Paneling the Van Ceiling | TRC Van Conversion 10.0
Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль
The van ceiling is now wired and paneled with pine tongue and groove. This was attached using 16mm screws into the plywood strips which will soon be filled and painted.
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When you get to pulling wires through that conduit...use a vacuum cleaner to suck a piece of cotton or fishing line through (tie something small to the end to help the vacuum pull it through) then pull the wires through using the fishing line. Otherwise it can be a nightmare, especially corrugated conduit going around corners! Good luck :-)
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
Yep, will show that when we get to it. Usually I tie it to a bit of foam and suck it through with the shop vac, did it to run hoses under the patio and worked great. Pretty sure that corrugated conduit would be a nightmare to push through.
Hi, My wife and I have been fo,long your van redo, what a great job, looking terrific, unique ideas we'll be watching, thanks for sharing.Blessings! !!!!!!!
Another excellent video. Full of very useful tips and great production and editing. That's no mean feat when you are trying to get a job done! As an aspiring van builder, this the best set of videos I've seen with really good rationale as to why you are doing what you are doing and how. I'm looking forward to seeing more.
I have just finished cladding the ceiling of my van and used the router and flush trim bit after your recommendation. Was amazing how easy it was and saved so much time! Thanks!
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
It certainly saves all that measuring. Works well on lost of things, I did the shed windows the same way.
nice one doing the ceiling by yourself and fair play on the flush trim bit cut. Most people would be faffing around with a jigsaw and handsaw. Super helpful vids now that I've got a T5 to convert. Thanks!
I used the router method to cut openings for windows and the door when I insulated and sheeted my garage walls. It worked a treat, and as you say no messing about trying to cut to perfect size. Nice job.
Many thanks for this series. Will be doing a simmilar project upcoming months and learning a lot, very practical and honest style of presenting.
Firstly... HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Second, Your videos are complied perfectly and Your delivery of the topic is practically perfect. Lastly, what a man!! 😜
Fabulous job again. Your videos are really going to help me with my build. You're doing all the thinking for me!
Looking good, I like knowing your thought process behind what your doing, great stuff
Just want to say im loving your channel mate keep up the good work 👍
absolutely hooked loving the series makes me want a van just for the project, was only looking for some inspiration for a land rover defender conversion but now I might need a van!
Love it, looks Fantastic. Can't beat the panel look. Quality is in the details. 👍 Vinny 🇺🇸
Excellent, enjoying the videos and tips....don't think my van would ever get done to that standard. ...use it for window cleaning, but the gear comes out....the bed from pulls down. ..And off we go around Cornwall when I've time off...😉😎
Great work, very impressed and lots of inspiration..Great job..Look forward to the next video..Happy Birthday..
Looks very neat! Really like your videos I am new to your channel but I am looking at your older vids bless you and yours
Great decision with the roof lights, you achieved an excellent neat finish there :-) Good job!
Great job as always (many happy returns)
Impressed with the overhead routing, I have enough trouble controlling it on ther bench in fron of me. Great series of videos!
Thank you for the very detailed video.
Very interesting. I'm hooked. Great videos
Another excellent job
Nice work Well done 👍
Brilliant!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
happy bday for when ever you recorded this :)
Just watched the 2 previous to this video, automatically liked before this video started.
Very nice job
Great video as always. The parcel shelf is actually attached at the back by three bolts which can be undone using a torx bit (can't remember what size). Fiddly but doable. My arms are slim so could squeeze them in. I used a scope camera to see what I was doing!
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
Ahh, i did try and film with my phone down there but couldn't make out a head on the bolts. Oh well, it's actually a pretty clean base for the storage area and I should be able to get the insulation down beyond it.
Nice idea with the router. Might do it that way myself now
How do you find cables for the lights after you put the ceiling?
Loving your Van conversion videos! Been very helpful so far as I work on my own project. Would you be able to tell me where you purchased the 4200mm cladding please? Love the seamless look! Cheers, Dan.
Hi, love your videos!! Just started my own van project and was wondering where you got the full roof length tongue and groove from? Thanks 😊😊
Hi, loving your videos, really informative and you make it look so easy! We will need to expand our tool range as only have a drill and a jigsaw at the mo. We have the mwb boxer so very interested in how you created the over cab storage. Perhaps you have posted a video on that but I haven't found it yet. Will cut off the lip as you have done but what next?
A retrospective Happy Birthday:) Your planning and execution credentials are faultless!
I like your attention to detail! Wish you all of the best with the project. Are you keeping track of the hours you spend on the conversion? I know everyone who wants to do this would like to know all the costs for this project. Money and time values... half of any good job is well sorted out plan and preparation.
