See this page for GREAT info on soundproofing, insulating and the ever important vapor barrier. http://www.bulley-hewlett.com/VWindex/heatdum.html
-- David /NJ 85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix" > Kim, > > For those of us considering similar work on their vans, can you define "on > top of"? > > Does it mean: > > - between the insulation and the body sheet metal. > - between the insulation and the interior space. > - both. > > Thanks, > > Tim > > At 12:00 PM 8/25/2003 -0400, Kim Brennan wrote: > >Which is why car manufacturers put a vapor barrier on top of the > >insulation. > > > >On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 07:14 AM, Eric Zeno wrote: > > > >> The > >>insulation > >>that you have in the walls is going to trap condensation, and going to > >>do a great > >>job rusting your van away. Others can confurm this. |
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