80x90 drop ceiling

[agoins]

Where would you all start? Boss man is wanting to make some improvements to our shop.

The big thing he has been looking at is adding in a drop ceiling and redoing the lighting. It is an 80x90.

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Here are some pictures of the existing shop. All of the insulation is directly under the roof. We do run heat and A/C in the shop. We are thinking installing it at the height of the end of the white columns in the pictures.

The goal is to keep a cleaner/nicer looking shop. He is wanting to reduce the use of anything that makes sparks(flap disks, cut off wheels, mig welders, etc.) He is also wanting to add a clean assembly area which would basically be expanding the shop office. We are in the process of getting pallet racking in so we can palletize trucks as we dissemble them.

What kind of tiles would you guys look into? He has also thrown around the idea of some type of flooring, but the building was built in the 30's or 40's so you can imagine how bad (unlevel and uniformity is different) the multiple sections of the slab really is.

 

[JC23]

Big *** fans and more lights.

 

[slip knot]

I personally would go with sheet metal.

I helped convert part of a gym at the Boys Club to a weight room. We were real proud of the drop ceiling we put there. It looked great until we opened the garage doors and all the tiles blew off. We even tried the heavier tiles with the same result.

 

[signcrafter]

Are you doing it yourself or hiring someone? If yourself pick a height and get a self leveling rotating laser and go to town. You will need hanger wire and they make purlin clips and a neat tool to install them. Here is a quick google search for an idea http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=TVFaUcRwk4DQAf6CgMgP and the tool that goes on the end of a piece of conduit http://www.hookandhanger.com/Purlin-Clip-Installation-Tool-p/hoit-al.htm. Can install all the hanger wires while standing on the floor. If that won't work for whatever reason they make self taping hangers, http://www.primuscable.com/store/p/...d_4255_d_2ES&gclid=CIK98JCHq7YCFcRQOgodKHAASw. Also make a tool for them to work with a cordless drill, http://www.toolpro.com/ToolPro/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=176&cat=Lag+Poles. Then install your wall angle, looks like you have block walls? You'll have to fasten it to the block with some kind of anchor or buy a trackfast gun, http://www.ramset.com/trakfast_appl.asp. If you have a big shop like it looks you do the gun is well worth the money. Then install your grid keeping it level and square. Then tile away. I would use a somewhat washable tile like FRP or vinylrock tiles. Also to avoid problems with tiles lifting due to pressure and vacuum when opening doors you can use alligator clips, http://genesisceilingpanels.com/products/ceiling-accessories/. Not to bad of a job if you know a couple tricks. Nice shop by the way!

 

[signcrafter]

One thing I just noticed in your pictures is your mast on the forklift. Just keep in mind how high the top of the mast will be when lifting things.