Ep5 SPRINTER VAN BUILD TWEED CEILING FABRIC INSULATION

[@DavidJohnson-dw6gr]

It's the first time I have seen someone do as I did when I built mine 3 years ago. Wool insulation, plus material covered pin board with wadding attached. The idea being that my insulation is totally breathable and dried with the diesel heater and vents. Great job..

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks pal. I think it’s a great combo 👍🏻

[@frankiez7414]

you can also rivnut into ply, ive tried it and it works. So you can use the same finished bolts

[@MegaSkanking]

This channel is perfect for me just found it by the sprinter rear seats install, looks like I’ll be watching plenty more of these, thanks!

[@urbanarkoverland]

I hope you do. Welcome 👍🏻

[@Dirt-Diggler]

Totally agree 👍 i have 2 extractor fans and a roof vent, most people oversize a diesel heater anyway, a 5KW is overkill in a van so you have the extra heat capacity to "waste" some evacuating the moisture IMHO

[@urbanarkoverland]

You got it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@CalumNicholson]

Amazing job, loving the attention to detail. The finish is spot on. Can’t wait to see more of what you’ve got planned for this build 👍🏻

[@urbanarkoverland]

Nice one buddy. Loads to come! 👍🏻

[@wiltshirecustomcamper7203]

Great job and looks lovely. bang on with the insulation as well, the closed cell foam will stop alot of the condensation from forming on the ceiling anyway so you are defo on the right track without messing with vapour barriers, to my mind anyhow. Looking forward to see how the build develops.

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks you. Appreciate that 👍🏻👍🏻

[@stefantingimarsson]

Your videos are all helpful and aside from the GZ Yeti I have also ordered high lockers from Evo Motion for my Sprinter, after watching your videos. The lockers are still on order and I am fitting fixing points into my van. I cannot find any videos on the locker fixing points other than yours. Granted the drawings from Evo show the cross bar where the locker is attached to the roof, but I was wondering about any fixing points on the wall. Do the lockers just hang from the fixing points in the roof are do you also fix them to the wall? Thanks again for all the videos and please upload more content.

[@urbanarkoverland]

Hi nonessential upload more content ha. I’ll try. No. Ceiling fixings alone are def not enough. Either similar to walls with timber substrates. Or rivnuts to metal 👍🏻

[@injectionAI]

I like this. I’ve always heard that you put the insulation directly on the van metal and foil backed plastic on the inside because of heat transfer. I’m sure it doesn’t really matter as people obsess over minutiae on KZbin 😩🖤

[@urbanarkoverland]

You are talking about a vapour barrier. That’s not this. And I don’t use that method 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Bugoutvehiclesuk]

It’s a great series for ppl wanting to do a high end job.

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks pal 👍🏻

[@isurefly]

Great job mate very well explained to the point some wannabe pro van builders will be nicking your techniques.

[@urbanarkoverland]

Ha ha. Never!!!

[@henrystokes7566]

Looks Great and loving the fabric . Can I ask did you wrap the door pillars in the same kind and what material supplier has it as not liking my automotive carpet sample I have . Thanks

[@urbanarkoverland]

Hi mate. I do say in the video about the pillars. That was 4mm foam and same material. Link to materials in description 👍🏻

[@Y24JAW]

Ceiling and trims look great you weekend warrior 😜

[@urbanarkoverland]

Ha ha. Nice one!!!! 🥷

[@themoabpearl5711]

I did the same Jackery hack! It's lovely.

[@urbanarkoverland]

👍🏻

[@Murray_23]

Love the look of the tweed. I’m planning a build and feel like I’m stealing all your ideas haha

[@urbanarkoverland]

Nah. It’s not stealing mate. It’s sharing 😂

[@Murray_23]

@@urbanarkoverland haha I like that!

[@stevel1451]

I used the original headliner, looks great, covers down the sides a little, is sound deadening and insulated. It’ only takes minutes to install

[@urbanarkoverland]

Ideal if ya van comes with one. Thats not standard. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@stevel1451]

I purchased a 2018 ex work van which had nothing inside except the front headliner. I then found a van wrecker who had the rest of the headliner.