Fantastic series of videos and really helpful in my planning for next years van conversion. I'd like to ask a couple of questions please. As I don't own a router I thought I would fit one full length strip at a time cutting each, in situ, at the skylights as I go, do you see any problems with this approach? Did you consider doing a lot of the prep and painting work on the timber pre-fitting and then just the finishing fill and paint once up? Finally, if you had the same van roof to insulate again are there any things you would now do differently? Many thanks and keep up the great work.....Al
Just wondering, did you screw the back end of the cladding by the back doors to the ribs of the van? Or did you just screw it to the nearest rib by the back doors?
Where did u manage to find 4.2 meter lengths please. I'm struggling to find them for my build and I really really need them 😊
LOVE your videos! Would you still recommend fitting the roof vents prior to insulating/ paneling the ceiling or could we add add them after?
Loving your videos👍👍
@paulharrison6691
6 жыл бұрын
Phillip Hinter ,
Happy belated birthday!!!
I watched the 'samurai carpenter' use the same technique with the router on paneling over a window frame - brilliant!
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too! It works well and saves alot of measuring, just a bit more mess!
Hi Restoration Couple … thanks for sharing this DIY . The 16 mm screws you used . What type were they . I was thinking of using finishing trim torx screws with a small head but can’t seem to find them that in length I want . Not sure what to use .
My wife and are really enjoying your camper conversions as we're doing one ourselves and it's good to know we're not the only crazy ones!We'd like to T&G our ceiling but have concerns about swelling/shrinking/squeaking of the wood. Do you think this'll be an issue? Any tips to stop these things happening?
Happy belated birthday!
Clean install! Your right using full length boards anytime possible will always have the best look. I'm iffy on using wood/sheet metal screws on this kind of application because of vehicle movement/twist/vibration. I get it, it's the easiest solution. I had the thought of using rivnuts/nutserts with connector bolts (easier than..) or countersunk fasteners, 1/4-20 (6mm)? This would be much more complicated (A lot of neck straining upside down layout!) to locate the holes but would be much more robust and less likely to have any issues with brittle or loose fasteners. This route would most likely need to use VHB tape to isolate the wood from the metal as rivnuts have a lip so your contact point would be small. VHB would fill the void and isolate. Also if spaced properly the fasteners would have a cleaner look and allow for use of wider boards on the flat area anyways, which would be less work/fasteners. My 2 pence, Good videos!
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
The boards are screwed with regular wood screws into ply battens, not directly to ribs. The ply was attached with self drilling screws but with adhesive too. Have looked at rivnuts for another part of the build but not sure if necessary in my design, great system though.
Do you have any tips for ensuring that the panelling finishes at the same position at each side (so that you can angle them down symetrically to the van sides)? Thanks
Great video! Where did you get your tongue and groove? I can't find any 8mm at longer then 3m...
Cool.
Don't run negative back to the fuse box, just to any local metal, the whole van body is negative
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
Iain's Craft Beer & Brewing yes they will eventually terminate to the body. Just rather do it where I can access and not delay insulating walls.
Hi,loving your conversion.The best and most informative videos I’ve seen. I’ve been wondering if there’s a reason why you screwed your roof panels back rather than using T&G clips like a lot of van converters seem to use Keep up the excellent videos
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
I was painting so no need. anyway however they are useful if staining.
Great work, where did you source the lounge and Greece form in 4.2 meters? Cheers
Happy birthday..
Hello, thanks for video! Did you drill this cladding straight into the metal of the van? Or is it necessary to use wood strips along the ribs first?
Keep up the good work with the channel , quick question.. where was the T&groove classing from ?
How to you avoid hitting screws that are already in the battens when you screw anything to the buttons it self?
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
No great science, I may have hit one or two out of 200. :-)
How did you affix the pine to the ceiling. What did you screw into? The wooden struts?
Nice video. You mentioned something about soft plywood. Would it be possible to use 12mm soft plywood for the battens?
would love it you listed your materials in description thickness etc maybe with links
Hi. This is another ask about where you got your 4.2 cladding from, I can;t find it anywhere! Cheers: UPDATE: Just found your response in the comments below..."Bradfords building supplies. Just ask at any merchants and they can get it longer than off the shelf. So much better than joining."
What wood should I use for my wall and roof Battons? Type and size / width. Thanks mate.
