Install Van Flooring

Now we get to install the rest of the floor.

Install van flooring.

A floor has many other critical functions than just supporting our feet. And now is the time to install a floor in our van conversion. There are a few options for your flooring and i decided to go with a two step process that involved installing a solid plywood base and then adding an additional layer of vinyl stickers that had a stained wood pattern. The flooring on a passenger van will be a slightly different because there are rails on the ground from where seats used to be.

But overall it will be a similar floor build as any other van. Indeed a proper floor installation prevents water infiltration rust provides thermal and noise insulation and serves as anchor for the cabinets in addition it should be resistant to wear be able to withstand enough weight not produce any squeak and. There are three main parts to a flooring installation for a van build. Here is a great video explaining how to install a stock floor to adjust for the rails along with the installation of a vinyl floor.

The options and procedures for installing camper van flooring and camper van floor insulation are vast and with so many different ways to do it things can get complicated. Installing flooring in a van is pretty similar to installing it in a house but there are a few key differences. A few weeks ago we did a post on how we insulated our conversion van. The last thing we did in the insulation process was laying down reflectix on the floor.

Because of this it is harder to redo replace the floor.