Would YOU Check Your Van Insulation? #Shorts

It’s time to do a van build review and inspect the condition of the insulation. In this van conversion follow-up, I'm removing my recycled plastic bottle insulation to see if it’s insulating correctly or whether it’s damp and covered in mould.

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THIS is the moment I pulled out the insulation in my van conversion, because I was curious whether it was insulating correctly or whether it’s damp and covered in mould…

I decided to do this as part of a one year review into my van conversion, checking what I had done and how it was holding up[ with regular use.

I don’t live in the van, but use it regularly for days out, dinners in the van and camping trips. As a result, I haven’t gone all out with the insulation, but rather gone for materials that are appropriate to my usage, which of course is different for different people.

The first area I checked was the column by the back doors. Before insulating the van, I knew condensation gathered here so I was keen to check it out now. I’m really pleased to see that the insulation is still dry and clean, and so is the inside of the cavity.

I chose the next area because it was quite easy to access behind the door card - I could cut through the top foil bubblewrap layer, inspect the loft insulation and cavity behind and then cover it all up again.

After removing the door card, I sliced into the foil bubble wrap and created enough space to pull some of the loft insulation behind it out.

What. A. Relief.

The insulation looks as good as the day I put it in. Thinking about it, this insulation has now seen a number of damp British winters, so I’m very happy that the insulation is doing its job and isn’t compromised. Inside the cavity it looked as good as when it was last sealed up. Using a bit of foil tape I could seal up the bubblewrap insulation, and then replace the door card.

It’s nice to know that things are doing ok on the inside of the walls of the van

…and that someone with no experience can undertake a van conversion!

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DISCLAIMER: In this video, I am in no way stating that this is the proper way to undertake the conversion of a van, however after research and experience using the van, I believe this to be the way that is best suited to my van and the way I intend to use it.

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