Okay, announcement time!
So I sorta kinda hinted at what this announcement could be. And in all honesty, maybe in the grand scheme of things its really not that big of an announcement, but it is
HUGE for the 1950s Craftsman Garage, since I am working on an extremely limited budget.
With that said, the announcement is....
(drum roll).......................
I now have a ceiling!!!(not installed, of course
)
So, I was talking to my dad the other day about a ceiling for the garage and was telling him my idea of a corrugated steel ceiling (which would still be wicked cool!) but brought up some very real concerns with noise echo from that type of ceiling, especially working with some very loud woodworking tools. I didn't think about it from that angle before, so I listened to him. We talked about drop ceilings and I really liked the idea of being able to still have access to the rafters for some storage.
So, I started looking at how these things go together and what supplies are needed. My garage space is about 18x22, or roughly 400sq ft. I looked online at Lowes - just one box of the 12' main beams (box of 20) was over $400 (
http://www.lowes.com/pd_89091-61-HD...URL=/pl__0__s?Ntt=12%27+main+beam&facetInfo=) ...WAY too much for my budget, and that was only one component!
So, like I normally do, I kept an eye out for used stuff. Almost the same night, I found an ad for 'Used drop ceiling materials'. I go to check it out, and I come home with the goods!!!
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daveamy at 2011-08-12
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daveamy at 2011-08-12
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So for about $100, I got about $1300 worth of material:
12' main beam x25 ($417 for 20 pack @ Lowes)
4' cross tee x 3 box ($170 per box @ Lowes)
2' cross tee x 7 box (roughly $50/box)
...which adds up to about $1277 and doesn't include what also came with the package:
Roughly 1000' hanging wire ($$??)
A few pieces of 'L' shaped wall molding
The best part about it is that since 'grandma' came to visit the new baby she brought me a savings bond they've been keeping for me for a while and that helped fund this endeavor. I didn't even have to touch the budget!
I'm really excited about all this because I totally thought it was going to be a good few years before I got to the ceiling and the floor, but now things are actually going to happen!!!
Once the grid is up, 2x2 ceiling tiles will be installed. I have found some classified ads that list 2x4 tiles at $1/tile, which means $.50 per 2x2 tile (cut in half), which then I can paint and install on the cheap (bout $40 for the whole ceiling). Eventually when I have either more time (yeah right haha) or more money, I can cover them with some matching wood trim facing, or something even cooler like this:
So yeah, that's the announcement. I know a lot of folks on this board with major garage builds simply make a nonchalant post about this stuff (and already installed to boot) I know its not really a huge deal, but its a major 'check' of the list for some of the bigger garage project supplies needed.
Maybe next I'll find a smokin' deal on some tile! We'll see!!!
I like the idea of tile in the garage, but I'd be lying if I said it wouldn't bother me every time I'd look at the floor. If I did do tile, it would be because I came upon a great big cache of it at one of the 2nd hand places. The RaceDeck stuff is looking very, very good about now. Yes, it is expensive, but Made in USA means a lot to me for this garage.