Cladding The Ceiling In Our Self Build Van Conversion

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Cladding The Ceiling In Our Self Build Van Conversion

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@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

What did you/ what will you use for your ceiling? :)

@WhatsJakesTake 4 жыл бұрын

I love how it turned out! Beth did a great choice choosing the colour!

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

She certainly did ;)

@jb-sz2kw 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of great tips for tricksy problems in this video. Thanks for sharing, much appreciated.

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! :)

@hikerdoc6771 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

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... 😊

@DannyRobinson80085 3 жыл бұрын

just what I needed guys, well explained; much better than other videos on here.

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, glad that it helped! 😊

@DylanRMcCabe 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@OurWildHorizons 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dylan! Glad it helped you 😀 Best of luck for your build!

@DylanRMcCabe 2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons thank you! 😄

@feralfreebirds 4 жыл бұрын

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 :)*

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the lovely comment! Best of luck with your ceiling! I really hope the metal is okay underneath! :)

@feralfreebirds 4 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons MEEE too....thanks guys ! happy sunday !! *

@jcardosa02 3 жыл бұрын

i love the curve of your walls and thank you so much for giving a tip for that ♡

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Hope it helped 😊

@musicbeth4 4 жыл бұрын

So exciting seeing it coming along in each video!

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

SOO exciting!!!

@Wakeup_grand 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks helps a lot

@OurWildHorizons 2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Thanks for watching!

@davenandreajohnstone1506 4 жыл бұрын

Great Info👍

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

Yay thank you!

@David_11111 4 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled across your channel for two youngsters your making some fantastic choices I look forward to watching build the van :)

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you so much for your support! We really appreciate it! :D

@kpj5 3 жыл бұрын

Great tip n the 9volt square battery !!

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

It's a great one isn't it! I love that, I want to go around testing all sorts now haha!

@davedavies6352 4 жыл бұрын

Another great episode guys! Love what you are doing. Keep it up.

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

@jossturner1879 3 жыл бұрын

Most helpful vid on this I’ve seen! Thanks 🙏🏼

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad it helped!

@daftdave666666 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thanks. That was very helpful. Regards to you both. D

@OurWildHorizons 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Dave! Thanks for watching 😄

@darren-cottageatelier8962 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

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

@mynomadicvanlife7221 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

@OurWildHorizons 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 😊

@richarddavies879 4 жыл бұрын

Really coming along now, the roof looks fantastic

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The finish line is in sight :)

@tigaunt9420 3 жыл бұрын

Nice tips! thanks for the video

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you got some tips from it :)

@samantha_jane3075 3 жыл бұрын

It looks amazing!

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

😀😀

@MrNothing12340987 2 жыл бұрын

bang up job!

@OurWildHorizons 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jack!

@heymrguitarman7637 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful thank you

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching! Which lighting arrangement are you going for? Keep that in mind before you start!

@Yahoomediaclub 2 жыл бұрын

Fab Job 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚌

@OurWildHorizons 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jono!

@oooONE_EYEooo 2 жыл бұрын

What size screws did you use to screw the tongue and groove up?

@OurWildHorizons 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t remember now! Nothing too long, just make sure they’re stainless steel screws so they won’t rust.

@Lowlitstudio 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job!

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope you found it useful 😊

@hannabanana82 Жыл бұрын

Do u have a link for the lights you installed ? 😊

@OurWildHorizons Жыл бұрын

I’m afraid it’s been so long now that our ones aren’t listed anymore, sorry!

@bellshealthylifestyle5769 4 жыл бұрын

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

@OurWildHorizons 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@blakerayeley 2 жыл бұрын

Good job! What screws did you use to tack them up there?

@OurWildHorizons 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@blakerayeley 2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons thank you!!

@veestar9837 3 жыл бұрын

Please could you let us know what make of cladding you used ...thanks :) Great vid x

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

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 :)

@veestar9837 3 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons Thank you :) x

@Shan-ShanH 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@OurWildHorizons 3 жыл бұрын

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