Cheap ceiling?

[Justin]

Im wanting to put a ceiling in my garage to hold some heat in and was looking for a somewhat cheap materail. I was looking for some styrofoam sheet insulation with a foil backing to use for a ceiling, but for some reason I can't find exactly what I was looking for. I found plain styrofoam with no backing which is flammable, so I don't really want that.

I thought about just plain old OSB with pink rolled insulation above it. What do you guys use?

 

[locomike]

I got 3/16" hardboard underlayment from Lowe's. $9.95 per sheet. Just put some insulation above it.

 

[Justin]

Thats my kind of price. Forgive my ignorance but by underlayment do you mean plywood?

 

[locomike]

No it's like a masonite type material. You'll like it. Just put it up and paint it. I have a thread you can c it in. In the gallery. B4 & After ceiling!

 

[Justin]

Copy! Sounds good.

 

[locomike]

Let me know how it turns out. Before and after pics?

 

[Justin]

Hey dude that looks great, you've made my day!

 

[locomike]

Kool glad to help.

 

[Justin]

Well as far as the before pics UH there is nothing there. Nothing but bare 2x4's down low. Last year my insulation was putting a garbage bag over the whirlybird on the roof of the garage to keep the torpedo heat from running straight out.

Im trying to get my ChevyII toghether by late spring or summer and getting the motivation to go out and freeze to death just isn't in me. Im not looking to have balmy 80 t-shirt weather in there just a little warmer climate.

 

[locomike]

That's kool, before I got my building I had a 12x24 shed. No elcectric. I built my 4wheeler motor out there in the cold with an extension cord from house. Gearheads do that a? lol. GL.

 

[mhoffm911]

I have unfinished (yet) drywall on my garage ceiling. My wife and I just spent a couple of days blowing in insulation on top of it and our main house attic. I can already notice a difference in the amount of sound in the garage. I am going to be working on an attic stair cap this week (since she won't let me buy the ready made one at Home Depot since it's $75). I found plans on the net for making one out of a sheet of foam board insulation. See plans below:

http://www.jacksonemc.com/Do-it-Yourself-Energy-Projects.43.0.html

Back to the insulation part...if you buy 20 bags (at around $9 per bag), both Home Depot and Lowes will rent you the blower for free for 24 hours. We put 32 bags in our attics (19 in garage and 13 in main attic which already had some).

 

[ponjohn]

I am in the same exact boat.

I got a price for the back half (22x30) and it was 2200.00 for zip up. HD and Lowes no longer sells corrugaed metal. The masonite mentioned is like 8-10 per sheet depending on thickness.

Another option is 1/4 inch sheetrock, no difference in price about 8 bucks/sheet.

 

[g17jimmy]

I'm doing 7/16 OSB in my garage. It's $5.55 for a 4x8 sheet at Lowes(or home depot).

 

[locomike]

The OSB would be kinda heavy for a ceiling wouldn't it?

 

[IDASHO]

OSB is much lighter than Sheetrock.

 

[ponjohn]

does osb = chip board?

 

[IDASHO]

No.

OSB = oriented strand board.

And IIRC, a 4x8 sheet of 7/16 OSB weighs in about 48lbs per sheet.

I looks a bit like the old chip-board, but it is completely different.

 

[g17jimmy]

I'll post some pics later tonight. Hopefully the ceiling/attic floor will be all done tonight.

 

[timgr]

And IIRC, a 4x8 sheet of 7/16 OSB weighs in about 48lbs per sheet.

Luan plywood is much, much lighter than OSB, though not quite as cheap. Close though.

I think OSB is commonly used for side walls, for the structural strength. You don't care about that for the ceiling though.

Both will burn - that's why sheet rock is used so much. Heavy, but cheap and fire retardant.

 

[comp]

i like the foil faced foam board ,,,works great

 

[engnerdan]

I used 3/4 double foil faced foam board on my vaulted ceiling (well against the rafters). I was going to put fiberglass up but was told you do not want anything touching the wood that the singles are attached to, so I went with the foam board and attached it to the underside of the rafters. This leaves a 3.5 inch air space which increases the R value of the foam I used to something like 9 from 7 (for just the foam). The only trouble with the foam board is the goofy washer headed nails are a pain to drive into old hard wood.

-Dan

 

[PAToyota]

Just one thing to remember with all of this exposed insulation, foam, or wood - it is not fire resistant... Going with 5/8" drywall may be more expensive, but you then have a fire barrier. Codes will dictate the necessity of a fire barrier for an attached garage, but even in a detached garage the peace of mind of not having to worry about a grinding or welding spark lodging in exposed foam insulation...