what to do with the roof

[hotrod_boogie]

am currently gathering all the stuff together to do inside the rear of my van, its a MK6 semi high top, can anyone give me some ideas for the roof, will that ribbed carpet stuff stick to the roof ok or do i need to board it or something first? and will that carpet go over the strenghening bits that run accross the roof ok? any help would be most appreciated.

[BigNeil]

hi
you should look at a minibus for ideas, as it will be lined.
have never done this so it is just an idea.

cheers

[cakes]

strap the van roof with 1 and half strappin,,, u should be able to fix it to the strenghtening post with screws,,then use a pine channel lining board to cover it with,, it will turn out superb,, gives u the option to stain, varnish, or even paint it,,,also its so easy to work with, flexible enough for those awkard tight corners !!!!!!

[hotrod_boogie]

thanx for the help, excususe me if this sounds stupid and i should know already but, whats 1 and a half strappin?

[badcrumble]

I used cheap thin ribbed carpet stuck straight to roof (between ribs) with carpet spray adhesive, quick and effective...

Chris

[nip]

i glued carpet straight to the roof once and the heat from to sun melted the glue thin ply on first works a treat

[BILLY BOY]

3mm ply acroos full roof, then glue carpet on .

[intransit89]

3mm ply acroos full roof, then glue carpet on .

with carpet glue spray i use its good got to do my roof next as iam using this gray thin carpet then lino checker plate on floor

[intransit89]

if you see in my pic i done my head lining with the carpet to
and glued it with this

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if this helps you as when i do my roof iam gona use hard board and then glue the carpet to it then fold the edge over the back and glue and staple that then as i will cut the board to fit 1st and when got the carpet glued on screw it with wood screws but make sure you use the metal beems as you dont want to screw screws tho the roof now do you
but thats my idea lol how iam gona do mine to the roof with carpet but not put the screws tho the roof tho to out side

[hotrod_boogie]

thanx guys, will let you know how i get on with it, i couldnt get that light grey carpet anywhere, must have tried 8 different places so i gave up and bought the darker stuff in the end!

[cakes]

inch and half strappin,, its wooden straps inch and half wide by inch deep, fix it to strenthening bars so u have somethin for fixing ur wood 2.......

[hotrod_boogie]

ahh thanx, thought it might be something like that

[gatecrasha]

no idea if this one may help,
but i have just done the roof out inside mine using u.p.v.c. building cladding
tucks nicley into the rear end above the rear door,
slide first piece into side channeling,
and secure with screws to the overhead strentheners
3 full lengths is enough as each can be cut in half for swb transits,
6 pieces is spot on without dong any full length cut downs to get it to fit,

looks the biz when done,
and reflects available light nicely

[hotrod_boogie]

any pics gatecrasha?

[gatecrasha]

any pics gatecrasha?

sure,
i'm gonna get slated for this because i have not updated pics in my own build yet,
so your sort of seeing them first

view of roof form outside rear doors,


and of drivers side corner from inside


theres two supports across the inside - i used these to secure short screws into
screws are not much longer than the thickness of the upvc,
i then used screw caps from B&Q to finish the roof off neatly,

at the front i cut the ends of the upvc to meet the end of the cab roof liner,
thres a gap of about 5mm between the two,

i then simply used a piece of 2" x 1" to screw through to lift upvc cladding to meet roof
which could be prior painted white = or alternativley upvc stockiss have finisher peices wqhich could be used instead