Very interesting and informative, thank you. Great job. It might be worth mentioning that a "stop" on your drill bit would be a really good idea, even if it is a simple bit of plastic tubing. It's surprising how the bit suddenly goes through the pillar steel and can then dent or even puncture your beautiful outer van walls.
Hi Beth & Jake.....looking beautiful...oh bought back memories putting my ceiling up....WOW i ached the next day!! im actually gunna strip all my tongue n groove out ( after 13yrs) and go back to my original vans using thin ply for wall/ceiling and just put frame for strength just where units etc will go back in, to screw in to...keep the weight down and need a renovation too...see what the metals like under neath (eek!!) great tips you share..keep them coming :) *good vibes :)*
the van is coming along well, one thing to bear in mind, T&G does expand and contract quite a lot so you may end up having to put some more finish on the joints, this happened to Mel on Mel's Van world, but your ceiling looks great, I can't wait to see how will look once it is finished.
Hey guys, thanks for the brilliant video, I have one question though...Jake said you used 9mm battens but then you put an astrix over saying it was 12mm, however, your written out version of this says 9mm....just wondering, which one was it?:) x
We mean 12mm, thanks for pointing out the mistakes in the post! You could probably use 9mm but 12mm would be better as it gives the screws a bit more to bite into. Going thicker would also be good, but we were very conscious of maximising the height space.
We used stainless steel screws for any exposed screws. The ones in the ceiling were then varnished over and they blend in quite nicely to the cladding. Thanks for watching!
I don’t understand how you screwed them into the thin sheet of metal that is your van. Because there’s nothing for the screw to screw into it’s just one thin piece of metal. So how did your screws stay?
So first you’ll need to drill a pilot hole. Make sure this hole is much smaller than the screw you are going to use. (self tapping screw). Then screw into the tiny hole by hand using a screw driver 😁 it’s very difficult to do it by hand and takes a long time, but it will be very secure. Hope this helps
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What did you/ what will you use for your ceiling? :)
I love how it turned out! Beth did a great choice choosing the colour!
She certainly did ;)
Very interesting and informative, thank you. Great job. It might be worth mentioning that a "stop" on your drill bit would be a really good idea, even if it is a simple bit of plastic tubing. It's surprising how the bit suddenly goes through the pillar steel and can then dent or even puncture your beautiful outer van walls.
Not heard of that before! That would have taken some fear out of the build! Will definitely get one of them if there’s a next build... 😊
Lots of great tips for tricksy problems in this video. Thanks for sharing, much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful! :)
Thanks helps a lot
Your welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great tip for the hole saw! Really helpful video! I’ll be referring back to it when I put my tongue and groove up 😊 Thank you!
Thanks Dylan! Glad it helped you 😀 Best of luck for your build!
@@OurWildHorizons thank you! 😄
just what I needed guys, well explained; much better than other videos on here.
Excellent, glad that it helped! 😊
Hi Beth & Jake.....looking beautiful...oh bought back memories putting my ceiling up....WOW i ached the next day!! im actually gunna strip all my tongue n groove out ( after 13yrs) and go back to my original vans using thin ply for wall/ceiling and just put frame for strength just where units etc will go back in, to screw in to...keep the weight down and need a renovation too...see what the metals like under neath (eek!!) great tips you share..keep them coming :) *good vibes :)*
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! Best of luck with your ceiling! I really hope the metal is okay underneath! :)
@@OurWildHorizons MEEE too....thanks guys ! happy sunday !! *
So exciting seeing it coming along in each video!
SOO exciting!!!
i love the curve of your walls and thank you so much for giving a tip for that ♡
Thank you for watching! Hope it helped 😊
Great tip n the 9volt square battery !!
It's a great one isn't it! I love that, I want to go around testing all sorts now haha!
Great Info👍
Yay thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
Thank you for watching 😊
Brilliant. Thanks. That was very helpful. Regards to you both. D
You’re welcome Dave! Thanks for watching 😄
Just stumbled across your channel for two youngsters your making some fantastic choices I look forward to watching build the van :)
Awesome, thank you so much for your support! We really appreciate it! :D
Most helpful vid on this I’ve seen! Thanks 🙏🏼
You're welcome! Glad it helped!
Really coming along now, the roof looks fantastic
Thank you! The finish line is in sight :)
Nice tips! thanks for the video
Thanks for watching! Glad you got some tips from it :)
Another great episode guys! Love what you are doing. Keep it up.
Thanks so much! :)
the van is coming along well, one thing to bear in mind, T&G does expand and contract quite a lot so you may end up having to put some more finish on the joints, this happened to Mel on Mel's Van world, but your ceiling looks great, I can't wait to see how will look once it is finished.
Ah yes, we realised this afterwards! oops! So we will be sure to do this when we make our T&G cupboard doors :) Thank you or the advice xx
It looks amazing!
😀😀
bang up job!
Cheers Jack!
Very helpful thank you
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching! Which lighting arrangement are you going for? Keep that in mind before you start!
Nice job!
Thanks! Hope you found it useful 😊
Fab Job 🏴🚌
Thank you Jono!
Hey guys, thanks for the brilliant video, I have one question though...Jake said you used 9mm battens but then you put an astrix over saying it was 12mm, however, your written out version of this says 9mm....just wondering, which one was it?:) x
We mean 12mm, thanks for pointing out the mistakes in the post! You could probably use 9mm but 12mm would be better as it gives the screws a bit more to bite into. Going thicker would also be good, but we were very conscious of maximising the height space.
Good job! What screws did you use to tack them up there?
We used stainless steel screws for any exposed screws. The ones in the ceiling were then varnished over and they blend in quite nicely to the cladding. Thanks for watching!
@@OurWildHorizons thank you!!
Please could you let us know what make of cladding you used ...thanks :) Great vid x
Honestly it was just the cheap stuff at b&q, I think it's 7 or 9mm. We just took care while installing it and the stain makes it look so much nicer :)
@@OurWildHorizons Thank you :) x
Do u have a link for the lights you installed ? 😊
I’m afraid it’s been so long now that our ones aren’t listed anymore, sorry!
What size screws did you use to screw the tongue and groove up?
Can’t remember now! Nothing too long, just make sure they’re stainless steel screws so they won’t rust.
I don’t understand how you screwed them into the thin sheet of metal that is your van. Because there’s nothing for the screw to screw into it’s just one thin piece of metal. So how did your screws stay?
So first you’ll need to drill a pilot hole. Make sure this hole is much smaller than the screw you are going to use. (self tapping screw). Then screw into the tiny hole by hand using a screw driver 😁 it’s very difficult to do it by hand and takes a long time, but it will be very secure. Hope this helps
how wide is the t&g thanks
Hi, sorry I have no idea, it’s just the standard size but we have 17 of them used for our ceiling to give you an idea of how many you might need 😊
sheish
Thanks for watching 😀