Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 11-25-2018, 01:50 PM   #1
New Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 5
Insulating the floor?

The bus I bought already had some work done on it. There plywood laid on all the floors but the previous owner did not insulate. Looks like he just ripped out old flooring and screwed plywood into the bus floor with TEK screws. There's also some framing done for a bed and bathroom walls. I live in Iowa so it's going to get cold for the winter. Should I leave it as is? Add insulation on top of the plywood? Take off all the plywood and framing and redo it with insulation? Will the TEC screws make it more difficult? Any advice?
We plan on using laminate flooring in the bus and I'm not sure how that might affect us insulating the floor.

hfotwth is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-25-2018, 07:49 PM   #2
Bus Geek
 
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 2,775
Do you care about the extra weight?

If not, lay polyiso down and another layer of thinner ply on top.

Or even the final top layer as long as its puncture & tensile strength is enough.
john61ct is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-22-2019, 06:49 AM   #3
Skoolie
 
Ciscokid's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Indiana
Posts: 128
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Me
Chassis: 2001 IC
Engine: DT466
Rated Cap: 72
I would rip that stuff out. Get you a good foundation built where you know what it has. The floor is the most important place for insulation on a skoolie. The cold wind goes right under a bus and creates a battle you dont want to fight. while you take it down to the metal weld in any holes you can. Spray it with some rust inhibitor and give it a good coat of paint. You can see below a 70 degree difference with the good insulation we have.

Scott
www.skoolieadventures.com
Attached Thumbnails
cold.jpg  
Ciscokid is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-22-2019, 08:19 AM   #4
Bus Nut
 
Yukon Cornelius's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Barrie ON
Posts: 440
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: International
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 72
I will never for the life of me understand people not insulating the floor, it works in both directions hot and cold.....
I work on the flightline radiant/reflective heat of concrete, and asphalt is ridiculous.

Not to be cynical, but if the person "elected" if you will to not insulate, whether their reasons made sense or not. What else is hiding under there??? For my own piece of mind I would tear it out and assess the metal, then insulate the floor and lay a subfloor.

Cold settles, you're in a metal box, and as others have mention the wind flow under the bus will cold soak the bottom of the bus. If efficiency and comfort are goals, then there is no such things as too much insulation, just a matter of how space are you willing to give up. The less effort it takes to warm and hold the warm the better.
__________________
Yukon

Handyman and Shenaniganizer
https://www.skoolie.net/forums/f11/97...ion-22324.html
Yukon Cornelius is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-22-2019, 10:42 AM   #5
Bus Geek
 
o1marc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
"Bridge may freeze before roadway" same theory applies here also.
o1marc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-22-2019, 09:02 PM   #6
Bus Crazy
 
milkmania's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Oklahoma aka "God's blind spot"
Posts: 2,446
Year: 1989
Coachwork: 1853FC International/Navistar
Chassis: 35' Retired Air Force Ambulance
Engine: DT466, MT643
Rated Cap: 6 souls and a driver
When your dog’s bowl looks like this, you’ll need to insulate the floor!
——> and it’s mild Oklahoma weather!

__________________
I once complained I had no shoes....
Until I met a man with no feet
milkmania is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
floor, insulation, plywood

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:53 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.