Spray foam insulation has the highest r value per inch at r 7 and when installed correctly forms an impermeable vapor barrier that can shield your van s metal walls from condensation.
Sprinter van spray foam insulation.
You ll be looking at several hundred dollars if you choose this method.
Purchase a few cans of 3m 90 spray adhesive spray it on both the van wall and the insulation.
But spray foam kits are rather expensive foaming your entire van would cost upwards of 400.
The white side goes against van and the black scrim faces out.
We go over the prep work tips and tricks to ensure you get the best insulation you can for.
There are many companies that will spray your van for you.
We saw some pretty unfortunate pictures of people who had warped the body panels of their beloved vans by improperly applying the spray foam.
Spray foam is perhaps the most effective form of insulation and can get in all the nooks and crannies but is permanent and can be tricky to apply with big consequences if you mess it up.
It is resistant to water so you will have no moisture buildup and it will not mold.
When they re mixed in the spray nozzle they make a sticky foam.
It also works as a sound dampener.
The van walls and ceiling are coated in anything from 1 2 to 2 of foam.
Spray foam typically starts life as two liquids.
Yellow spray foam has an excellent r value of 6 5.
There are other factors as well that determine the cost including if the van is brought to our shop and the amount of spray foam installed.
What works for a house should work for a van as well right.
Spray foam insulation in a campervan conversion yellow spray foam.
Not in a sprinter but you get the.
A full walk through of how to insulate your van with spray foam.
Example of spray foam insulation.
The cost to insulate a sprinter van or cargo van with closed cell spray foam insulation starts at 1 600.
Let s start with the most efficient method.
In the upper wall cavities of a sprinter anyway the thinsulate stays put without glue.