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| | | Insulating side door | Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 494 Likes: 21 addict | OP addict Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 494 Likes: 21 | What's everyone's preferred method for accessing the inside of a side (slider) door to add insulation?
I know what materials I'm going to use but am thinking I'll just need to cut a giant hole on the inside of the door and weld or rivet sheet metal back in when I'm done. | | | Re: Insulating side door | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 veteran | veteran Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 | Blow up dolls. They're easy to insert into the cavity of the door, then you just blow them up and TAADAA! Also hand for long cold nights on the road. Honestly haven't done any insulating yet, so I'm following along to see what everyone else says too, then I'll just copy y'all. | | | Re: Insulating side door | Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 4,805 Likes: 123 Uncle Rust N Dents | Uncle Rust N Dents Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 4,805 Likes: 123 | Blow up dolls. They're easy to insert into the cavity of the door, then you just blow them up and TAADAA! Also hand for long cold nights on the road. Honestly haven't done any insulating yet, so I'm following along to see what everyone else says too, then I'll just copy y'all. That's both hilarious and brilliant at the same time! I don't have a slider, but the previous owner stuffed fiberglass batting into every hole my van has. I've heard that it collects moisture and causes rust, but that's not a problem I'm having. It insulates pretty well, both sound and temperature, but I hate the idea of that scratchy stuff coming loose and floating around in the air. I've taken a lot of it out, but it's hard to pull that stuff out through those little holes once it's been stuffed in there. | | | Re: Insulating side door | Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 494 Likes: 21 addict | OP addict Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 494 Likes: 21 | Yeah, I'm not using any fiberglass anywhere. I was planning on using a layer of foam board against the inside of the door skin, then using sealed plastic bags filled with jute scraps to fill the rest of the space. | | | Re: Insulating side door | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 veteran | veteran Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 | Yeah, I'm not using any fiberglass anywhere. I was planning on using a layer of foam board against the inside of the door skin, then using sealed plastic bags filled with jute scraps to fill the rest of the space. I've been leaning toward the foam board as well, but that plastic bag & jute idea sounds freaking cool. | | | Re: Insulating side door | Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 494 Likes: 21 addict | OP addict Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 494 Likes: 21 | I have a ton of it left over from when I did my carpet because the local place I got it from was liquidating some inventory and gave me double what I actually needed for the same price. | | | Re: Insulating side door | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 veteran | veteran Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 | DANG! Can't beat that deal. | | |
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