Subfloor just about done!

[mjfreespirit]

Feels good to get most of the deconstruction done with. Despite sound advice we forgot to put vapor barrier down, now hoping foam board insulation that has some form of vapor barrier will hold up. Probably not, but hopeful anyway.

We laid our first stud temporarily, where our storage closet will be. Amazing how laying one stud can give us such a sense of relief. Its like a glimmer of the bus finally shaping up. We're not deconstructing anything above the floor due to budget so that leaves us to deal with existing bus crap. Any suggestions/pointers on working within existing bus walls and ceilings greatly appreciated!

Our next move will be framing the bus using the existing holes/screws (but buying longer replacement screws of same thickness to add stud to metal frame). The only concern I have is how to make the stud fit over the 1" lip a foot from the floor of the bus.

[Robin97396]

You really shouldn't need a vapor barrier on your floor. Beyond that a number of us have depended on the sheets of styrofoam insulation to be a vapor barriers for our walls and ceilings. It conforms quite well to the curves and it is covered with mylar on one side. It's not quite as continuous as vapor barrier but it is stopping air flow.

[BowserJournal]

Looks nice! We are almost at that point. We hope to start laying the floor this week.


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[EastCoastCB]

Originally Posted by Robin97396

You really shouldn't need a vapor barrier on your floor. Beyond that a number of us have depended on the sheets of styrofoam insulation to be a vapor barriers for our walls and ceilings. It conforms quite well to the curves and it is covered with mylar on one side. It's not quite as continuous as vapor barrier but it is stopping air flow.

Yeah that's my approach.

[BurlKing]

Depending on the type of floor you put down you can still do somewhat of a vapor barrier. The "paper" im putting down under my hardwood floor acts as a vapor barrier, eliminates squeaks, sound absorbtion. Its $15 for 200 sq ft at home depot. Brand is called SVS barrier or something. The one roll did my entire floor.

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[ghodges]

Since your stud isn't load bearing you can set your saw blade at the depth of the lip and simply make a groove that the lip fits in. Might take two passes of the saw blade since that lip is probably a little thicker than your blade. Does that make sense?

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[Perfesser]

Originally Posted by BurlKing

Depending on the type of floor you put down you can still do somewhat of a vapor barrier. The "paper" im putting down under my hardwood floor acts as a vapor barrier, eliminates squeaks, sound absorbtion. Its $15 for 200 sq ft at home depot. Brand is called SVS barrier or something. The one roll did my entire floor.

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Instead of something like Tyvek?

[BurlKing]

If tyvek is that house wrap stuff, no. The stuff im talking about goes between the subfloor and then the floor you will actually see. The stuff i got is compareable to red rosin paper, but better and more efficient. It acts as the vapor barrier to stop any moisture that could come up and ruin your hardwood floor which leads to warpage and stuff. It may or may not be what you need. I only used it on my floor.



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