Advice on Bay Remodeling

[buddyten]

Hello Friends:
Most of you know that we are a gospel group, and use our Eagle to tour in. We have never properly fixed our bays, and currently just have them open as they came from the factory.

Because of buying some new rather expensive equipment, we want to fix our bays up nice to offer protection for our equipment. We have seen pictures of many of your coaches that have had the bays done really nicely, and would love to have your input or ideas on how best to get it done.

We are assuming that you attached plywood/OSB or some other material to the bay steel frame walls, with carpeting over that. Do we need to build a wood frame (maybe out of 1x material) to attach the plywood to, or do you just attach it to the steel frame? If you attach it to the frame, do you glue and/or screw it to the metal? What types glue and screws do you use? What type materials do you use for the substrate (plywood, OSB, etc)? What type carpeting or covering over the wood? We load and unload our equipment several times a weekend, and need something that will hold up fairly well. Most of our equipment is on rollers, so it's not like we are sliding a lot of stuff in and out, but we do want something durable.

Any help you all could give would be most appreciated. Any drawings, diagrams, instructions, etc would be very helpful.

By the way, we are only finishing two bays this way. The other bay is the generator, etc. We are planning on finishing it out as well, but will be using some sheetmetal dividers, etc covered with insulation to help with heat/safety/noise, etc.

Thanks to you all.

[robertglines1]

.The ones I have encountered just have carpet glued to thin sheet metal pop riveted to bay cross members. I just took a prevost entertainer coach apart and that is the way it was. Prob 22 Ga would work and contact cement. the old kind of contact cement that really works and stinks not the new white milky stuff in the green can. Then cut indoor/outdoor carpet and glue it on. More rivets around bay doors edges then just enough to hold to walls in middle--every foot or so.   Bob

[luvrbus]

Attach plywood and use the spray on bed liner it will last forever and looks good with no up keep ever gets dirty wash with soap and water JMW and it won't hold water like carpet

[chev49]

I am working on mine right now since its nice weather. The plywood with carpet for the more fragile things, and the bedliner for other stuff would be a great idea..
This isn't my thread, just am redoing some stuff before summer.