Sound insulation of doghouse
Anybody have ideas/advice on putting sound insulation in doghouse of my 2015 fleetwood Storm. Thanks John mc donough
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Whatever you install, make sure that it will stand up to a flame test.
My buddy put in something on his 87 class C, and it caught fire while going to Las Vegas in June. When we got back home, we put in 1.5: air duct insulation. We gave that a flame test, a BBQ lighter flame to the product. It was not effected by the flame directly on the insulation material. It is also rated for flame spread (that it will not do it) and is rated to self extinguish in order to be installed in buildings.
He kinda freaked out when his motorhome was on fire, I just grabbed a couple of quart size water bottles and put out the flames. Then removed the doghouse, and 'insulation'. At that point, without the Ford factory insulation, it was really hot near my feet. Once back in Kentucky, I bought some header wrap, and insulated the headers where they pass near the doghouse. I also used a paint can lid to reflect away some heat, and retain the insulation between the header and doghouse where they pass each other.
In my motorhome, with a F-53 chassis (97), I have 1/2" thick foam insulation over the carpet in the drivers area. It does stop a lot of heat from going though the floor, and makes the floor much cooler. I know it would be much more effective to install some of that 1.5: air duct insulation, but something I have not gotten around to yet. . . .
Good luck,
Fred.
My buddy put in something on his 87 class C, and it caught fire while going to Las Vegas in June. When we got back home, we put in 1.5: air duct insulation. We gave that a flame test, a BBQ lighter flame to the product. It was not effected by the flame directly on the insulation material. It is also rated for flame spread (that it will not do it) and is rated to self extinguish in order to be installed in buildings.
He kinda freaked out when his motorhome was on fire, I just grabbed a couple of quart size water bottles and put out the flames. Then removed the doghouse, and 'insulation'. At that point, without the Ford factory insulation, it was really hot near my feet. Once back in Kentucky, I bought some header wrap, and insulated the headers where they pass near the doghouse. I also used a paint can lid to reflect away some heat, and retain the insulation between the header and doghouse where they pass each other.
In my motorhome, with a F-53 chassis (97), I have 1/2" thick foam insulation over the carpet in the drivers area. It does stop a lot of heat from going though the floor, and makes the floor much cooler. I know it would be much more effective to install some of that 1.5: air duct insulation, but something I have not gotten around to yet. . . .
Good luck,
Fred.
