How To Install Wood Floor In A Van

Jules was lukewarm on this idea because of the limited selection of colors tones and mostly went along with it until the flooring experts we talked to all thought it probably wasn t the right material for a van.

How to install wood floor in a van. Installing a van floor is a relatively easy process and a great way to give your camper van a more homey feel. In this case we settled on a dark distressed bamboo hardwood. It s eco friendly is hard as nails and looks really nice. Home sweet van floor install.

We ultimately decided to use laminate flooring because it looks better than vinyl it s easy to install and it s thinner than hardwood. At the beginning richmond really wanted to install bamboo flooring. We show you a step by step process for installing your van flooring along with a couple different material options to best suite your needs and preferences. Make sure that your van is ready to install the subfloor.

Re installing the factory wood floor we moved the passenger seats towards the back of the van and added l track to hold down an additional floor layer on top of the factory floor. Our approach will include a layer of polyiso insulation plywood and vinyl flooring. We installed some carriage bolts for the undermount propane tank and the grey water tank that we plan on installing under the van. That meant several big changes to the factory wood floor insert.

Many van dwellers choose vinyl flooring because it s thin and waterproof. Our neighbor offered us some old hardwood flooring but the thickness would have taken too much height out of the van. If you want to drill holes in your floor make sure you have a plan for doing this.