Boarding out van

[Guest]

Hi,
Has anyone boarded out the back of their van with plywood and if so any tips please would be good?
Cheers, GSDGuy

[RobK]

I have recently boarded out the back of mine,be it right or wrong i started with The floor, I used Laminate.
Then the nearside. i decided to keep it as one piece.
I used Pieces of cardboard and a tape measure to work out all the angles.

I then used the nearside as a template for the offside and again i used the tape to measure where to cut out for the Filler neck.

I fitted small batons at the bottom to keep the board slightly off the side of the van and fixed it with self tapper screws at the top. i was planning on siliconeing the bottom but so far it is fine how it is.

Mine didnt have a bulk head so i then fitted one.

I then went a little mad and boxed in the wheel arches and fitted a removable top section to the bulk head.

i will post some pictures if you would like me to tommorow

[Oli]

I'd be interested to see the pictures Rob.

[RobK]

You can find a few photo's here http://www.maestro.org.uk/forums/album.php?albumid=508 hope you like them and if you would like me to take any more let me know.

[Oli]

That looks absolutely brilliant Rob, think i may do the same to mine!
Presumably makes the cabin hold in the heat better in cold weather too

[RobK]

Yes holds the heat in nicely. Also with the removable top piece you can still fit in long pieces. We boarded my brothers in a similar way but he had the metal bulk head and rather than a solid board on top he used a piece of see-through acrylic.