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Post by fc59er on Apr 23, 2006 18:55:15 GMT 10
Gidday again. I want to line the inside of my van with ply. Please tell me how thick it should be. Only the walls not the roof as I believe you have wet the ply to mould it, is this correct.
Many thanks
Kev ;D
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Post by trodler on Apr 23, 2006 19:45:13 GMT 10
Hi Kev.
3mm ply would be more than suitable to line the inside of your van.
No the ply doesnt need to be wet to curve it. If you take a visit down to your local ply specialist you will find that you can actually purchase ply specially made for curving (it has the main veneers running across the sheet instead of along it.)
So If you do decide to line the roof remember to line the walls first then the roof so that you should get a nice tight joint.
While your at it why dont you throw in some insulation for those cold winter nights. There has
been a bit of a debait about insulation, I use a building grade of styrofoam about 20mm thick
and it also is fire resistant.
Cheers.
Trodler.
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Post by retro1 on Apr 23, 2006 21:41:08 GMT 10
The thickness I would reccomend for the walls is 3mm and for the internal ceiling I used 1.5 mm marine.
Go to the members photos and look under "My Castle Caravan" page 2 and that may help you more.
Cheers
retro1
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Post by fc59er on Apr 24, 2006 21:54:48 GMT 10
Thanks all for the advice. Kev ;D
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