Soundproofing and Insulation

And so the huge learning curve continues..... How on earth do we stop the van being a tin shed on wheels?




Molly waiting to go out



She was already ply lined in the back, quite neatly thank goodness - The bulkhead had stopped too much noise from the back coming forward, but it was still very noisy, especially when we were taking Molly the crazy Border Collie out and she was doing her usual rabid barking dog act from her cage! We sounded like the dog warden coming down the road (oh the shame)!!!
We also had the problem of lots of condensation gathering on the roof - when it froze we even had stalactites!!!
So lots and lots of reading later we ordered some soundproofing sheets from http://www.haymoorproducts.co.uk/ - self adhesive this seemed the best option as a starter. 2 sheets @1m x 500mm x 5mm.
Just to see how it went really - this lot cost £30 so we wanted to make sure that it was what we wanted before buying more.

We stripped out the cab headling and started there - soundproofing 1st then aluminium coated bubble wrap from B&Q as an added insulation layer.

Then began the harder part. Oh what a way to spend a half term week.

 

Back ply removed and panels cleaned, soundproofing applied as a base panel - then sheeps wool insulation - then aluminium foil bubble wrap. Applied to the back sides, both door bottom panels (tops not done yet as we are hoping before long to have windows put into them so it seemed a waste).

Back still to do - hopefully today if I can muster up the energy!

Then we need to decide on more soundprrofing material for the roof panels and soundproof and line the floor.

Oh the fun never ends....