I'm wondering how I can install batons to ply line the roof of my van. In hindsight I'm thinking I should have glued the batons to the roof between the supports. This is still possible, it's just that I'd have to cut away the Thinsulate I've already installed. I've installed Plusnuts into the three supports running across the roof.
Looking at how the roof vent has been installed (not by me) I'm wondering if I could just buy something like http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...-3-8-in-x-72-in-Zinc-Steel-Punched-Flat-Bar-with-1-16-in-Thick-802077/204225774 and bolt it in to the plus nuts and then screw the batons either side.
I have a couple of concerns: 1) height is a premium as I have a LR and this would add another fraction of an inch (especially as the bolts/screws would not be recessed); 2) the wooden batons I'd be screwing into would be shallower than the braces attaching them to the structural supports (so the ply lined roof might have bulges!).
I've attached a couple of photos to give a better idea of what I have right now.
Any and all suggestions welcome!
Looking at how the roof vent has been installed (not by me) I'm wondering if I could just buy something like http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...-3-8-in-x-72-in-Zinc-Steel-Punched-Flat-Bar-with-1-16-in-Thick-802077/204225774 and bolt it in to the plus nuts and then screw the batons either side.
I have a couple of concerns: 1) height is a premium as I have a LR and this would add another fraction of an inch (especially as the bolts/screws would not be recessed); 2) the wooden batons I'd be screwing into would be shallower than the braces attaching them to the structural supports (so the ply lined roof might have bulges!).
I've attached a couple of photos to give a better idea of what I have right now.
Any and all suggestions welcome!
