Floor insulation
17 replies
eribaMotters replied on 13/04/2024 11:36
Posted on 13/04/2024 11:36
You could try the reflective foil/foam on a roll stuff, similar to that used once used behind your radiators.
https://www.toolstation.com/ybs-general-purpose-thermawrap-insulation/p90532
If you go down to Product Details it actually says:-
"use it anywhere from roofs, walls and floors to motorhomes"
Colin
nelliethehooker replied on 13/04/2024 21:50
richardandros replied on 14/04/2024 13:14
Posted on 13/04/2024 21:50 by nelliethehookerThere are lots of similar products available on eBay. If you do choose to go down that route don't forget to insulate the floor under your bench seats and in the cupboards.
Posted on 14/04/2024 13:14
nth - I lined the lockers (underneath the nearside seat and the n/s bed) with those interlocking 'foam' tiles that are intended to be used as awning carpet. I bought a load in the sale from Halfords and then didn't like them because they sprang apart when used on the uneven floor in the awning. I put them down - not for insulation - but to stop the wooden flooring becoming scratched. They were very easy to cut to fit with them being individual tiles and have made a very neat (and colourful!) job.
Thinking about it, though, they would make excellent insulation for the floor which the OP might like to consider.
Rufs replied on 14/04/2024 13:57
DavidKlyne replied on 14/04/2024 18:02
Posted on 14/04/2024 18:02
I am trying to envisage when feet would get cold? The floor of any caravan/motorhome is already insulated. Are you not warm whilst the heating is on? If you leave the heating off overnight it can get a bit chilly but in those temperatures we wear a pair of socks in bed so certainly don't notice a cold floor should we have to get up during the night.
David
nelliethehooker replied on 14/04/2024 21:23
Posted on 14/04/2024 13:14 by richardandrosnth - I lined the lockers (underneath the nearside seat and the n/s bed) with those interlocking 'foam' tiles that are intended to be used as awning carpet. I bought a load in the sale from Halfords and then didn't like them because they sprang apart when used on the uneven floor in the awning. I put them down - not for insulation - but to stop the wooden flooring becoming scratched. They were very easy to cut to fit with them being individual tiles and have made a very neat (and colourful!) job.
Thinking about it, though, they would make excellent insulation for the floor which the OP might like to consider.
Posted on 14/04/2024 21:23
If the OP was going to lay the carpet on top of those tiles don't you think that the extra height would inhibit the opening of some of the cupboards such as those under the sink and cooker etc.
I have replaced the original carpeted in the caravan with a cut off from a carpet dealer and used some of it to insulate the floor under the seating and in the cupboards too.
KjellNN replied on 14/04/2024 23:03
Posted on 14/04/2024 18:02 by DavidKlyneI am trying to envisage when feet would get cold? The floor of any caravan/motorhome is already insulated. Are you not warm whilst the heating is on? If you leave the heating off overnight it can get a bit chilly but in those temperatures we wear a pair of socks in bed so certainly don't notice a cold floor should we have to get up during the night.
David
Posted on 14/04/2024 23:03
Note that the OP has a 2006 van. Like our 2008 van it has a lower level of insulation than vans made since 2009. Our floor can be cold sometimes, early or late in the year, but having Alde heating does help a bit.
When we feel it is cold, we put a blanket down over the carpet where we sit.
DavidKlyne replied on 14/04/2024 23:48
Posted on 14/04/2024 23:03 by KjellNNNote that the OP has a 2006 van. Like our 2008 van it has a lower level of insulation than vans made since 2009. Our floor can be cold sometimes, early or late in the year, but having Alde heating does help a bit.
When we feel it is cold, we put a blanket down over the carpet where we sit.
richardandros replied on 15/04/2024 10:05
Posted on 15/04/2024 10:05
"If the OP was going to lay the carpet on top of those tiles don't you think that the extra height would inhibit the opening of some of the cupboards such as those under the sink and cooker etc."
Good point nellie. It would depend on the van. In ours, there's more than enough room under the sink cupboard doors to do it - the tiles are only about 1cm thick.
We're spoilt, though - having underfloor heating in the area we walk on
Rufs replied on 15/04/2024 14:14
Posted on 15/04/2024 14:14
"We're spoilt, though - having underfloor heating in the area we walk on"
and that is why i cant afford a new caravan or a reasonably good 2nd hand one, too many bells and whistles which have pushed up the prices into the silly money bracket.
When we started out we lived in Scotland and ventured out hail snow or blow with just blown air heating, which went off overnight, and lots of thick socks, furry booties and a wooly hat to sleep in if things got really bad. Now i know why lots of sights including this club are installing metered EHU , have to confess we are softies now and dont often venture out in the cold months unless it is to overthere, but we do treat ourselves now to a couple of hot water bottles
welsh david