An idea

[daddycreswell]

Well my garage has been built for 2 years now, I still haven't painted the inside. Couldn't ever decided on a color, and didn't want to move everything after I had it in there. Anyway the other day the wife was looking at pallet chairs and I see a picture of a wall covered with the wood from pallets, and I thought that was cool. Anyone done this, what do you think?

 

[WanderingSol07]

I painted the walls and ceiling of my 22'x24' garage white to increase brightness. Next step is to add 5 more 4' fluorescent lights to my existing 6. Never seen a garage with too much lighting.

 

[Art From De Leon]

Given the quality of the wood used in making pallets, and the difficulty in disassembling them, I think I would get tired of looking at it very quickly.

 

[daddycreswell]

I painted the walls and ceiling of my 22'x24' garage white to increase brightness. Next step is to add 5 more 4' fluorescent lights to my existing 6. Never seen a garage with too much lighting.

Not being a rear, but what does this have to do with my post?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Not being a rear, but what does this have to do with my post?

He is pointing out to you the issues with a bare pallet wood covered wall. You need to paint whatever you have to get the light and brightness. Working in a dark cave is no fun.

Charles

 

[daddycreswell]

He is pointing out to you the issues with a bare pallet wood covered wall. You need to paint whatever you have to get the light and brightness. Working in a dark cave is no fun.

Charles

Thats all fine an dandy, but I don't want my garage white. I want something different. I know I am probably not the norm but I hang out in my garage, play cards etc. Yes I do work my on my Bronco from time to time in it but that's not the only thing I do in there.

 

[daddycreswell]

I think I might just do the back wall to start off with and see how I like it.

 

[buffaloguy89]

I have seen people use pallet wood to do accent walls in their homes but I think in a garage it would be a bit much, especially anything more than one wall. Just my .02

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[bczygan]

Pallet wood or barn wood can add interest. The rough texture is a stark contrast to metal and concrete.

The difficulty is in the lighting. Wood will look better with lower lighting levels, whereas for automotive and shop work, you want high light levels, which will wash out the look of the wood.

If you install the wood in a place where high light levels are not needed, and light it with warm lighting that hits it at an angle to highlight it's texture, it can be striking.

In a separate lounge or man cave area or bar, it would be great.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pallet+wood+wall&client=firefox-a&hs=NaV&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=K-IiVOvCOcKTyATFx4LoDg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1152&bih=549#imgdii=_

 

[Ray-CA]

I've seen them done with weathered barn-wood and it looks really cool. I'd say, do one wall and live with it a while. See if you like it. You might decide that the one wall is enough or that two adjoining walls is better. You might not even like it after it's up and take it down.

Bottom line, it's your space and you're the one who has to do the work. Nothing wrong with trying it. Go for it and post photos.....

Good luck,

Ray

 

[xtremek]

Check out Mr. 360's garage, he's doing it for wainscoating. I believe he's using peg board for the upper part. I'm using reclaimed barn siding the same way, 44" up the wall. Above that I'll eventually be putting up drywall. This way I won't have to worry about accidently knocking holes in the "drywall" if I'm trying to move a 20' stick of tubing, or similar. And with the drywall above, it should still be bright enough to work in. There's another rebuild where the guy used wood siding as wainscoating.

 

[rippered]

There was a guy on here who used old fence boards. It looked pretty good. I think you would just need more lighting.

 

[xtremek]

There are several more out there that are using used exterior siding as interior panelling. I like because the price is right. I did a search on Flamex as a way to look for wood used as interior panelling. Another thread belongs to ct71rr, I believe. I should have pics of mine up tonight, at least 3 walls worth. let us know what you decide and keep us in the loop on your progress, if you don't mind.

 

[daddycreswell]

There are several more out there that are using used exterior siding as interior panelling. I like because the price is right. I did a search on Flamex as a way to look for wood used as interior panelling. Another thread belongs to ct71rr, I believe. I should have pics of mine up tonight, at least 3 walls worth. let us know what you decide and keep us in the loop on your progress, if you don't mind.

Will do, I am thinking of just doing one wall right now to get the feel of it. I guess I'll head out and eyeball some pallets in the next couple of days.

 

[Chitown_hillbilly]

Breaking down pallets is a royal PITA. But if you've got the time and access to free pallets go for it. If you have to purchase I'd look for barn siding or something similar.

 

[Spareparts]

Use a sawzall to cut the nails rather than trying to remove them, you usually split the boards you are trying to save. The first shop my brother and I did we nailed up tar paper then put any kind of 1" board we could find to cover it. Back then it wasn't called patina is was draft control. But it kept us warm when we worked!!!!

 

[littlefan]

most pallets are made from junk wood that is not dried very well. depending on the look your want the could be a problem. When use inside the wood will spit and crack if you don't let it dry for some time. This would depend on the look you want

 

[IOWNJUNK]

Do a corner instead of a wall, 10' or so in each direction and use that spot for your card playing n beer drinking.

 

[kenfath]

Have you considered wallpaper? I'm not talking about flowers or patterns; the type used in commercial buildings is what I'm proposing. There is some neat stuff available. Agree it is probably not the best if welding splatter is going to hit it. (Paint isn't any better either.)

 

[zmaxmotorsports]

Old barn wood looks good inside garages

 

[FORDification]

I always liked the weathered-wood look too, and spent one day driving the back roads in my area looking for old barns to tear down. In just one afternoon, I've lined up 4 barns that the owners don't want and said I could take whatever I wanted, as long as I didn't make a mess. One abandoned farmstead has one large barn, a small two-car garage and several other sheds that all have the weathered tongue-and-groove siding that I think will look great in my shop. I was just out there over the weekend finishing up stripping the garage siding off. Here's the Before and After shots.

To make this job easier, this weekend I'll be purchasing a Dewalt reciprocating saw (Model #DC385K) which has a four-position blade clamp to allow for flush cutting. As long as I have access to the inside of the wall, I'll be able to use this to just run down the joists and cut the nails holding the siding on, making this job MUCH faster and with a lot less damage to the wood then trying to pound them out from the inside.