[@frankiez7414]

ive done ceilings before and those clips you are talking about are a nightmare. Your idea of rivnuts and nylon bolts really is a good idea. That is well smart. I liked your plywood ceiling frame , pocket holed into the beams. I will do what you are doing. Leave the strips as less is sometimes best. Your idea of aluminium strips might be overboard. How did you marry up the bolts into the rivnuts?

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks bud. Not quite sure what ya question is bud. I’ll give the answer to what i think you’re asking. Feel free to ask again though ha. The boards come pre drilled all lined up. 👍🏻

[@spiritcatcher100]

Absolutely stunning mate 👍😊

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks 😊

[@g00dspeed98]

I Know this is a while back but just starting my van build and your videos are so much help to me. Can i ask what you did under the factory flooring I'm just gonna be a weekend warrior on the MTB and want to re use existing floor as a base but interested what you put underneath

[@urbanarkoverland]

Hi mate. Go to the the full time lapse of this build and you will see it. Def use existing floor. It’s hard as nails.

[@Bugoutvehiclesuk]

I run the hole saw backwards at speed and it doesn’t grab.

[@urbanarkoverland]

Great idea Thanks for that. Always learning 👍🏻

[@benstobbs82]

Very clean job, the details in a short video are great. I'd not considered how to mount cabinets after the celling was up so thank you. Will you be using the same Rivnut and plastic bolts on side panels?

[@urbanarkoverland]

Yes mate I think I will. I know you can actually get away with using Velcro. And by the time units and stuff are up it will be fine. But gonna put some in to match up 👍🏻

[@campervansen-le-frith8517]

Looking good, nice job what a well thought out process.

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks pal 👍🏻

[@darren6531]

You're doing a brilliant job 👍🏻

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks matey 👍🏻

[@asifqureshi179]

Do you have any video of Bed frame fitting ? ( What was used material wise ) Great work 👏 Keeping posting 📫

[@urbanarkoverland]

No sorry. It’s just extrusion 👍🏻

[@greenerschannel]

Really starting to come together now 👍👍

[@urbanarkoverland]

Yeah it makes a difference when you start ticking off big jobs like this 👍🏻

[@owcampervanadventures2738]

Hi Aiden, Van build looks great...which tweed fabric are you using and who supplies it .. thanks in advance... Warren

[@urbanarkoverland]

Hi mate thanks. Link in description

[@owcampervanadventures2738]

Thanks...👌

[@outdoorjunky1]

Looking good Mate, we’ll done ✅

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks pal 👍🏻

[@northeastcarpfishing]

Brilliant as always

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks you 👍🏻

[@aclarke9479]

Great video! Top work🤙🏼

[@urbanarkoverland]

Thanks pal. 👍🏻😎

[@frankiez7414]

having difficulty contacting you privately on here. I was wanting to know which glass to order for the side windows to avoid the issues you had with the dot matrix and seeing the van metal through the glass.I was wanting to go for a sliding opener on the door side and a non slider on the fixed non door side.

[@urbanarkoverland]

No option on here for private. I have other social where messages are easier. Link in description 👍🏻

[@ashleyhowell1436]

Looks awesome, thinking of replacing my ceiling. How did you fix the ends by the head liner and the doors? Also did you use the closed cell foam on the pillars before the tweed? Cheers

[@urbanarkoverland]

The trim that went around the top of bulkhead held it up. And yes to ccf on pillars 👍🏻

[@urbanarkoverland]

Also. The plastic above the sliding door for cables holds it up. And cupboards help 👍🏻

[@Jimmy-lb1yc]

Do you know whether you can get material like that for covering the walls or could you use that for covering walls?

[@urbanarkoverland]

Yes. Keep watching the build. Did exactly that 👍🏻

[@Jimmy-lb1yc]

@@urbanarkoverland Just seen it mate. Looks insane

[@stephenbulmer7148]

Another class video. Don't suppose you could put links to all the products your using in your build, sorry if that's a big ask I'm a first time builder. Keep sharing👍👍👍

[@urbanarkoverland]

Should be down below buddy 👍🏻👍🏻

[@stephenbulmer7148]

@@urbanarkoverland I found them after I wrote my comment, thanks for the information and the video. Loved it. You may find a copy of your van thou😂😂

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@stephenbulmer7148 no problem. Glad I could inspire or inform 👍🏻👍🏻

[@poncho6784]

Nice work!

