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Old 06-30-2021, 02:13 PM   #1
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Bus Floor Gauge

Hi,

What is the standard floor gauge on buses.

I have a few sections to replace

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Old 06-30-2021, 02:54 PM   #2
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ICs use 16 ga. for the floor.
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16 gauge is best.
If you use 18 ga it will flex and pop when you step on it. 16ga is thicker and won't flex.

18 ga, if that's all you got, then use it but if your doing large sections, 16 is better.
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16 gauge is best.
If you use 18 ga it will flex and pop when you step on it. 16ga is thicker and won't flex.

18 ga, if that's all you got, then use it but if your doing large sections, 16 is better.
I think anything from 14 to 20 will work fine if you're building a subfloor with 3/4" plywood over top of it anyway.
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Thanks all.

I will go with 16 gauge
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