Flooring Options

[joefromsf]

Originally Posted by boywonder

Plywood is 1/2" baltic birch......old 3/4" plywood ripped into furring strips and adhered to plywood using liquid nails.

Butyl sticky backed window flashing cut into strips and applied to furring strips to eliminate noise/squeaks.

Felt/rag carpet pad stapled to underside of floor to keep insulation off of metal van floor.

Furring strips interrupted to allow wiring to run under the floor.

Flooring is called Nautilex "decko-dot" boat deck flooring. Most of the inside of the van and door panels are covered with the same stuff using contact cement. Door panel shown to illustrate texture of decko-dots.

Hey Boywonder,

You mention, "Felt/rag carpet pad stapled to underside of floor to keep insulation off of metal van floor.", but I don't see what type insulation you are talking about. Do you just mean the wood layers?

Any sound deadening attributes of your system?

--Joe

[PNWVAN]

Here is what I have as temporary flooring at the moment. 1/2 foam board and 1/4 OSB. Feels pretty solid at the moment, going to give it a go a trip we have coming up at the end of the month. Put Reflectix behind the stock wall panels until can do more permanent walls. Will know how much it helps after the trip.

[IrishAl]

How did you cut the OSB board to fit? Did you use a template?

[PNWVAN]

IrishAl,

I bought a roll of brown masking paper and used that to make a template. It worked pretty well.

[BCam]

Originally Posted by Annie O

I know people have used various less expensive flooring options and are happy, but I saw a VW van last summer with flooring I liked and it was ALTROtransfloor.com
The rep explained the transportation line of flooring is built to flex and bend with a vehicle and some will hold up under heavy carts being moved on them. I suppose it depends on how your vehicle is used.

I think I priced it around $200+ shipping (from Cali) for my RB E350, starting behind from seats. Maybe they have end lots available at the factory.
Thinking of using a VanRug liner for base. I know it can be done cheaper but I'm finding I don't have much time to get interior where I want it- don't have a place to do it all myself.

It's Altro Transflor: https://www.altrofloors.com/Floors/T...oring-products

[86Scotty]

Originally Posted by BCam

It's Altro Transflor: https://www.altrofloors.com/Floors/T...oring-products

That stuff is awesome. Bus floor traffic is brutal and this stuff is warrantied for 15 years? I think that just went way up my list for my next build.

Is it hard to come by in small quantities?

[BCam]

Originally Posted by 86Scotty

That stuff is awesome. Bus floor traffic is brutal and this stuff is warrantied for 15 years? I think that just went way up my list for my next build.

Is it hard to come by in small quantities?

I have no first hand knowledge, but I did some Googling that may help:

https://www.fordtransitusaforum.com/...or-wood.75246/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VH-T7zIqFM

I'm pretty sure you're going to have to contact the manufacturer directly to get details including local vendors.