[Blue Frog Systems]

As title... My van stinks like a pond !

Having rushed my system together and into the van I never thought about floor protection

Its ply lined including the floor. What options are there to cover the floor ?

Need something cheap and cheerfull as I'm pretty much skint.

[G Griffin]

Get some koi carp, a little bridge and maybe a small fountain.

               Sorry 

[Window Washers]

about £80 protectakote, take the system out, take ply out, scratch/sand floor to give a key, paint floor (wear gloves ) dip roller in paint tin and roll it on do 2 coats 5l tin will do 2 coats, put system back in jobs a good'en, will take 1 day to dry if this weather keeps up

[HIGH LEVEL WINDOW CLEANERS (scrimmy)]

go to a boat chandler (chandlery) they specialise in waterproofing all kinds of surfaces including wood

[weetot]

Get some koi carp, a little bridge and maybe a small fountain.

               Sorry 

 

[darragh windows]

As title... My van stinks like a pond !

Having rushed my system together and into the van I never thought about floor protection

Its ply lined including the floor. What options are there to cover the floor ?




i got one of these off ebay a while back         Item number:   120484082870          2 inch lip round it holds the water then just mop it out i got mine for about £20 this ones slightly dearer
Need something cheap and cheerfull as I'm pretty much skint.

[weetot]

Go to the subject: Good rubber matting for van!

Its cheap and cheerful from B&Q about 10mmm thick, black, 3-3.5ft wide and about 6ft length, youll need 2 rolls for a combovan size.

Spot on.  

[EZclean]

did mine with phenolic ply

[windowcleaninginessex.co.uk]

about £80 protectakote, take the system out, take ply out, scratch/sand floor to give a key, paint floor (wear gloves ) dip roller in paint tin and roll it on do 2 coats 5l tin will do 2 coats, put system back in jobs a good'en, will take 1 day to dry if this weather keeps up

I done my van floor with protecta-kote at weekend very easy to use, done first  coat Saturday, next coat sunday morning, very easy to use and bloody good finish ( even if i say so myself ), only problem the van still smells of the stuff even though i am leaving the doors open for long periods.
Definately worth the £80

[Window Washers]

about £80 protectakote, take the system out, take ply out, scratch/sand floor to give a key, paint floor (wear gloves ) dip roller in paint tin and roll it on do 2 coats 5l tin will do 2 coats, put system back in jobs a good'en, will take 1 day to dry if this weather keeps up

I done my van floor with protecta-kote at weekend very easy to use, done first  coat Saturday, next coat sunday morning, very easy to use and bloody good finish ( even if i say so myself ), only problem the van still smells of the stuff even though i am leaving the doors open for long periods.
Definately worth the £80

that smell lasts about 2 weeks if that 

[Milltown Cleaning]

i bought offcuts of cushion flooring and stapled it to the floor!! seems to be working ok so far but defo could be improved!! all for £10

[Window Washers]

i bought offcuts of cushion flooring and stapled it to the floor!! seems to be working ok so far but defo could be improved!! all for £10

would not like to see the damage under that after a year or 2 m8.
same for ply hide problems they tend to bite you in the bum,

[peter holley]

whats a vam
 

[advanced]

Try  some good old garden turf  the geass will love  all that moisture

[matt]

i bought offcuts of cushion flooring and stapled it to the floor!! seems to be working ok so far but defo could be improved!! all for £10

would not like to see the damage under that after a year or 2 m8.
same for ply hide problems they tend to bite you in the bum,

you will be surprised

all this, pure water eats metal really fast stuff  : : :

if your van floor is painted i would be surprised if you see anything after a year or 2

[matt]

As title... My van stinks like a pond !

Having rushed my system together and into the van I never thought about floor protection

Its ply lined including the floor. What options are there to cover the floor ?

Need something cheap and cheerfull as I'm pretty much skint.

take out system, 1 or 2 hours work on a saturday morning

rip up plywood ( 1 hours work )

pop to wickes and get some garage floor paint ( under 15 quid if i remember correctly )

paint floor of van, get 1 coat on before lunch ( less than 1 hour ), it will be dry after tea time, get another coat done then ( another hour )

go to bed

wake up sunday

do what you normally do on sunday

sunday late afternoon, fit system back in ( 1 or 2 hours )

all done

5 - 7 hours work, 1 weekend, less than 20 quid

pay special attention ( slap on thick ) on the joints between floor and walls of van

if your van doesnt have any drainage holes, drill a few and give a good coat of paint to before the first coat

[Blue Frog Systems]

Thanks guys, havent got the option of taking out the tank as that is gonna take so long (the fuel tank needs removing if i do)

Longest i can go without using the back of the van is overnight.

See its a 4 seater - 2 in the front and two in the back - tank in the middle

Van doubles up as the family car and the family aint happy with the smell. I cant smell anything wrong with it, but i need to sort something out cos of all the earache im getting (from the kids)

[ftp]

Do they draw straws to sit behind the tank?

[geefree]

Did mine about a month ago.... my ply was stinking.

so i took the ply from the floor, bought a tin of wickes anti-slip waterproof floor paint for around a tenner,

gave it 3 coats (white)

pulled arubber bung out of the corner of the van, in case of leeks,

now its perfect...

earier tonight my ro-man in the van blew a pipe, and was pumping water all over my van for probably an hour until i noticed it gushing out of the back door,

boy am i glad i painted it.... the water has now run out completely, and its as tho it had never happened at all..

Gary.

[rg1]

If you use protectakote, there's no need to take the ply-lining out. Just paint over it making sure you seal the joins.