standard ford service truck van that used to belong to sears. As such there are probably scrapes and scratches on the floor.

I was restricted by the fact that the van was a low roof model so i wanted to minimise the amount of headroom that i lost by insulating the floor. Before installing any insulation give it a good sweep. I wanted to keep the courtesy light so i ve left some space for it when cutting the roof panel. A good supply of high tempeture spray glue such as trimfix.

Or a permanent bed area in the van. An empty cargo van provides the best blank canvas. It uses wind power from outside the vehicle to pull air from inside a vehicle to improve ventilation. The van sported big rust spots around the rain gutters and roof and it had started leaking too.

If you ve bought a van second hand it s likely that it s previously been used for lugging tools and equipment. Lets get into the materials you need to carpet line your van. Insulating the van roof and floor. Any unit you build can be fixed securely through the van.

4 glue the camping mats to the roof using high temperature contact glue use the batons as support. Ever wondered how the professionals ply line a van. We just bought a new mercedes sprinter van 2013 144 with high roof and are starting the conversion towards a winterized camper. Unfortunately a van roof vent is often an overlooked accessory that does a big job of keeping tradesmen potentially safe and their vans more comfortable.

How to insulate a camper van.