It all looks fairly easy doesn't it? Well, there were some things to figure out before actually putting that beautiful ceiling up. How are we going to actually attach these boards to the frame of the bus? The ribs on the ceiling are only a 1.5" wide, and there are holes every inch from removing the rivets. We knew we didn't want to use self taping screws leaving the screw heads visible every 2" and wood filling the holes would of worked fine if we painted the ceiling but not so much for our stained pine. So to attach the tongue and groove boards traditionally we needed a wood surface with no metal behind it. So we took 1/4" plywood, ripped it down to 6" strips and centered them on the ribs giving us an overhang on each side where we could shoot finish nails without hitting any metal(structual ribs). The tighter curves above the windows were a bit tricky because the plywood couldn't make those tight curves without snapping. So we borrowed my mom's old wallpaper steamer and steamed them for a couple mins each to make that tight bend. The alternative would of been to make a steam box but for these short pieces the wallpaper steamer worked perfect. I would press them into place with a good layer of PL 3X Construction Adhesive as Matt screwed them to the ribs (screws about an inch apart) starting at the top and slowly working to the bottom. Worked out great! There is a flexible plywood product that would have worked without all the steaming, but it's twice as expensive- about $28 per sheet. We went the cheaper route, but glad to save where we can! Another big thing we had to think about before we actually shot those boards up was making sure to run any electrical needed in the ceiling, which in our case was the AC unit, Fantastic Fan, and some lighting. Most of our wires will be ran behind the walls, but these few spots had to be accounted for. To fasten the pine boards to the furring strips, we used more PL 3X Construction Adhesive, and Grip-Rite 15 gauge finish nails, shooting into the groove of the tongue, to ensure a more finished look. We of course carefully selected which boards we wanted where... the most attractive ones went above our bed so we can look at them while we lay down! Some were the full 12 foot length, and some were cut down just to create more variation. We also took into account where the bathroom would be and kept all seams/end grains out of that area to prevent moisture making its way into the end grains of the pine. So much thinking ahead!
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