interesting. how flexible is it? do you think it could be used in place of the automotive stuff that has latex on the back to make it conform around curves and such?
It's definitely not as flexible as automotive/ marine carpet. It's not quite as stiff but pretty close to the same backing that is on house carpet. It will form pretty easy in one direction but would be hard to get to form in corners or other places that go in more than one direction.
Question regarding your floor...how did you secure the plywood to the metal floor and did you use any insulation under it?
Looks like a nice clean job!!
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Hey jj, I used sheet metal screws to hold the wood down. I tried to get most of them in where there are braces accross the underside of the floor, so I didn't have a bunch of screws sticking through the bottom of the van. I didn't use any insulation, just because the wood and carpet would give me enough insulation for our needs. We don't do a lot of really cold camping in it.
I've heard that the gas tank is really close to the floor. Hope none of those screws went through it... I suppose you would get a check engine light if the tank was perforated.
Most vans I've seen have regular carpet to cover the wheel wells and filler housing, because of the irregular shape.
yeah, that was one of my original concerns. the gas tank was a pretty safe distance away and I used the shortest screws I could, so it worked out good. Plus I think I only ended up using about 8 screws. One on each corner of each piece of wood.
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