DeskToGlory
Adventurer
Flooring, Bed Platform Install, Cabinets
The first thing I had to do was tear out all of the spray foam insulation that I found EVERYWHERE in the van. Eventually I had a clean slate to work with.
I started by laying down some Fat Mat Sound Deadening/insulation on the engine hump and flooring. There are a couple of spots on the rear wheel wells that may need some minor rust repair in the future so I left those bare for now. I cut two pieces of 1/2" birch ply as a subfloor and bolted them down through the body at each corner. While I was at it I made sure to install the bottom plate of our Odyssey Battery hold down.
Next up, vinyl plank flooring! I figure that the vinyl plank would hold well to temperature changes and moisture, so I spent a couple of hours cutting it up and snapping it together. Right now it's floating on the subfloor to allow for some expansion/contraction due to changes in temperature. It may get glued down with construction adhesive at some point.
The carpet in this thing was pretty gross. Obviously there are no ACC carpet kits for Delicas so I grabbed some indoor/outdoor carpet from Princess Auto (I'm assuming it's similar to Harbour Freight) and went to town laying it out with some heavy duty Velcro attached with contact cement.
I slapped together a little side cabinet with my mediocre wood working skills and bolted it to the side of the van. There won't be any cooking happening inside the van, but there's enough room in the cabinet for a small sink (actually a stainless steel bowl with a hole cut for a drain) and a little storage.
The first thing I had to do was tear out all of the spray foam insulation that I found EVERYWHERE in the van. Eventually I had a clean slate to work with.
I started by laying down some Fat Mat Sound Deadening/insulation on the engine hump and flooring. There are a couple of spots on the rear wheel wells that may need some minor rust repair in the future so I left those bare for now. I cut two pieces of 1/2" birch ply as a subfloor and bolted them down through the body at each corner. While I was at it I made sure to install the bottom plate of our Odyssey Battery hold down.
Next up, vinyl plank flooring! I figure that the vinyl plank would hold well to temperature changes and moisture, so I spent a couple of hours cutting it up and snapping it together. Right now it's floating on the subfloor to allow for some expansion/contraction due to changes in temperature. It may get glued down with construction adhesive at some point.
The carpet in this thing was pretty gross. Obviously there are no ACC carpet kits for Delicas so I grabbed some indoor/outdoor carpet from Princess Auto (I'm assuming it's similar to Harbour Freight) and went to town laying it out with some heavy duty Velcro attached with contact cement.
I slapped together a little side cabinet with my mediocre wood working skills and bolted it to the side of the van. There won't be any cooking happening inside the van, but there's enough room in the cabinet for a small sink (actually a stainless steel bowl with a hole cut for a drain) and a little storage.
