{"id":318,"date":"2021-03-24T04:31:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T04:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vandwelling.net\/?p=318"},"modified":"2021-04-15T13:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:59:08","slug":"shiplap-insulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vandwelling.net\/?p=318","title":{"rendered":"Shiplap & Insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I got some really nice primed pine shiplap from home depot over a year ago before I put the van project away. I had left it stored in the truck until now. I’m glad I got the material when I did because I saw that my local Home Depot has now switched to an inferior MDF shiplap that I don’t like as much as the finger jointed pine I got before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I measured and laid out my wiring so that the LED lights on the ceiling would be centered within the width of a board. I used a 4-1\/8″ hole saw to make the cut outs for the LED lights. There was a little tab where the lap of the previous board invaded the cut out from the hole saw, I later finished cutting these out with the jig saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I used construction adhesive and 1.25″ brad nails to fasten the 1\/2″ thick ship lap to the wooden ribs. The insulation is mylar backed EPS foam board from Home Depot. The brand of foam is called “R-Tech”, it’s not the highest rated foam insulation but I think it’s pretty good for the money. I put 2″ on the walls and 2.5″ on the ceiling, the R value is R7.7 for the walls and R9.63 on the ceiling. Every little gap in the foam was filled in tight with expanding foam. I believe this tiny space is now very well insulated. The straight walls and ceiling of a step van make it very easy to insulate and finish with flat materials as compared to the curved surfaces inside other types of vans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSuccess seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don\u2019t quit.\u201d \u2013 Conrad Hilton<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I got some really nice primed pine shiplap from home depot over a year ago before I put the van project away. I had left it stored in the truck until now. I’m glad I got the material when I did because I saw that my local Home Depot has now switched to an inferior … <\/p>\n

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