I'm converting the front of my goose neck to a LQ. I've done the foam board insulation and fir strips and am ready to put up wall covering. I looked at several new LQ trailers and they all use a foam backed textured vinyl wall covering ,some add bead board for a wainscoating . I like the look of this, and it would be really easy to do ... but I checked the price of the foam backed vinyl and its like $12 to $15 a yard(24" x 54") plus the cost of the 1/4" plywood behind it.

  Has anyone done this factory style wall covering? and is there a cheaper sourse for the materials.

   Thanks

Years ago I did some panels for a guy to install in his truck. I used cheap paneling, 1/2" foam and canvas material (from Walmart).  He wanted a natural look.  You could sew a pattern into the material then glue (3M 77 spray) the foam to the wood and trim excess then glue the material to the foam tuck to the back and glue. Install it and finish off with a section of rope wood trim moulding to hold everything in place. 

Yah I was thinking of spray gluing it down to the wood and trimmin it out with something at the seams and edges, the rope wood moulding would look good, I like your idea, but I still like the vinyl for its ease of cleaning. I checked the fabric stores and some of them have a pretty good selection but still $$$$$. I also saw some on e bay

Fabric is sold by the yard and it is 54" wide, not 24"x54", and $12 - $15 a yard is still cheaper than buying less expensive fabric, the cost of the foam, the cost of the adhesive and the agrevation to glue the fabric to the foam. I don't know the dimension of your LQ, but if you would take the cost of the padded vinyl, less the cost of the type of paneling you would put up, the result would be the extra cost of installing the covering that you wanted. There is no easy way to get the look you want without spending some money. 

Hi, congratulations for doing your own conversion.  My husband and I just finished ours.  I didn't do the walls like you are talking about, however I did use this technique for the insets in my cabinet doors, my walk in door and I have used it to make a decorate a headboard and matching dresser.  However, I suggest using quilt batting instead of foam.  Cheaper and easier to work with and won't disintigrate in heat and dry conditions.  Use the spray adhesive to stick it to the vinyl or fabric and then stick that to the the backer board material you choose.  On my walk-in door I backed it with very thin masonite.  It is lighter and thinner than plywood.   Here is a link to an on line fabric and vinyl source.  http://www.fabricresource.com/  They have a store in my area and have quality goods.  You can get some awesome faux leathers and suedes that would be great for about $10 per liner yard.   Here is a link to some photos of our conversion.

  http://community.webshots.com/user/kdlackey1 

May you can get some ideas.  By the way, the same link that someone else already sent you was also my inspiration.  I wouldn't have had the courage to start without his photos and instructions.  Good luck.  

Hello Terri,

I ordered it from these people:  http://www.countryrv.org/  They used to do conversions and are very familiar with what you need.  They also put together all the plumbing parts I needed for it and my husband installed it.  They get it from Jazz Sales, but Jazz only sells wholesale.  You can go to the Jazz website, though, and look at it.