Hi there, thank you for the awsome explainations on your conversion! I have a question: Does it not affect the functionality vapor barrier if you run screws through it? Best, Andrew
@chrismorgan9083
3 жыл бұрын
my thoughts exactly. Have you found any answers Andrei? thanks
This might be the FAQ, but when you have foil taped above the button, but later on you screw metal screws to the same button aren't you breaking the water seal barrier?
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
Screwing through a vapour barrier is usually unavoidable however there is still very lowrisk of an issue as the screw will pretty much self seal once in.
If you’re using celotex for the roof, do we not have to use another layer of thermawrap to cover it afterwards or?
First! Great job as always!
What screws are you using to hold up the T&G?
Really like your work. Are you a professional contractor/builder? One thing: How did you know exactly where to cut the roof flush with the openings?
What is the opening u have In the ceiling that isn’t a fan. It looks like u can open and close with a accordion type door? If u can provide the name. I have a MaxxAir fan above the bed, which I love, but I’d like another opening near the stove area closer to cab. I have the Ram Promaster 2500 159 (2019). Thanks for great videos.
Awesome job bud, Where did you source your long pine batten from?
hope your taking account of all the extra weight your adding which will affect the final payload.......looking good...
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
Yep stil looking on target for weight. This pine T&G is quite a bit lighter than the equivelant in py which surprised me.
happy birthday
Hi - how do you know that the tongue and groove panels are straight when you are putting them up? Is there a particular method you use or is it guesswork? Also, why don't you start from the side rather than the middle?
@TheRestorationCouple
5 жыл бұрын
I wanted to have a single centre board so it looked balanced. I measured but also went off some of the vans holes and fixings which were centred. You can then use a story stick make sure you are staying straight. Tbh if you get the centre right the rest should end up fine.
Def could have used a SawzAll to remove that edge along plastic over-cab liner. Maybe SawzAlls are rare in the U.K.?
It would be really helpful if the van conversion was organized in its separate playlist. I wanted to look at the framing but I just can't find the video on your channel.
Hi, those woods look gorgeous! Where did you get them?
Wondering if you screwed the tongue and groove into the furring strip on the ceiling cross members or self taping screws through to the actual metal cross members.
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
T and G just screwed to the ply strip.
naaa its great that mate luvly!
Absolutely love the videos and in-depth tips. I might have missed it but what thickness pine cladding are you using?
@TheRestorationCouple
4 жыл бұрын
8mm finished thickness. 👍
hi , you have screwed the tongue and groove in the ceiling , why did you choose not to use tongue and groove clips so the screws do not show?
Hi, Do you going to do any product on wood? Thx Rui
My personal preference would have been to use a carpeted head liner over a thin hardboard stuck on with spray adhesive to give it that more warm look and so that is would give that little extra head room all be it maybe 20mm
Can I ask what merchant you managed to get your t&g cladding from for your roof because I’m struggling to get it in that thickness and in a full length. Many thanks
@TheRestorationCouple
4 жыл бұрын
Bradford’s/Snows timber.
Couple of follow up questions: 1. Do you find the pine panels rattle at all when you drive? Did you consider glue as well? 2. Have you noticed much expansion and contraction in different climates? 3. Did you stain them afterwards, or would you recommend staining before installing? Thank you!
@TheRestorationCouple
5 жыл бұрын
No rattling. Never glue t and g as it needs to move. In the height of summer there was a slight shrink which needed a touch up of paint here and there in the v groove. This can be avoided if you paint first but go thin to make sure they fit still.
@mgmatiasek
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheRestorationCouple thanks!
Happy birthday man! I really want a Router now ^_^ Just my preference, wouldn't it look nicer stained?
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
It would look lovely stained. Although would be best with hidden nails in that case. Anyway the decor is our of my hands... so we are going for a brighter white look with exposed wood on the cabinets and features. Too much pine cladding can make vans look like a sauna on wheels in my opinion! :-)
@Sephysogaku
6 жыл бұрын
The Restoration Couple Haha fair point. Can't wait for the next video!
@peggyt1243
6 жыл бұрын
A white wash on the ceiling pine would look great particularly if your cabinetry were solid white.
Result 😀
Hey. Happy Birthday! Great work and nice how you explain everything! Maybe strange question but how tall are you? Compaired to the height of the roof? And how high is the step to get into the cockpit (cabin) ? Isn't it too low to get in confortly?
