Custom / homemade window surrounds?

[sipep]

Hi all.

Has anyone made there own window surrounds.. I can't afford van shads.. but would like to have some windows surrounds as I think they make the curtains look better.

How would I go about measuring and getting some cut?

 

[JOG]

Use cardboard to make yourself a template and then cut it out of a sheet of light ply?

 

[Sackmycook]

Have you tried looking on the used market?
I got my set for half price and they were almost like new.

 

[JOG]

Good shout! Even recovering wouldn’t be difficult

Have you tried looking on the used market?
I got my set for half price and they were almost like new.

 

[bp_porcaro]

I was at the NEC yesterday and on the Rolling Homes stand, they had some really nice wooden window surrounds.

 

[sipep]

Good shout! Even recovering wouldn’t be difficult

I have had a look, nothing close. But issue with o have purchased some curtains now

 

[Bigsidavies]

I made my own with blackout blinds fitted to them.
Got ply panels, cut out the hole in the centre large enough so as not to make the van frame visible then fitted ‘perfect fit’ blackout blinds to the rear of the panels, carpeted the panels and fitted them with hidden trim clips.
Blinds cost £50 each. Been fine for 3 years now.

 

[sipep]

I made my own with blackout blinds fitted to them.
Got ply panels, cut out the hole in the centre large enough so as not to make the van frame visible then fitted ‘perfect fit’ blackout blinds to the rear of the panels, carpeted the panels and fitted them with hidden trim clips.
Blinds cost £50 each. Been fine for 3 years now.

This is what I want to do as I have some 5.5/6 mm ply from the original van, plus I have a full kit of curtains.

My only issue is I have zero DIY skills..

Was hoping someone had a template measurements I could use

 

[Bigsidavies]

I used the original crappy hardboard interior panels as a template for the external size/shape.
Can’t remember how I did the internal shape.
I think I worked out the maximum blind size that would fit in the van frame aperture and then did some jiggery pokery once the blinds arrived and cut the window hole to the size of the blind frame.
I did initially just buy 1 blind as a test to see if my plan worked. It was pretty easy so I bought the other three and did the lot.
I’ll try to dig some pics up off my hard drive later.

 

[Bigsidavies]

@sipep this is how they look now, open and closed.