Rollinghaus Posted May 18, 2017 Just bought my nv last week and its build time. Anyone use the stock padding and rubber floor mat as a sub floor and lay wood over the top? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radin2son Posted May 18, 2017 Welcome. What type of build? No reason not to unless you want more insulation etc. Looks like SMB left it in place. 1 Rollinghaus reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ASD Dad Posted May 18, 2017 welcome to the site! Be sure to post photos of your build so we can follow along. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rollinghaus Posted May 18, 2017 Thanks for the welcome. My build is to live in my nv as well as be my adventure mobile for myself and daughter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rollinghaus Posted May 18, 2017 Welcome. What type of build? No reason not to unless you want more insulation etc. Looks like SMB left it in place.Do you have a link for SMB? Couldn't find that forum member. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radin2son Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Sorry. I just abbreviated Sportsmobile to SMB. They converted our cargo van. I'm surprised that NV cargo vans come with floor covering and padding since floor covering is aftermarket. I may be confusing NVs with the base model or Transit and Dodge. Do you have the S, SV or Sl. There is a very good NV build video called Magic. It is under conversions as a link, but it is easier to find on Vimeo or YouTube. Depending on how you are going to put down your subfloor, I would look underneath the rubber floor and padding to see what is there and not hit anything vital. Edited May 18, 2017 by radin2son Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rollinghaus Posted May 18, 2017 Sorry. I just abbreviated Sportsmobile to SMB. They converted our cargo van. I'm surprised that NV cargo vans come with floor covering and padding since floor covering is aftermarket. I may be confusing NVs with the base model or Transit and Dodge. Do you have the S, SV or Sl. There is a very good NV build video called Magic. It is under conversions as a link, but it is easier to find on Vimeo or YouTube. Depending on how you are going to put down your subfloor, I would look underneath the rubber floor and padding to see what is there and not hit anything vital. I have the Nissan NV2500SV so it has 1" of some sort of padding and 1/8" of rubber mat. My thoughts would be to use the tie downs (4) one in each corner of the van floor, to create a flange and that would lock down the floor. I would then use aluminum angle pieces where the side and back door entrances are to prevent chipping the wood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radin2son Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) ASD Dad, this may be the rubber mat you can use. Wonder if it shows up under NV parts? (The rear floor covering is standard on the SV version. Not clear if it is an available option on the S. this at least would give you the opportunity to see if it will work.) Rollinghaus, have you done this before? Lots of great ideas on this site. Edited May 19, 2017 by radin2son Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