[@garethpearson174]

Looking good 👍 are you going to give up plumbing at van build full time 👍👍

[@urbanarkoverland]

Plumbing is so much easier than building these ha

[@luxduoverland674]

Quality job there looks fantastic where did you get your tweed fabric from may I ask ?

[@urbanarkoverland]

Link in description

[@cozinca]

Hi buddy, how much of the material did you use to do the roof/walls? Cheers

[@urbanarkoverland]

A lot ha.

[@Roaming-adventure]

The new van is looking amazing! Will be grabbing a few of your ideas for sure. I’m looking to use Evo Designs in my van which roof panel kit did you get as none advise they are for the new model sprinter. Thanks

[@urbanarkoverland]

Link in bio mate. All sprinters are the same 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Pit8800]

How about LWB? I was looking for the floor & roof panels but can’t find it.

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@Pit8800 may have to ring them mate. I had them make me lwb panels for the black one out of bamboo. Tell them you’ve seen my vid 👍🏻

[@frankiez7414]

I just ordered off Evo and the panels are up to the latest model Sprinter.

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@frankiez7414 yeah. When I ordered the bamboo set they didn’t actually have lwb kits on the site. But all good now 👍🏻👍🏻

[@twisttwister8254]

Good job

[@urbanarkoverland]

👍🏻

[@olteanlaur]

what insulation did you do on the flares? thanks

[@urbanarkoverland]

The same. Two layers of 6mm closed cell foam 👍🏻

[@graemegeorge3611]

How many packs of the sound deadening and the liner did you use.

[@urbanarkoverland]

Ah mate. Can’t remember now. Depends how far you go I suppose. Sure you can buy van packages.

[@urbanarkoverland]

Uao5 at transporterhq gets you money off 👍🏻

[@graemegeorge3611]

@@urbanarkoverland cheers buddy,both vans look stunning,when are you doing some more on the sprinters.

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@graemegeorge3611 very soon mate. Total redo

[@roddatkinson5705]

Apologies, general question for you. What sat nav do you have for your tv?

[@urbanarkoverland]

Sat nav for the tv??? That’s confusing. My sat nav is Google maps from my phone. Literally maps on iPhone through apple play. But the tv signal…. Is actually tethered from phone. No van WiFi. Had wifi in the other van and was no better that my phone. The actual tv will make use of apps such as Netflix and KZbin. Amazon prime etc. hope this answers as not quite sure about the question 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@roddatkinson5705]

Yes sorry mis type meant tv signal. Thanks for answering.

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@roddatkinson5705 cool. Think I covered all angles ha

[@jbrizzysf]

how did you find where to cut out the fan hole in ceiling?

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@jbrizzysf I drilled a hole then used a router. So couldn’t miss

[@christhomas7713]

Loving the build! Where can I get the tweed fabric?

[@christhomas7713]

Not to worry, you put it in the description. Cheers

[@urbanarkoverland]

👍🏻

[@frankiez7414]

where can I get the plastic bolts Aidan please? no link there

[@urbanarkoverland]

Accu 👍🏻

[@frankiez7414]

@@urbanarkoverland cheers Aidan, I did manage to find that they were the only company that did those ones. Pricey aren't they.

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@frankiez7414 think they get tiny bit cheaper the more you order. 👍🏻

[@jamesdewar-mills1105]

Where did you get the foam and tweed from please

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@jamesdewar-mills1105 link below

[@steviedavies2740]

what length nylon m6 bolt did you get? im going to copy lol

[@urbanarkoverland]

40mm. From company called accu 👍🏻

[@steviedavies2740]

My ceiling has come out a treat. Great vid and thanks 🙏

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@steviedavies2740 excellent. Glad to hear it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@urbanarkoverland]

@@steviedavies2740 send a pic on insta.

[@steviedavies2740]

@@urbanarkoverland sent 🫡