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Hi @Danne
From someone who has done this task recently, I can guarantee your up for a very challenging task.
For starters you have to be dead accurate in lining up all the supporting timbers battens you're fixing to. The joins for each panel must be centre of each timber in order to secure adjoining panels. This is of course 100% reliant that the battens are all square to the ceiling and dead flat. If they run out, then you will need to double them up. Investing in a laser level or at least hiring one will put you at an advantage I didn't have at the time. But I did have the advantage of exposed beams and access to make modifications as required. We wanted to achieve a clean look, so no screws, but a lot of liquid nails and brad-nailed every 200mm.
The two biggest challenges and one that @MitchellMc mentioned I didn't factor in was gravity! VJ Panels are VERY heavy overhead. The second, is trying to line each one up squarely side by-side and then end to end. Remember they are not butt joined on their sides, they have over-lapping grooves that need to align perfectly. So you can't fix to close to the edges until each side slots into place, but then that means your supporting more weight for longer. Then it got complicated when I had posts to make cut out for and then try and inset panels within a close margin. And as @Dave-1 mentioned the lines have to be perfectly straight across every panel or it will be a disaster.
And all this with just two people and a modified Acro-Prop. So, definitely drag in two more mates which will make a huge difference. Two to lift, one to position/guide and the 4th to fasten.
Regards Nailbag
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