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
The ceiling height is just over 1.8m, which is fine for us. Others may want to reduce the floor insulation to gain height or get the extra high model. If you mean the step behind the front seats, it's around 100mm or so, without the swivel seats I can't tell you how access is but don't see it as an issue as will only be sat anyway.
hi am only on your paneling of the ceiling video :) very much a beginner to the campervan world and late to the party so everything is brand new for me but great build by the way i have a Q just as you started to stick your flexi pipe in your van where did you start from and and were does your end stop at the back of your van or front .. have you stuck it on both side of your van or just down one side and up to the points of were you want you ceiling fixtures ie fan light and so on does this make any sense :)
@TheRestorationCouple
4 жыл бұрын
Just to where I need it and from the control panel/fuse box location. I then left the option to run future bits within the upper cabinets if needed
Why tough and grove cladding? Just aesthetics? It's heavy and it might get squeaky. I plan to use plywood or siding panels, any problem with big sheets of 5 mm plywood?
@TheRestorationCouple
4 жыл бұрын
It’s very lightweight and easy way to have no end joins, plus we liked the look. Ply fine too albeit harder to scribe and fit in one piece on your own. No reason not to if you are lining it with carpet or vinyl though.
Really enjoying the videos, loads of useful information. I really like the wood panel ceiling, what will you use for the walls ? Thanks.
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
Plywood walls but probably grooved/planked effect. Not quite there yet!
@twoand8
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRestorationCouple any reason you didnt use groove effect ply on the ceiling?
Hi, I've been doing internet searches into which van to buy. I'm a bit confused because either I'm looking at the wrong vans or everyone whos done a van conversion is only about 5'6 in height. Most of the High Roof vans only list an internal load height of about 6'1. This means after floor and roof insulation and boarding, Most people would be walking around with their heads bent over, but that's not what I see. What am I missing? Am I reading/converting the load heights wrong?
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
Mange 2 our van is now 6'2" with the finished insulated floor and ceiling. That might be an issue fit some but fine for us and doesn't seem too low. Other vans may be much less though.
@mange2
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply. I will be careful when making measurements. Your videos of the build have been so informative and easy to follow. Thanks.
Hey! Just wanted to ask you how did you attach the matchboards on the roof? Did you use screws or nails? If screws, did you pre-drill each board to avoid it to breake? Thanks a looot!
@TheRestorationCouple
4 жыл бұрын
Just a tiny trim screws, no drilling. It was a bit of a pain as we needed to fill and paint. So you could look at the clips which avoid that.
still did not understand how you applied the wood to the metal panels of the car. just screw them in? are there any special screws? will they be strong enough? will they hold to vibrations and all?
@TheRestorationCouple
5 жыл бұрын
Battens omn first with adhesive and self drilling screws. All panels were then fixed to that.
Hi. Just a question. What screws did you use for the batons to screw in to the metal roof ribs? Great videos
@TheRestorationCouple
5 жыл бұрын
Just some self drilling screws. The adhesive does most of the work but worth putting a few in.
How did you secure the insulation to the roof? Also I see you screwed the wood to the insulation what screws did you use for this to stop it falling down?
@garethheathcote4988
4 жыл бұрын
It's shown in the video before this one. It's not actually fixed to the roof per se, it's wedged between the timbers
Hi there.. thanks for the vids.. really helpful! How is the 8mm cladding bearing up? I'm thinking to use 3m lengths from Wickes, but they seem really flimsy and I'm worried they'll distort over time. Also, I can't find 4m + lengths (too thin for builders merchants, too long for DIY places) apart from one quite expensive timber yard (ripped to spec for £160+).. can I ask where you found yours? Thanks loads!
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
8mm is fine, if painting you will get a little wood show on teh tongue when they shrink a bit unless you paint first I guess. Apart from that, fine. We have teh same stuff in our loft rooms and looks great. Wickes cladding is very poor and super brittle. the 4.2m 8mm we used was from Bradfords, it's just over £1/m I think, the timber merchants they use/own is Snows Timbers and I believe it's nationwide.
@petejohnson7123
6 жыл бұрын
Ah great. There's a Bradfords not too far.. I'll try them on Monday. Thanks!
How did you insulate above the cab. With Celotex or the plastic wool. I have just reached this stage in my van build and can't decide the best way to go about it.
@TheRestorationCouple
5 жыл бұрын
25mm pir against roof and carpeted, some sort insualtion at sides and then boxed out with pir.
@Djpedla
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheRestorationCouple Thanks for the quick reply. Your videos have been super helpful so far
Hey great series! Where did you buy the tongue and groove cladding from?
@TheRestorationCouple
6 жыл бұрын
Bradfords building supplies. Just ask at any merchants and they can get it longer than off the shelf. So much better than joining.
Hi do you remember the thickness of the tongue and groove that you used?
happy belated b-day :-)))))