Fitting an insulated subfloor & sound deadening (ZIP System Sheathing) | Ram ProMaster Van Build Ep4
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- While we did everything correctly when fitting our subfloor, we made a crucial mistake which has left us with an uneven subfloor in our van build.
Even though our floor has a bit of unevenness, we are super happy with picking to ZIP System sheathing for our vans subfloor. Picking proper insulation for our van build was key because we plan to travel full time in many different seasons.
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Intro 00:00
Making the template 00:30
Making sure it fits 02:34
Look back at episode 2 02:46
Why to include sound deadening in your build 03:12
What you need to sound deaden 03:54
Testing the sound difference 04:55
The difference in our rear doors 06:40
The reality of how small our home will be 09:36
Why we chose ZIP System Sheathing 10:24
Filling the holes in our metal floor 11:08
Cutting the subfloor 12:28
First panel complete 13:06
Leveling the floor 13:38
Final cuts for subfloor 14:23
Testing the subfloor 14:39
Final fit 15:42
Glueing the sticks to make our floor level 16:53
Fitting our subfloor 17:44
Our uneven floor 19:27
How to fix it 20:48
What we chose to do 22:19
Did it work? 23:26
See you next time! 23:55
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We are James and Keli! We are originally from Kansas in the United States and after many years of traveling during our holidays together, we took a leap of faith and moved to China. After an amazing 4 years in China exploring all the country has to offer, we are now off on a year of traveling. Join us as we adventure off into this new journey!
Even though our floor is uneven, it doesn't make a huge difference in our van build. We aren't too worried about any damage underneath our flooring, it is really just a style preference. The gap filler worked for about a few months, but it has slowly stopped working from constant traffic. We are hoping that with all of our cabinetry we put into our build, it will weigh it down, and be a lot less of a problem.
I did my sound deadening a little different, I did the entire floor and 50%+ of the surfaces, and it sounds almost silent from road noise and sounds like a solid steel wall now.
Nice!
Get some of those levelers and drive it onto them when you park. Waalaa. Floor is even.
😆 if only it was that easy
Nice work, thanks for sharing the tip on overloading with sound deadening and the floor mishap and eventual solution, I would have leaned towards mechanical anchoring as well and perhaps that might help if weighing it down with cabinetry doesn't. Solid underfoot is a good feeling and a moral boost so worth any extra effort in my book. Some feedback on the video editing, while overall this episode is fun and easy to follow also well polished, a minor thing I noticed is I found the time line a little hard to follow, at points in the beginning of this episode, I get the impression the post production editing is pulling from various points in the timeline and I found that a little disorientating in some places. To help me with this and because I am a top down thinker, what would help is an overview of the process and timeline, perhaps a walk through of the plan would be a good segment in an upcoming episode and help to signpost the key milestones in this journey. Ok a technical how to question. what about moisture? How do you manage humidity levels and condensation that forms between the inside of the van walls and the insulation that could lead to mold and corrosion, in a house there is a breathable membrane that equalises humidity but as your in a sealed metal cylinder I would be interested to know you plan to manage the internal weather and water cycle (evaporation, condensation, transpiration, precipitation). Also I was a little surprised you didn't paint the inside of the van, particularly the floor where the metal was exposed from wear, is corrosion of these exposed metal segments, hidden under the floor, a concern? I hope that doesn't sound too negative, I did enjoy the episode, it was fun and I am looking forward to the next one :)
We will try and answer all of the questions!
The flooring doesn't feel too uneven as we walk, it is just more 'aesthetic' and if I look down I will notice it. Since it is such a small spot whereas the rest of the floor is flat, we don't think we will worry too much until the very end.
Thank you for the advice on the video editing! So many projects are happening in our build all at one time that we are constantly having to stop one project to work on another. We totally get having things in order (I am also wanting to keep with one task at a time, it is just so hard to do within this small van build).
About the humidity/mold concern, this is a big one for us as well. We have insulation that is water wicking and mold resistant. We read online that the best offense for condensation is good airflow. With our windows and fans we hope to keep it under control.
We didn't paint the bottom of the van because there was no exposed bare metal on the floor, only the primer. We did cover any places that had exposed metal from prior damages, but nothing concerned us on the floor.
@@JamesandKeli Nice update, thank you for the good answers to all my questions :) I recognise the propensity to get in and get it done and taking the extra time to setup for a camera shoot, when working across multiple tasks, would be bridge to far for me at the best of times. I think you guys are doing great and I am sure success will come your way in many forms.
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