new guy on the block with questions

tex-par · May 23, 2006

Hey there fellow garage dwellers!!

got a question or two planning on adding a second two car garage to the house I am closing on next week and wonder if anyone on here knows any general contractors in the Dallas Texas area?????????

also in the existing garage it was never painted and lookes like....well ****!! going to epoxy the floor and slap up some paneling to cover the walls what is some good ideas for the ceiling other than cover it with lights??

Steve

bobbyd · May 23, 2006

Well tex, it depends on the look you're after I guess. Eventually mine will have an industrial type feel to it, so I'm going with corrugated tin on the ceiling.

bperk45 · May 23, 2006

bobbyd said:
Well tex, it depends on the look you're after I guess. Eventually mine will have an industrial type feel to it, so I'm going with corrugated tin on the ceiling.

How much you payin for that stuff...i've looked around and noone has it let alone cheap?

bobbyd · May 23, 2006

$7 per 8' sheet that has a final installed width of 24". That's $0.43 per square foot. $440 total for my 1024 sq ft shop. The best I found around here was at a local lumber yard that caters to small builders in these parts. Big box retailers are not the place to get it. Local metal building contractors can point you in the right direction for the best place to get it.

It may seem a little expensive, but compared to rock, I think it's a good deal. (No mudding and taping :thumbup:

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tex-par · May 23, 2006

sure make a nice reflective surface to bounce more light around the area....

bobbyd · May 23, 2006

The reflectance does make a difference. That picture was taken at night, with only three 4'-2 bulb cheap fixtures on (not the black ones which I'm putting in now). I can't wait to get the walls finished, textured and painted. Should be crazy bright.

BowtieNut · May 23, 2006

Another option I saw somewhere on here is vinyl soffit material. I think it looks very nice, and it's gotta be 10x easier than sheetrock. I'm sure the price is a little more than sheetrock, but after you consider the rock, taping, and painting, and all the hours spent doing it, I think it would be pretty price competitive. If it's an attached structure that needs to meet fire code, this probably won't cut it though. My detached is fully sheetrocked, but if I had it to do over, I'd seriously look into this for the cieling!

Ahh, here's the thread from Shopnut if you wanna see it.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3148

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