Interior Garage Walls - What's best?

[ddurrett896]

I did 1x12. screwed the bottom/middle/top rows so they can be removed to fish a wire horizontal or vertical and nailed off the rest.

 

[u2slow]

It is?
This is a 100' or so wall in my SHOP.

is what?

appearance is moot because i cant tell what that is

 

[Steve from Socal]

is what?

appearance is moot because i cant tell what that is

You said that drywall is for houses, my reply was is that is a 100' long wall in my shop 5/8 drywall.

 

[NostraThpmas]

Dont fool yourself thinking drywall will keep a structure from burning down. Same goes for blown in cellulose insulation.

Homes burn down every day across the US and utilize both.

Nothing is fire proof. Drywall is fire resistant. Common drywall will resist a fire for 1 to 2 hours. Fire resistant drywall will resist a fire for 2+ hours. The idea is to give time to the firefighters to knock down the fire before it spreads to the whole structure.

 

[Ultradog MN]

I prefer drywall as mentioned but, I do wonder WHY OSB or plywood are the choice of so many...
You folks that prefer wood, is it all come down to hanging stuff anywhere?

My opinion:
Lots of do it yourselfers here and the notion of doing a bit of taping and mudding is SO toxic to SO many people that they will do almost anything to avoid it.

 

[DaveAndStuff]

I have rendered brick, which I don't like, but is what it came with.

For a stud wall, I would prefer 3/4" plywood. My dad had drywall on walls above the cabinet walls, and one-by-six yellow pine for the tool wall and all the cabinets.

All the pine was scavenged from crates at the Long Beach shipyard. Most of the tool racks were made from maple and ash scavenged from Fender.

 

[OccupantRJ]

I prefer drywall as mentioned but, I do wonder WHY OSB or plywood are the choice of so many. The idea that you can screw anyting to the wall anywhere is the attraction? Mounting heavy items on plywood is not without issues. Wood gets damaged it is not as easy to repair and refinish. Locating and mounting utilities is nearly the same for either wood or drywall. I do like the planked wall treatments but a bit over done for my use. I never liked hanging stuff on the walls. Free standing cabinets/shelving is my default. I did mount a 100+ pound motor drive cabinet on the wall of the garage for space saving.

One thing I did when I did my garage was to include a removable chase above the breaker panel. I could run flex into the attic and down anywhere needed. I had 240 circuits for a lathe, mill, drill press, band saw, compressor and welder. The shop I have now has a mix of drywall and steel R panels some of the R panels will be replaced with drywall when I move an overhead door.

You folks that prefer wood, is it all come down to hanging stuff anywhere?

A lot of it was for me. I want every inch of space in my shop to be useable in mounting and placement without requiring wall stud spacing to be a major consideration. Another factor in my case was wall shear strength as I live in the hurricane exposure area of NC. Around here it is already past time to buy extra gas and prepare generators. September is peak hurricane season here.

 

[OccupantRJ]

My opinion:
Lots of do it yourselfers here and the notion of doing a bit of taping and mudding is SO toxic to SO many people that they will do almost anything to avoid it.

Yeah, some people would rather try to sandpaper a bobcat’s *** in a telephone booth with 40 grit in 95 degree weather than deal with drywall. I can do it well enough but I class it right up there with doing automotive body prep.

 

[DaveAndStuff]

Yeah, some people would rather try to sandpaper a bobcat’s *** in a telephone booth with 40 grit in 95 degree weather than deal with drywall. I can do it well enough but I class it right up there with doing automotive body prep.

Drywall is nothing like body work. Buy a few tools and the right materials and it's pretty easy.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Nothing is fire proof. Drywall is fire resistant. Common drywall will resist a fire for 1 to 2 hours. Fire resistant drywall will resist a fire for 2+ hours. The idea is to give time to the firefighters to knock down the fire before it spreads to the whole structure.

Oh, I get how its supposed to work, but reality is different.

 

[racecougar]

Drywall is nothing like body work. Buy a few tools and the right materials and it's pretty easy.

Agreed. Auto body work might be monotonous, but it's a cake walk.

 

[Metal-Marc]

Drywall is nothing like body work. Buy a few tools and the right materials and it's pretty easy.

This.

A garage is the perfect place to start doing mud and tape on drywall.

https://www.youtube.com/@THEDRYWALLDOCTOR1

 

[MushCreek]

I hate finishing drywall. I **** at it. I still haven't finished our attached garage, 12 years after the fact. I did a quick tape job to satisfy code, but never finished it. I'm probably going to do like my shop, with a tin wainscot and pegboard above that. I would still have to do the ceiling, though.

 

[regguy1]

Paneling top and bottom, pegboard 48" in center

 

[ToolmanGary]

I used all metal in my new barn and it worked out nicely, I’m happy with it.
My other barn has a combination of drywall and 3/4 plywood and I don’t like the drywall, I’m eventually going to cover the drywall ceiling with metal.
I think the metal is the best way to go for the ceiling

 

[y'sguy]

Drywall always for me. Also painted white with some texture. easy touch up. provide could light balanceGot some some dirty work; just put a panel of something in that area.

 

[67CarGuy]

I'm in the plywood camp. 1/2" works for my needs.