Sound deaden cab floor or not?

[Trekster]

Going to insulate the cab floor, choice is 6mm thermoliner or 7mm thermoliner duo 2mm sound deadening with 5mm closed cell foam
What do people recommend, will deadening the cab floor make much difference or minimal?

 

[Aron]

Sound deadening floor is not going to change anything, dead money as floor is very rigid. Made this mistake on two vans.

 

[DXX]

Search with ‘sound deadening’.
Many existing threads with pro’s and con’s

 

[iananderson]

Going to insulate the cab floor, choice is 6mm thermoliner or 7mm thermoliner duo 2mm sound deadening with 5mm closed cell foam
What do people recommend, will deadening the cab floor make much difference or minimal?

Did you decide to do the floor in the end? I'm having the same dilema.

 

[Bynxy]

Did you decide to do the floor in the end? I'm having the same dile

Going to insulate the cab floor, choice is 6mm thermoliner or 7mm thermoliner duo 2mm sound deadening with 5mm closed cell foam
What do people recommend, will deadening the cab floor make much difference or minimal?

was looking at the same did you decide what you are going to do

 

[Bav]

...dead money as floor is very rigid. Made this mistake on two vans.

That presumes the sound deadening is to prevent resonance in the floor itself. Did it not attenuate tyre/road noise?

 

[vanandme]

I suggest to use sound deadening (butyl based) then apply closed cell foam on the top of it for the best result, that if you would like to get rid of the noise within the van. If you want to reduce the road noise, you need MLV based insulation, like PeaceMat XXX
I bought all of mine insulation supplies from www.carinsulation.co.uk, so far, I found them the most reliable and affordable

 

[Bav]

I suggest to use sound deadening (butyl based) then apply closed cell foam on the top of it for the best result, that if you would like to get rid of the noise within the van. If you want to reduce the road noise, you need MLV based insulation, like PeaceMat XXX
I bought all of mine insulation supplies from www.carinsulation.co.uk, so far, I found them the most reliable and affordable

Is that an independent recommendation or do you have a financial interest in Car Insulation UK?

 

[Kind of Blue]

Sound deadening floor is not going to change anything, dead money as floor is very rigid. Made this mistake on two vans.

might also help with heat insulation.

 

[borat]

Can anyone who has done this speak to whether it made a noticeable difference? Considering for our new van as can be done during conversion, but is it worth it? I imagine the only way you’d be able to comment on the difference is if you did the cab floor after the usual spots (doors etc), so may be difficult to really say for sure.

 

[Aron]

There is minimal difference as floor is already very rigid. There are different products on the market that would help, but due to thickness it would not work.

I spent fortune and feel that it was wasted money.

Might be different for a camper - heat insulation etc.

 

[borat]

There is minimal difference as floor is already very rigid. There are different products on the market that would help, but due to thickness it would not work.

I spent fortune and feel that it was wasted money.

Might be different for a camper - heat insulation etc.

Thanks. I am also considering replacing rubber floor with carpet. If so then I guess makes sense to do it at same time, but still in 2 minds with it. During conversion is the only time it will ever be possible I guess! I also wonder if you’d get the same impact and more visually from installing one of the moulded carpet options like the THQ one.. its an additional layer of insulation and goes on top of the rubber.