How To Install Wood Floor In A Van

It s eco friendly is hard as nails and looks really nice.

How to install wood floor in a van.

At the beginning richmond really wanted to install bamboo flooring. Our approach will include a layer of polyiso insulation plywood and vinyl flooring. Jules was lukewarm on this idea because of the limited selection of colors tones and mostly went along with it until the flooring experts we talked to all thought it probably wasn t the right material for a van. Tools hardware jigsaw with a wood blade 4x8 1 2 plywood lots of heavy stuff caulk gun vinyl flooring we chose a waterproof rolled vinyl in grey brown natural wood color henry 650r pressure sensitive adhesive great stuff spray foam.

Re installing the factory wood floor we moved the passenger seats towards the back of the van and added l track to hold down an additional floor layer on top of the factory floor. That meant several big changes to the factory wood floor insert. We installed some carriage bolts for the undermount propane tank and the grey water tank that we plan on installing under the van. If you want to drill holes in your floor make sure you have a plan for doing this.

Floor installation installing a floor in a van conversion is one of the first projects that you ll need to tackle as it s the base for many future projects. Installing a van floor is a relatively easy process and a great way to give your camper van a more homey feel. In this case we settled on a dark distressed bamboo hardwood. Many van dwellers choose vinyl flooring because it s thin and waterproof.

Home sweet van floor install. Make sure that your van is ready to install the subfloor. Our neighbor offered us some old hardwood flooring but the thickness would have taken too much height out of the van.