I’d read that it was best to fit the super liner width ways as it’s easier to fit over the bumps in the floor instead of doing length ways. This was good advice, I could see how doing length ways would be really awkward. It’s worth getting good scissors for this job, I bought these large heavy duty scissors and they’ve turned out very handy. I made a couple of cardboard templates for awkward sections, but the rest I just filled the gaps with all the off cuts. It’s not a perfect finish but as regards to sound deadening it worked! Campervan Insulation Do you need insulation in your van? This self-adhesive, high-quality liner can maintain shape under pressure yet be flexible enough to trim easily in many areas of the vehicle. It is water and high-temperature resistant and flame-retardant to UK vehicle standards. I did end up with a couple of little gaps but I filled these later on with some of the leftover pieces. First layer of ceiling insulation added Recommended products for this stage: 2 x Dodo Super Liner Rolls or 2 x Dodo Dead Mat Duo Rolls Optional Stage 3 - Floor

When installed in your vehicle Dodo Super Liner will act as a thermal insulating layer to help stabilise vehicle cabin temperatures throughout the year.

Dodo Super Liner 10mm

We recommend a simple easy to follow "2 stage process", applying a panel deadening product first, followed by quality insulation over the top. Stage 1 - Sides, roof and doors For the ceiling insulation I used the Dodo Mat thermal liner,I used a tape measureto work out the size I needed for each panel and cut this with my heavy duty scissors. The van has a metal divider in the middle so the strips were roughly 1.25 metres long by 40 cm wide so an easy size to work with

For all the tools I’m using for this van conversion you can see the full list here. What tools do you need for sound deadening and insulating your van? Here’s my complete list for adding the sound deadening sheets plus fitting the wall, ceiling and floor insulation To prevent cold air being drawn up from under the van, a layer of closed cell foam underlay will help insulate the floor while keeping the profile low to allow ply and side steps to be refitted. The foam will also prevent the ply from "creaking" and act as a floating layer.Here I’ll explain which insulation I used for each part of my campervan, mission, to keep ‘Dennis’ lovely and warm 🙂 Campervan Sound Deadening The instructions within the box suggest up to 50% of each panel is covered and for areas that have more noise, for example, the wheel arches they have 100% coverage. I adopted this suggestion (sort of). And when I added the ThermaWrapas part of phase two of the insulation, I bought two rolls of insulation (600 mm x 7.5 m) as I planned to use elsewhere for my window cover. I used about two-thirds of one roll and I also bought two rolls of tape (50 mm x 20 m), I wasn’t sure how much I’d use but it turned out it was less than one roll foil. For my side panels and four doors I used the same two items for my van insulation – Dodo Mat thermal linerand recycled plastic loft insulation

After the ceiling, walls and doors were done I had 1.5 metres of Dodo Mat thermal linerleft, I could have put additional insulation over some of the gaps, in fact, I did do this with some of the small leftovers. But I had plans for this last bit of insulation – make my own window covers (I’ve already made one so I’ll share how I did it in another post). Floor insulation Dodo Super Liner for the floor insulation Use a special formulation closed cell foam with excellent thermal and acoustic properties. Ideal to reduce noise, insulate the vehicle and to isolate barriers and trim panels.

Dodo Super Liner

In summary, I bought too much insulation, but I do still want to any some insulation under the headliner and I’m also going to use the ThermaWrapto make some window covers for the front and side windows. And the foil, well, I ended up using that elsewhere. Side panels and doors insulation Thermal liner on side panels and wheel arches Dodo Super Liner is an affordable, self-adhesive flexible foam liner that is perfect for vehicle heat and sound insulation when applied over sound deadening. The unique Dodo closed cell foam formulation has been designed to give superb thermal insulation and acoustic absorption in a 12mm (1/2") profile. I’ll break down my insulation into the three main areas I fitted it to – the side panels and doors, the floor and the ceiling. Ceiling insulation Try to keep in a straight line, harder when you go to add the second layer as you want there to be minimal gaps in between.