A little while ago I was chatting to @Pauly and he asked if we would be interested in putting together a thread outlining how to go about lining your own van. Up until recently I have been so busy with work and home stuff that I haven't had a chance to do a thing about it and with another baby due in August I figured that if I don't pull my finger out and make a start I will never get round to it.
In order to make this thread as useful as possible to people I intend to outline x2 methods of van lining....
1- using bought CNC cut panels that will be fixed up using hidden trim fixings. This will give a superior, lighter and of course more expensive outcome.
2- using a quick, easy and cheap DIY panel system. This will also give a very similar finish but the materials and methods are somewhat less refined.
We will also talk about insulating and soundproofing along with products and where to source them.
Obviously with this being a DIYers how too we wont be doing things like one piece roofs as we want it to be a guide that pretty much anybody can follow.
For those of you that have panel vans we will include a flooring guide to help you achieve a professional finish on your floor that would put some professional floors I have seen over the years to shame.
In some instances we will be using a few of products that we manufacture "in house" at Slidepods but in order to make sure you can achieve the same look as we do we will make these products available to purchase from us if anybody wants too.
With all of this in mind those of you that have already lined your own vans what would you suggest we cover in this thread that that would have helped you now that you can look back on the job retrospectively?? and those of you about to embark on a DIY lining job what are you stuck on or worried about that we should cover as we go along??
Just as a sub note once we complete the project I will ask @Pauly to tidy up the thread into a pure "how too" guide and remove this initial post and all members posts to make it as useful as possible. In the meantime though lets have some fun with this and thank's in advance to anybody that helps out or gets involved with contributions.
In order to make this thread as useful as possible to people I intend to outline x2 methods of van lining....
1- using bought CNC cut panels that will be fixed up using hidden trim fixings. This will give a superior, lighter and of course more expensive outcome.
2- using a quick, easy and cheap DIY panel system. This will also give a very similar finish but the materials and methods are somewhat less refined.
We will also talk about insulating and soundproofing along with products and where to source them.
Obviously with this being a DIYers how too we wont be doing things like one piece roofs as we want it to be a guide that pretty much anybody can follow.
For those of you that have panel vans we will include a flooring guide to help you achieve a professional finish on your floor that would put some professional floors I have seen over the years to shame.
In some instances we will be using a few of products that we manufacture "in house" at Slidepods but in order to make sure you can achieve the same look as we do we will make these products available to purchase from us if anybody wants too.
With all of this in mind those of you that have already lined your own vans what would you suggest we cover in this thread that that would have helped you now that you can look back on the job retrospectively?? and those of you about to embark on a DIY lining job what are you stuck on or worried about that we should cover as we go along??
Just as a sub note once we complete the project I will ask @Pauly to tidy up the thread into a pure "how too" guide and remove this initial post and all members posts to make it as useful as possible. In the meantime though lets have some fun with this and thank's in advance to anybody that helps out or gets involved with contributions.
