no build insulation

[townline]

I am thinking of attaching wool to the wall panels instead of the van for a no build. Anything wrong with this method?

 

[maki2]

Think it through. Visualize. A good quality insulation install requires a continuous no gaps or voids in the walls. Can you achieve that with your concept?

 

[bullfrog !]

I am thinking of attaching wool to the wall panels instead of the van for a no build. Anything wrong with this method?

I would be concerned about moisture/condensation build up I think.

 

[abnorm]

Thinsulate with it's black attached fabric and wide width would make your plan easier to achieve

 

[INTJohn]

^^^^ This.
Thinsulate is a dream. Yeah it’s more expensive but sooo easy to work with on the install and don’t need to worry about the moisture condensation you’ll get with wool or insects that are attracted to wool.

I looked at all the different ways to go and yeah I went with Thinsulate & 3M 90 spray adhesive. No regrets.

INTJohn

 

[maki2]

Are you talking about attaching insulation to the back of the plastic panels that are inside a vehicle? There is no room for sticking insulation to the backs of those panels. Pull the panels off and take an actual in person look at the spaces behind them. Then you can make a decision about how to proceed.

 

[rruff]

Thinsulate is a dream. Yeah it’s more expensive but sooo easy to work with on the install and don’t need to worry about the moisture condensation you’ll get with wool or insects that are attracted to wool.

Just to explain more, the condensation is caused by not having an airtight seal between the warm interior air and the cold van wall. That's why you need to seal it completely.

Some people seem to think wool's ability to absorb moisture and evaporate it takes care of this... but I don't see how it could if you are heating the interior all day for days. It will keep building up and saturate.

 

[maki2]

Wool is warm to wear when it is wet. But that is different than an enclosed space because there is air circulation on the exterior of clothing and blankets and you do dry them out sooner rather than never.

 

[townline]

Are you talking about attaching insulation to the back of the plastic panels that are inside a vehicle? There is no room for sticking insulation to the backs of those panels. Pull the panels off and take an actual in person look at the spaces behind them. Then you can make a decision about how to proceed.

I will build wood panels.

 

[townline]

Are you talking about attaching insulation to the back of the plastic panels that are inside a vehicle? There is no room for sticking insulation to the backs of those panels. Pull the panels off and take an actual in person look at the spaces behind them. Then you can make a decision about how to proceed.

Van is bare steel.

 

[rruff]

Van is bare steel.

The people who have that situation are voting for thinsulate. I have no experience with it myself. If you put the wood paneling on the interior over sealed insulation it should be ok. I'd probably be tempted make the surface of the thinsulate more durable and forgo an inner wall of wood.

Here is a description of using it, along with ez cool.

https://faroutride.com/thinsulate/

 

[LargeMarge]

I am thinking of attaching wool to the wall panels instead of the van for a no build. Anything wrong with this method?

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Sounds itchy.
Unless you plan on Merino or Alpaca [rubs fingers together in 'mucho dinero' gesture].
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An aside:
Decades ago, I saw a wool steering-wheel cover, the perfect hand warmer for cooler weather.
At the bottom of this image, I distinctly recall a scroll with the phrase "Just have to have it!" passing before my very eyes.
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In the parking-lot of the parts store, I proudly unwrapped it, stretched it around my steering-wheel...
... and commenced to sneezing.
For extra entertainment, my eyes swelled shut while burning with the fire of a dozen suns.
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The creases in my knuckles, my hands -- my neck! -- everything within visual range of that accursed torture device, everything, collected trillions of airborne shreds of that demonically possessed contraption as they laughingly conspired to ruin my afternoon.
And probably the remainder of my somewhat shortened existence.
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At the return counter, the amused kosher took one amused look at my face -- by this point, my entire cranium was oddly misshapen and oozing multi-colored muck -- and casually asked in amusement "Do you think you might be allergic?"
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I honestly truly do not know.
I probably should have some tests.
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