Posted 2014-06-17 6:38 AM (#159511) Subject: Living Quarter Ceiling
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Location: Ontario, Canada
We have a 4ft short wall LQ horse trailer. Have an air conditioner and one ceiling light . The ceiling has just been insulated with spray foam . Wondering if I can get some ideas for a ceiling ...we live in a hot and cold climate .Has anyone used plywood before ...painted /stained? the walls are tongue and groove wood ...thanks,
Posted 2014-06-17 9:57 AM (#159514 - in reply to #159511) Subject: RE: Living Quarter Ceiling
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Posts: 97 Location: mancelona michigan
All of the big box stores have a whole isle of 5 mm paneling with different finishes,some wood,some white ans smooth,some white with a texture. You can buy the little rosettes that go under the attaching screws online.I only use ss screws in/on any of my trailers because sooner or later they will get wet or moisture will get to them in the form of condinsation,then you start getting little rust spots.I worked in the marina bussiness for 40 yrs and if a fastener wasnt ss or bronze,it wasnt even in the shop!It may sound like overkill,but after you get it cut to fit,I would roll a coat of spar varnish on the back side just to prevent any condensation from delaminateing it.
Posted 2014-06-17 10:06 AM (#159515 - in reply to #159511) Subject: RE: Living Quarter Ceiling
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Location: Ontario, Canada
Thank you for the reply ....we had previously put up this paneling that the rv trailering people suggested ...ceiling paneling and it warped and buckled ...so are you suggesting to put marina varnish on the backside of the wood paneling ?. Have you seen the out come of this ? in a cold winter and hot summer climate ?
Posted 2014-06-17 11:03 AM (#159517 - in reply to #159511) Subject: RE: Living Quarter Ceiling
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Posts: 97 Location: mancelona michigan
Back in the70's, quite a few off the double cabin fly bridge (DCFB) boats used a 1/8" vynal faced pressed board for the headliners.Pacemaker was one of them and since we were a Pacemaker dealer we changed out quite a few of them because they would buckle and the vynal would bubble up.Pacemakers were notorius for leaks everywhere,so whenever we (I) would change this stuff out we always rolled a coat or two of Pettit clear wood sealer and then a coat of varnish on the backside.We never did one twice. In my personal shop I had 2' x 8' 1/4" pegboard panels on the walls.After a year or so they would start buckeling too.I made new panels and rolled 1 coat of varnish on eack side,then put them up. They are still there today, and that was 40yrs ago.
Posted 2014-06-17 11:18 AM (#159518 - in reply to #159511) Subject: RE: Living Quarter Ceiling
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Posts: 175 Location: Florida
We used a paneling from Menards called Leather Designer Plywood ( search their site for 5033005 ). It can be easily formed to the curvature of the roof. We also glued it to the roof beams using construction adhesive, and painted plastic H connectors between panels. They have a textured spray paint that matches the paneling. Have had no moisture or swelling problems, but used foil backed foam instead of spray on insulation.
Posted 2014-06-18 11:27 PM (#159539 - in reply to #159511) Subject: RE: Living Quarter Ceiling
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Location: great falls, mt
We used foam panels to insulate between the metal studs and then screwed wood paneling on the lower half of the walls and to the ceiling. We spray glued vinyl to the upper 1/2 of the walls to create a softer surface with help absorbing sound/etc. We did this over 10 years ago and still looks great! We do not have heat or A/C but do live in the Montana 4 seasons climate.
Posted 2014-06-19 9:03 AM (#159544 - in reply to #159511) Subject: RE: Living Quarter Ceiling
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Posts: 342 Location: MS
I have done 3 trailers. All three of them I put up a 1x1 framework before putting up the ceiling. I know some people screw the covering directly to the frame of the trailer, but here in the south the top ...and walls...get extremely hot. I want that extra insulating airgap. All three were insulated first with foam board. I used luan that I pre-covered with the material of the owners choice as the ceiling.Right now I am in process of re-doing my trailer ceiling. There was a leak around the AC and I stupidly tore down part of the ceiling to find the leak.
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