bay help advice needed

[crown]

 ok the project is going along good i have rebuilt the bays now what to do for floors
of bays ? the monico had plastic tar paper and then plywood but that let dampness
traped ? at first i was going to weld in a steel floor then plywood but am now thinking
that the steel will sweat and rot the plywood  so what if i just use plywood but undercoat
it first  help ?

[Len Silva]

You might consider PT plywood.

[cody]

I used pressure treated plywood when I redid our bays last summer, I bolted it thru the metal crosssers uner it with stainless carriage bolts.

[HighTechRedneck]

That is what I did.  I used 3/4" pressure treated plywood supported by square steel tube on 2' centers.

[belfert]

Why not aluminum like a lot of bus bay floors?  I suppose it might be expensive and hard to find in Central America.  No need to cover the aluminum.

[crown]

ok thats what i was thinking the bays are all 2x2 steel framed and cross braced and painted with
rustolum so just paint pt plywood and install and done

[Lonnie time to go]

Marine plywood or pressure treated foundation grade would make a great choice for a bay
The treatment is far better then average treated plywood
Lonnie

[busdriver58]

Sorry for my ignorance, what means "pressure treated" plywood  

[Jeremy]

Pressure treated with preservatives I assume. Most timber for outdoor use is treated this way, but I've never seen good quality plywood treated like this - usually it's just cheap shuttering or flooring grade ply in my experience. I think I'd rather use something better and seal it with epoxy paint or resin, as you would on a boat for instance.

My bay floors incidentally appear to be some sort of laminated material - plywood with something like thick Formica on both sides. The top side has a textured pattern moulded into it, presumably to stop luggage sliding about.

Jeremy

[HighTechRedneck]

I agree with that observation about most pressure treated plywood.  But this was a high quality one under the brand name "Yellow Wood".

It had a good finish, not furniture or cabinet making grade by any means, but none of the usual splitting or knots that most pressure treated plywood has.  And one thing I remember clearly - it was HEAVY.  I've had it for about a year and driven in some heavy rain and parked in very wet areas and it is holding up very well.

[akroyaleagle]

I used plywood. Painted all surfaces with fiberglass resin. Then covered with a nice low pile carpet.

[PP]

When I redid the floor in my battery bay, I used PT-Marine grade 3/4" ply and painted over it with a quality epoxy paint (black). 2 years later and still looks like new except for the bolt heads. I used galvenized and the battery fumes have corroded them. One of these days when I run out of projects I'll replace with stainless. Not sure what I was thinking at the time LOL. Good luck with your project, Will

[luvrbus]

I saw a bus with the bays using interlocking PVC deck boards looked great and was I told it was stronger and better than plywood. 



good luck

[Just Dallas]

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