Renault Trafic Van Camper Conversion

Moving right along.... So after placing and taping a lot of insulation to the roof (duct tape to Dialls Loft Insulation in place, and then foil tape to cover that over with foil insulation, and seal the edges), we went back to B&Q, and bought some slim tongue and groove wood. We bought x5 packs of 2 metre stuff, and I still have 1.2 packs to spare! Due to the planks I installed on the roof previously, this didn't take very long at all and was very easy. Therefore I can move swiftly onto the LED Lights. These came from Amazon, cost about £15 for all 3. Again, having previously installed all the wiring through conduit, these just needed crimping together and screwing to the tongue and groove wood. Simple. And now to carpet, again very easy! Bought 5m squared of the stuff plus x4 bottles of adhesive as a kit from eBay for £45. Might have been easier with two people, but I seem to have managed just fine :) Below is also the time lapse of everything mentioned in this post:

Next up! Is the bulkhead and the roof needed insulating. To start, I gave up on making a full size bulkhead. This is because of the seats. Where they have a backwards incline, and I wanted my bulkhead to be about an inch thick and filled with insulation to keep the heat in, this meant that the amount of space in the back of the van was getting considerably smaller, and the bulkhead was starting to poke out into the side door. Instead, I've made myself a 2 foot high mini bulkhead. For two reason: One, being that it would provide some storage at the bottom of the seats, and two, being I then have a panel to mount a USB, Switch and Volt Metre, and a car stereo. I'll be adding the car stereo in the future, but at least I have somewhere to put it! As you can see in the picture below, I have already installed some pallet wood onto to the roof, so I have something that isn't metal to screw the tongue and groove roofing into. Luckily with the Renault Trafic, there are raised