This week I cut the panels which would form the base of the bed – allowing a little bit of room for the thickness of the carpet to be applied. The result was good and allowed for the panels to be removed and stashed away when not in use. Headroom was at a premium though, about 45cm to be precise – you might get more clearance if you slept underneath the van.
The panels would now require some extra timber beams underneath to deal with the potential weight of the occupant.
Later that week I took a trip into town for supplies. I measured up the van and went into DFS for carpet. After deciding against their cheapest/thinnest carpet (because the foam backing didn’t look like it would stick very well) I picked a length of creamy beige carpet which was a bargain price as it was the end of the roll. I also picked up plenty of contact adhesive spray (from Homebase £5 per can) to fix it to the walls.
Note: It took about 6 cans in total to do my van. Spray glue generously onto both surfaces, wait for it to go tacky, roll carpet on carefully as creases are hard to get out.
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