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your Van is your home away from home

It doesn't matter if it's a work van or a conversion van. Either way, if you have a van, you likely spend a large chunk of your time in there. For a place you call home (or your home away from home), you need to treat it as such. Having a quiet van is just as important when you're parked as it is when you're on the open road. By deadening vibrating metal and adding van sound insulation, you can enjoy van life without a loud cabin, so you can sleep, work, read, or whatever you want in peace.

VAns have historically horrible soundproofing and insulation

Vans are some of the noisiest vehicles on the road due to their size and everything that's loaded in them. Most vans are often under-soundproofed and under-insulated. If you work in a business that uses a sprinter van or transit van, chances are you’re lugging around equipment, boxes, and who knows what else, from place to place. When equipment (especially anything metal) bangs together, it creates airborne noise which will reverberate off your metal walls and create a very loud environment. The cargo area is a big tin can if left untreated. Studies show that extended exposure to 80+ dB can lead to health risks such as hypertension, anxiety, and depression, just to name a few. Regardless of your type of van, the goal is to quiet the van down to a level where you're comfortable.

Van Sound deadening for a better driving experience

If you landed here because your van gets noisy going down the road at high speeds, you're not alone. Vans have tons of engine noise and road noise issues because of loud engines, a lack of absorption, and tons and tons of vibrating metal. Adding sound deadener to the metal and sound insulation on top of that will create a necessary barrier between you and the road. When you deaden vibrations and block road noise, your van won't be so noisy as you drive, and it will feel more solid, too!

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Comfortable means something different to everyone. You may need to just get things quiet enough to hear yourself think. But in some cases, you may need it to be quiet enough to sleep. There are different treatments that you can do depending on your level of soundproofing, but if you want to run it by an expert, just give us a call at 1-800-679-8511 and we'll talk you through it!

The basic principle of soundproofing a van is that you want to add a sound deadening layer to the metal framing as the first layer, this helps reduce structural and vibrational noise in the vehicle. Then you want to add your sound blocking and insulation materials overtop of the sound deadening layer. Here are the steps we take to soundproofing a van:

1. 1.  Soundproof the van floor
   2.  Soundproof the van walls
   3.  Soundproof the van roof

We will get into each area and which materials we recommend below!

Step one: Van Floor Soundproofing

The floor of the van is the most important part to treat if you are concerned about road noise and tire noise. Your solution needs to consider both the structural and the airborne noise.

Step Two: Van Wall Soundproofing

What you do here depends entirely on your goals for your van. If you plan to convert the van into a living space with true walls, this is a crucial step. A common question we'll ask you: how soundproof do you want that living space to be? If it's a work van, maybe you don't care as much about the walls. Unless you have a lot of noise bouncing around in there — and if you do, you should stick around — you can probably move on to roofs (but check out our note on windows and doors first)!

Windows and Doors First

As with the walls in your home, windows and doors are the two weakest point in any wall. The same applies for your van. Before even getting started, your windows and doors need to be well sealed (when shut), or you can kiss any soundproofing work goodbye.

If you want highly soundproof walls, we would recommend considering upgraded windows. Second to that, we would recommend treating the doors with Damplifier Pro™ on the outer sheet metal to stop vibrations and putting in thermal insulation like Mega Zorbe™  to stop the heat/cold (and absorb sound in your door cavity).

Step three: Van Roof Soundproofing And insulation

Watch Kip from Tophat Automotive Syndicate Apply Spectrum™ Spray On Deadener in His Van

Vans are incredibly versatile, and we love to see what our customers are able to do with them, both professionally and personally. We’re here to help you with your passion, and make sure your time in your van is as comfortable as home. If you'd like to see all of our materials, check out our guide on vehicle insulation.

Feel free to contact us and we can help you find the right materials to finish your project. Also, read our breakdown on the cost on how much it costs to insulate a van. And when you’ve completed your project, send us pics and helpful tips so we can continue improving our guides! Van insulation projects are one of our favorites to share with the Second Skin community.