Plywood Floor In Cargo Van

I swapped out the t 40 torx bolt with a longer m8 hex bolt.

Plywood floor in cargo van.

Installing the plywood floor in the van. We used 1 5 screws elsewhere. We show you a step by step process for installing your van flooring along with a couple different material options to best suite your needs and preferences. The vanrug goes on top of the carinsulation thermal sound deadener.

Inside height the basic composition of the sub floor in an rv or van conversion should consist of a bottom layer of one half to one inch of poly iso insulation and a top layer made of exterior grade plywood. Prep and level the van floor with insulation. We installed some carriage bolts for the undermount propane tank and the grey water tank that we plan on installing under the van. The vanrug makes a great template to get the perfect outline of the van floor.

Later we used 1 screws to attach the plywood subfloor to this joist due to its shorter depth after the notch. Syncro floor liners come in aluminium tread plate or in 12 mm thick birch plywood with a rubber coated or marble look resin surface and protect your van s original floor while also providing a tough even surface for installing racking. Now the 2 x4 is sitting on the van metal floor. As with every part of the van build process there are many different options to choose from for walling material.

The plywood flooring is held down by the tiedown bolts. The standard inch thick plywood is sufficient to securely hold all cabinetry and appliances. Cargo van flooring interior liners legend fleet solutions. Syncro supplies floor liners for all makes and models of van.

Installing the bedrug vanrug. Make sure that your van is ready to install the subfloor. We used a 2 x4 for this so that it spanned the width of the rib. After fully insulating our van and installing laminate flooring the next step was to put up the walls.

For our van we decided to go with 1 4 birch plywood because it s flexible easy to work with and has a nice grain pattern. Installing a van floor is a relatively easy process and a great way to give your camper van a more homey feel.