Early railcars were made primarily of wood until a couple of train
accidents introduced the world to the horrific results when human bodies
meet splintering wood in an accident. You don't want hardwood floors in
your van.

You'll note now that wood only appears in cars today as thin burl
veneers (which disintegrate rather than splinter when crushed), and wood
products that are either chipped, or encased in a covering (laminate) to
protect the occupants in a crash. Take a hint from the safety guys.

Developing business and guiding change since 1996,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Corporate Communications
Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
Alliance: www.ntara.com
Phone: +1.919.658.1278

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Jeff Sibley
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:49 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: unique Westy floor covering?

In a message dated 5/8/02 11:36:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes:

> Who will be the first, to brag of "Hardwood floors" in their Westy?
>
>

not sue what pergo is , but acoustically,  wood is actually a good
transmitter of sound and vibration, i would stick with rubber, cork, and
synthetic sound dampners.  use dynomat, q-pads, rubberized sealant, r-13
isulation, thick felt backing on your panels and you should have good
results.  wood in a car just seems like trouble waiting to occur.  good
luck,
jeff