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Anyone use Galvanized tin on shop ceiling

JeepHD

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Seems like most people use white tin on shop ceilings. Anyone use a galvanized tin? Looking to do something a little different with a warmer mor nostalgic feel? Any issues with light reflections? Any other pros or cons? Pics would be great if anyone has done this. Shop size is 32x48 with 14 ft ceiling.

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Josh
 
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I see nothing wrong with it, it should get good light reflection. It will never need paint, and in my opinion galvanized steel never looks great, but it never looks bad either.
Jim
 

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Check out my build thread. I used corrogated tin. It's fairly lightweight, reflects light very well and you can buy it cut to length which really speeds up the install. I've got some details in there on how I trimmed out the ends and edges.
Also it'll never need painting. It's as close to install and forget as possible.
Mike
 
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JeepHD

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Check out my build thread. I used corrogated tin. It's fairly lightweight, reflects light very well and you can buy it cut to length which really speeds up the install. I've got some details in there on how I trimmed out the ends and edges.
Also it'll never need painting. It's as close to install and forget as possible.
Mike

Thanks, Looks great. We hung white steel on friends 32x60 heated end of his shop this weekend. Got me thinking about galvanized instead on mine to be different. I will probably go with the standard pole barn style tin though. Anyone else have pics or thoughts.

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It will need paint, but it takes a while. After about five years the surface can be painted, after about ten years you can start to expect the first small rust dots. At least in our rather humid climate, I dont know much about Ohio, perhaps a rather moderate climate. Painting demands paints that can stand the galvanized surface, but with correct paint and cleaning should be quite straightforward.

I have old fashioned sheet covered roof (if thats the right word) since 2006 on the house and a corrugated galvanized roof on my outbuilding since 2010. No problem so far, but I should pull myself toghether and have the older one painted this summer. When you install a corrugated roof make sure you put screws on top of the ridges to avoid leakage.
 
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JeepHD

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It will need paint, but it takes a while. After about five years the surface can be painted, after about ten years you can start to expect the first small rust dots. At least in our rather humid climate, I dont know much about Ohio, perhaps a rather moderate climate. Painting demands paints that can stand the galvanized surface, but with correct paint and cleaning should be quite straightforward.

I have old fashioned sheet covered roof (if thats the right word) since 2006 on the house and a corrugated galvanized roof on my outbuilding since 2010. No problem so far, but I should pull myself toghether and have the older one painted this summer. When you install a corrugated roof make sure you put screws on top of the ridges to avoid leakage.

I would surely hope to not have rust issues on an interior ceiling in a shop that will be fully insulated and heated.
 

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You can also get can lights with a galvanized trim ring to match the metal, looks real slick.
 

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I used galvanized on the face of my cabinets and all around the inside to cover the two course of block I set my stud walls on. I found some old pics, you can just see the the steel to the left front of my Chrysler in the second pic.

I have no issues with glare. The cabinet faces do get pretty smudged with **** but it wipes right off. I put an inch of ridgid foam under the steel and over the block.

If you do a ceiling I suppose glare could become an issue, especially in photos. I would certainly use light fixtures with a reflector, i.e. not leave a direct path between bulb and the steel.

Do you mean to use 4'x8' sheets of smooth galvanized or corrugated (i.e. wavy) roofing steel? The corrugated is not near as shiny and would be about 1/3 less likely to produce a glare based on geometry alone. You can also get modern barn steel in galvanized but in my experience you have to special order it.

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I am currently working on completing my ceiling in galvanized corrugated steel. I am about 3/4 done. When it is complete I will post pics. I "borrowed" the idea from several members on this board. BTW, some benefits are the lighting IS much better and the shiny metal surface seems to reflect heat better IMHO.
 
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JeepHD

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I am currently working on completing my ceiling in galvanized corrugated steel. I am about 3/4 done. When it is complete I will post pics. I "borrowed" the idea from several members on this board. BTW, some benefits are the lighting IS much better and the shiny metal surface seems to reflect heat better IMHO.

Great, I look forward to pics!
 

camnick

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I just had the ceiling installed a couple of weeks ago. It's a long story but the galvanized side ended up facing down. I love it. It reflects the lights really good
 

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I considered the tin like in TheShrine, but at double+ the cost of OSB and paint I went on with what I'm doing. Does look good though!
 
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