wall paneling for inside of garage

[jonny02r6]

Hey guys, new to the forum. I have a 32x32 garage with 14' to the bottom of open rafters. Around the sides is block about 4ft tall then studs and insulation. I am looking to cover up the studs and insulation with 4x8 sheets of paneling but am looking for something that looks decent and not as cheap as the old paneling in my grandparens home. Anyone done this or have any tips? Thanks in advance.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Wall covering is a highly debated topic here at GJ. People are going to make suggestions like pegboard, OSB, plywood, drywall, ribbed metal siding, corrugated metal siding and a few others. Each one has their positives and negatives, and that's where the debates will start.

Spend an evening scrolling through the Garage gallery section and see what others have used. Decide what you want to do in your garage and plan accordingly. There's also been a few thread on this subject too which you should be able to find with the search function.

Welcome to GJ, take some pictures of your garage, it's progress and post them up.

 

[Carbine]

My garage already had paneling. I actually like it. I've not felt a need to change it or do away with it. It's a good alternative...

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[jonny02r6]

Thanks ill post some pics as soon as i can. I like the idea and simplicity of paneling, just want something that looks good. Thanks.

 

[Barnuba]

I went the metal route...

It was cost effective and worked for my particular needs.

Have fun with your project!

 

[ScurvyPete]

My garage already had paneling. I actually like it. I've not felt a need to change it or do away with it. It's a good alternative...

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Man, I am digging that paneling!

 

[MichaelWest]

I am planning my next garage and have thought a lot about these things. I have drywall, and I need to protect it so I think I will do a wainscot of 4 x 8-foot FRP paneling. I prefer to set my "chair rail" centered at 48-inch so I can lean a sheet against it, and I want a "rub rail" down low to keep my roll-away off the wall so I will set the sheet horizontal between these rails and paint above. Although big box has the panels in white, I found that they come in colors and smoother finishes.

 

[justanengineer]

+1 on the wood paneling. It really warms the place up. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic.

 

[blaperle]

smartside for me, makes it easy to mount stuff, looks good, no exposed seams, comes pre primed. I didn,t even paint it.

 

[raceman17]

I used OSB with paint.

 

[JC23]

I used the pre-primed T-111 siding. I also painted the backside and edges to reduce the chances of mold or rot. Works fast and great fer hanging stuff on the walls. Also light enough in color to help bounce light.

 

[nmcqueen469]

I've debated and debated and debated on what I want to cover the OSB that's currently on my walls.

I'm going with drywall as it's relatively cost effective compared with most paneling options I considered, even with mud/tape/paint factored in. It will also be plenty strong as I'm covering up 5/8" OSB.

May still do some type of wainscoting, but I haven't decided on that yet.

 

[Kevin54]

I've debated and debated and debated on what I want to cover the OSB that's currently on my walls.

I'm going with drywall as it's relatively cost effective compared with most paneling options I considered, even with mud/tape/paint factored in. It will also be plenty strong as I'm covering up 5/8" OSB.

May still do some type of wainscoting, but I haven't decided on that yet.

In the house garage (Thee WIFE'S garage) it was all OSB. I left it up and drywalled over it. No regrets there at all. Plus I can hang anything anywhere I want.

In MY garage, it's all drywalled. Last year I decided to put corrugated tin at the bottom and change the color from all stark white to tin, maroon, and a black ceiling. Believe it or not, I am not at a loss for light. Even with a black ceiling, it looks bright in the garage with the lights on.

But with drywall, just like in a house, if you want to hang anything substantial, you have to locate the studs. Luckily, all I have to do is run a plumb line up from the mortar joints at every other foundation block.

 

[NakeDiesel]

I'm using several different materials in my shop, depending on the area. For the main interior walls of the shop, it's 26 gauge white low rib panels. For the outside walls of the kitchen/bathroom/storage room facing the doors the lower 49" will be steel panels the upper portion will be whiteboard backed with sheetrock. Inside the kitchen and bathroom, it will be sheetrock with FRP over it. Inside the storage/compressor room, probably sheetrock or something cheap and sound deadening.

 

[regguy1]

Go here for photos and videos: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140674&highlight=26'+30'+Garage+photos+videos

 

[Tamper84]

I'm liking the paneling. This site makes you spend money lol

 

[rburke65]

My walls are 13' 3"......I went with metal ceiling for the light reflection, and 4'x10 sheets of Smartsiding from the ceiling down. This left me with about 3' remaining and I covered that with some weathered barn siding that I got for free. Really happy with it.

 

[JC23]

I'm using several different materials in my shop, depending on the area. For the main interior walls of the shop, it's 26 gauge white low rib panels. For the outside walls of the kitchen/bathroom/storage room facing the doors the lower 49" will be steel panels the upper portion will be whiteboard backed with sheetrock. Inside the kitchen and bathroom, it will be sheetrock with FRP over it. Inside the storage/compressor room, probably sheetrock or something cheap and sound deadening.

That's gonna look great!

 

[jonny02r6]

I appreciate all of the replies guys. Smartside is exactly what I had in mind I just didn't know that was what it was called. From the top of my block I have approximately 10 ft to the rafters. I havent found any 10 ft sheets of smartside. So what I was thinking about doing was 8ft smartside sheets and then as a border around the top to cover the other 2 ft put the corrugated steel roofing (24" x 144") sheets long ways to go around the top. Thanks alot!

 

[dipan]

I went with maple veneer plywood in part of the garage:

 

[Dureault_s]

I like my setup a lot, all steel siding, three sections made for more work but easier to install by yourself as the sheets are more manageable. The three color scheme I think looks great. And the black section is where all my plugs are so only being 1’ it made it easier to cut out the space for elec plug. It’s backed 8’ up with osb then strapped the last 6’ up. Sections also make it easy to change out if it gets damaged or if you want to change something. Also makes it easy to remove them when you need to re route elec or fix frozen water pipes that touch outside wall because of poor installation. My fault [emoji1361]


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