Flooring for my Ford Transit Camper Van Conversion - PART 1

Part 1 of 2 for my flooring - the seventh video in my camper van build series!

0:00 Video Introduction
0:36 Overall Flooring Plan
3:22 Part 1 of the series

In this video I'm talking through and showing details of the flooring for my van! This took maybe about 40 hours all in? (I should really be better about recording/starting a log of my hours to be more accurate) This included cutting each of the 4 layers (minicell, XPS, plywood, and vinyl), many rounds of small adjustments, and gluing down the layers in turns.

What I don't mention in the video(s) is that I left a gap between the foam/plywood and the walls of the van which I filled with Great Stuff expanding foam. This prevents any squeaking caused by rubbing of the floor against the walls and gives the structure some flex to 'breathe'.

I am really happy with the way the floor turned out! With a little extra patience, the small things that only I can see would have been even better, but wow is this a showstopper of a floor! Only thing left to do is finish a couple of the stepped parts with stair edging!

Items/products used:
Minicell Foam (they recommend 3 sheets for the LWB EL, but I was able to do it with 2 and even had some foam to spare!)
https://diyvan.com/collections/minice...
XPS Foam
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kingspan-Ins...
3M 90 spray adhesive
https://amzn.to/3pxlkQe
GE Silicone 2
https://amzn.to/3BM9ExM
Loctite Power Grab (for foamboard to plywood - use PL 300 foamboard adhesive if you can get it, but I think it's discontinued. I used a mix of PL 300 and Power Grab based on available stock)
https://amzn.to/3hAebdi
GREAT STUFF spray foam
https://amzn.to/3HDPxDp
KILZ primer (easier to get from local hardware store)
https://amzn.to/3KfLKO3
Utility Knife
https://amzn.to/3C6f07f
Painter's Tape
https://amzn.to/3hwgKx2
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