Summary
- wooden ceiling furring strips/battens were installed on the existing cross members of the ceiling.
- 1/8” thick cedar tongue and groove strips were installed via nail-gun to these battens, providing the necessary flex to be able to bend to the curvature of the van ceiling
- front and rear end battens were tricky since there aren’t van cross members, so some creativity and custom brackets were required
Installation
![2021-04-07 16-55-34 (2)](img/2021-04-07%2016-55-34%20(2).jpeg)
![ceiling-1](img/ceiling-1.jpeg)
![2021-04-08 16-32-07](img/2021-04-08%2016-32-07.jpeg)
![ceiling-2](img/ceiling-2.jpeg)
The end battens were tricky, since there is no existing cross member, so I made a wooden angle bracket attached to the inside of the frame above the rear doors with rivet nuts.
![2021-04-08 11-45-09](img/2021-04-08%2011-45-09.jpeg)
Front end batten used the frame we had built for the partition wall as well as two small strips of overhanging aluminum (see the top left of the first photo)
![ceiling-3](img/ceiling-3.jpg)
![2021-04-06 13-03-59](img/2021-04-06%2013-03-59.jpeg)
![2021-04-06 13-03-44](img/2021-04-06%2013-03-44.jpeg)
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