don't forget to think about condensation; another problem causer. ~
sudhir

On 12/31/06, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote:
> I thought about it, but what I�m going to do is make sure everything is
> sealed. Make sure there aren�t any sources of water ingress from the
> outside, get handy with a caulking gun. Finish up with sheet poly before the
> finish panel. Course I won�t be able to do the front doors. But the other
> night while on the highway I noticed that the wheel hump beside the seat was
> absolutely freezing. I�m sure if I spat on it it would have frozen. You can
> have all the heat you want blowing but when that kind of cold metal lines
> the van �wow. I�ll have to think what I should put down around there. Maybe
> carpet underlay or something, underneath the rubber mat. On top of the
> paint/cellulose. There is also a huge amount of noise coming from the nose
> and and floor area.
>
>
> On 12/31/06 2:08 PM, "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > You might want to reconsider Nathaniel. The fibreglass will retain moisture in
> > there.
> > That's where the foil/bubble/bubble/foil material is best.  More R value and
> > no water retention!  :)
> >
> > On 12/31/06, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote:
> >> See http://www.nrcratings.com/nrc.html.
> >>
> >> Aside from the acrylic/cellulose slop I'm putting on as a first layer, I'm
> >> going to try to stuff the interior panels with fibreglas acoustic ceiling
> >> tile. These aren't quite as good as what is listed above, but they also
> >> provide thermal insulation. These have an NRC of 55% and Transmission
> >> coefficience of 35%. That will make a big difference. And that's before I
> >> install the cloth-covered interior surface panels. If there's still space in
> >> the "walls" I'll stuff it with more fibreglas.
> >>
> >> Nathaniel
> >
> >
>