Suggestions for roof lining

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Emolloy93

Emolloy93

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Does anyone have any suggestions for material to finish off insulating the roof of my Landy. I’ve done most of the roof with foam floor mats, but I now need to get something on the last few bits just to stop condensation. I’ve included a pic of what I’ve done so far.

I just need a material to cover the remaining exposed white metal but it needs to be thin enough that it doesn’t prevent the fabric lining going back up, so I can’t use more of the floor tiles I did the rest with. I just need something so condensation doesn’t form behind the fabric lining once I put it back and make it mouldy.

Any thoughts?

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Emolloy93 said:
Does anyone have any suggestions for material to finish off insulating the roof of my Landy. I’ve done most of the roof with foam floor mats, but I now need to get something on the last few bits just to stop condensation. I’ve included a pic of what I’ve done so far.

I just need a material to cover the remaining exposed white metal but it needs to be thin enough that it doesn’t prevent the fabric lining going back up, so I can’t use more of the floor tiles I did the rest with. I just need something so condensation doesn’t form behind the fabric lining once I put it back and make it mouldy.

Any thoughts?

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I used some of that foil backed bubble wrap on mine. It was too thick for the lining to go back up correctly. The bubble wrap was around 6-7mm thick, so you need something really thin, maybe only 1-2mm thick. Neoprene rubber maybe?
 
I would get one piece of 18mm scrim foam from an upholsterer. Big enough to cover everything. By using dressmaking pins pushed in at an angle you can fix the whole thing to the ceiling matting dry. Once in position you can release small sections and apply high temp spray adhesive until the foam is covering the whole ceiling bars and all. Once tucked into the gutter and trimmed get hold of a roll of perforated roof lining or faux suede and pin and glue that over the whole lot.
It would look good shaped over the roof bars. If your not confident in fitting roof lining material a roll of stretch van liner fitted over the foam is easier to work with. You can get foam backed headlining but its an arse to fit and the foam is way too thin.

You will be amazed how foam absorbs the noise and insulates against any condensation.

I use DIY Foam Upholstery Supplies and have never had issues. There glue is pretty good too.
 
Cheers for the responses everyone. I’ve ordered some 3mm neoprene to cover the last bits of exposed metal as I figure it’s decently insulating in my wetsuit so it’ll probably be alright on the roof.

After that I have the old headlining I originally took out to retrim and fix back in place. I’ll probably put a layer of scrim foam or similar on that for sound deadening then some fabric to finish it off. I’ll be sure to post some pics when I actually get round to finishing it all.
 
Bobsticle said:
I would get one piece of 18mm scrim foam from an upholsterer. Big enough to cover everything. By using dressmaking pins pushed in at an angle you can fix the whole thing to the ceiling matting dry. Once in position you can release small sections and apply high temp spray adhesive until the foam is covering the whole ceiling bars and all. Once tucked into the gutter and trimmed get hold of a roll of perforated roof lining or faux suede and pin and glue that over the whole lot.
It would look good shaped over the roof bars. If your not confident in fitting roof lining material a roll of stretch van liner fitted over the foam is easier to work with. You can get foam backed headlining but its an arse to fit and the foam is way too thin.

You will be amazed how foam absorbs the noise and insulates against any condensation.

I use DIY Foam Upholstery Supplies and have never had issues. There glue is pretty good too.
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Hi i was thinking of getting the foam backed headlining to re-cover the front of evil bay , But are you saying not to . Like you idea for the rear Emolly93 , As the condensation in mine is annoying .
 
bongo1 said:
Hi i was thinking of getting the foam backed headlining to re-cover the front of evil bay , But are you saying not to . Like you idea for the rear Emolly93 , As the condensation is annoying .
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It’s hard to get bends in it when already joined. Cover with scrim foam first then tackle the vinyl. It’s a whole world easier to get right. Just remember vinyl will spend its life trying to lift at the edges. All edges and ends must be wrapped round the back of something and preferably nailed down.
 
bongo1 said:
Thanks for the tips , Would the foam backed be ok to re-cover the front . its a 300tdi van .
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If it’s a relatively flat area and already insulated there shouldn’t be a problem. The more angle changes there are the more you have to stretch the creases out.
 
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