How to attach floor, walls, cabinets etc. for easy removal?

[mrsa111]

I'm in the process of insulating my van right now, and trying to think of how to go about installing all my woodwork. the easy way would obviously be to just screw everything down somewhat permanently, but I'm holding off on electrical and plumbing until i have more time, so i'd like to be able to go back in and remove things easily so i can run wires and plumbing behind the woodwork.

I have a good amount of mounting holes in the bare floor that were for seats, so I think I can make a furring strip frame for the floor and walls pretty easy that aligns with those holes. and then obviously mount the floor, walls, and furniture into the furring strips. I'm thinking of using some kind of insert into the furring strips to both mount the frame to the metal floor, the walls/flooring to the frame, and the rest of the furniture through the floor/walls and into the inserts in the furring strips.

First think that would help would be a good write up if somebody out there has done it that way. and if anyone knows of a good insert/bolt solution that would be awesome.

 

[southpier]

furring strip is usually spruce, which is soft. if you want a wood which will hold a fastener, you might be better off with poplar or mahogany. poplar is readily available and easily worked. mahogany, specifically mahogany decking, is become more readily available to the point even the local home depot carries it in limited quantity, and can be hard enough to require drilling before inserting a self-tapping screw to get good results.

there are a plethora of ways to anchor and as many types of hardware, too. common are threaded inserts https://www.grainger.com/product/GRAINGER-APPROVED-5-8-Brass-Slotted-Drive-Knife-4ZU66?s_pp=false&picUrl=//static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/4ZU54_AS01?$smthumb$, T-nuts https://www.grainger.com/category/f...og/N-c2n/Ntt-t+nuts?sst=subset&ts_optout=true, and cross dowels https://www.rockler.com/cross-dowels.

also, think about using a French cleat system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cleat for supporting the weight of your cabinets and holding them to the walls in conjunction with the hardware fasteners. or if you build in the chases for the wire and plumbing runs before installing the cabinets, you can always make access panels wherever it's convenient.