Cheapest 4x8 sheet material for walls?

[T_R]

Cheapest panel would be 1/8" hardboard/Masonite. Currently both Menards and Home Depot local to me have them for $5.98 each.

It's $8 a panel here. Everything in Maine is typically more because of the distance. This is looking like my first choice for now. I know it might get wavy, so be it.

What is a good fastener for hardboard?

 

[TheShrine]

 

[BillK]

TR,
I am going to add my vote for the paneling. That's what I have on my attached garage walls. Looks nice and is available in a lot of different "colors" Easy to put up too. I have a small section done with pegboard and use it for household junk.

 

[wssix99]

Umm...The purpose of this post which was to find a cheap way to protect the poly sheeting.

Sorry for calling you out, but this drives me batty. Too many people on GJ don’t read the actual question and answer anyway. That and I haven’t had my morning caffeine. Sorry for the rant.

This thread will go nowhere. It's a paradox. The cheap option IS drywall - it's also the economical fire-safe option. It's just hard... and dirty... If drywall is taken off the table, then the only other cheap option is used asbestos board. (If you know the right people in the right dark alley, you can get this stuff for free.)

We're in the middle of a plywood price spike right now, so anything made of wood is going to get really expensive. Proper plywood, which are treated to be fire resistant (for garage/shop use) will be even more expensive.

 

[Lettusbee]

Have you ever heard of thermo ply? Wouldn't be my first choice, but it is frequently used to keep insulation in place. You will probably have to go to a real lumber yard to find it though

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

Umm...The purpose of this post which was to find a cheap way to protect the poly sheeting.

Sorry for calling you out, but this drives me batty. Too many people on GJ don’t read the actual question and answer anyway. That and I haven’t had my morning caffeine. Sorry for the rant.

I don't mind being called out, and I did read the question.
OP wants insulation and vapor barrier. Worried about protecting it and sealing air leaks. He is thinking temporary, probably for a year or 2.

My point is that 6mil sheeting is easy to damage, and requires protection.
The 20 mil I used under my floor would hold up better than paneling. Actually many shops have thick poly, sometimes they cover the lower 8 ft with something more rigid.
If it's the 4x8 dimensions the sheet can be cut to that, but I'd do one piece per wall.

 

[T_R]

I don't mind being called out, and I did read the question.
OP wants insulation and vapor barrier. Worried about protecting it and sealing air leaks. He is thinking temporary, probably for a year or 2.

My point is that 6mil sheeting is easy to damage, and requires protection.
The 20 mil I used under my floor would hold up better than paneling. Actually many shops have thick poly, sometimes they cover the lower 8 ft with something more rigid.
If it's the 4x8 dimensions the sheet can be cut to that, but I'd do one piece per wall.

So maybe hardboard on the walls and 20 mil poly on the ceiling? I'm liking that idea. I wasn't aware you could get it that thick.

 

[stm317]

So maybe hardboard on the walls and 20 mil poly on the ceiling? I'm liking that idea. I wasn't aware you could get it that thick.

It's pretty expensive vs the 6 mil. It might be cheaper to use the 6 mil on the ceiling and run some furring strips from joist to joist to help support your insulation.

 

[old__man]

T_R,

I would start looking at classifieds and be a little creative.

 

[Bigwheels]

Stay away from home depot and negotiate a pallet price on osb with a local lumber yard

 

[T_R]

Stay away from home depot and negotiate a pallet price on osb with a local lumber yard

As I mentioned earlier, they are curently more than HD and Lowes. They were better 2 years ago. OSB price is way up right now.

 

[Dustball]

It's $8 a panel here. Everything in Maine is typically more because of the distance. This is looking like my first choice for now. I know it might get wavy, so be it.

What is a good fastener for hardboard?

Drywall screws with finishing washers.

 

[GasNSteering]

Can foam board be used over kraft faced insulation? Would that be 2 vapor barriers?

 

[longez]

Another vote for corrugated steel and drywall

 

[bucktruck]

I used OSB for my interior garage walls when I rebuilt it last year. Because I kept the 100 year old exterior, I lined the inside of the (new) framing with a vapor barrier and R12. I was going to sheetrock over the OSB, but then I remembered that it was a garage, after all. So, I painted the OSB with two coats of oil based primer and two coats of latex, and it looks pretty good.

The garage stays warm in winter and cool in the summer with moderate heating and A/C, FWIW.

 

[garagelogician]

Another vote for corrugated steel and drywall

That looks great. How did you finish off the top of the corrugated?

 

[crerus75]

Cheapest panel would be 1/8" hardboard/Masonite. Currently both Menards and Home Depot local to me have them for $5.98 each.

OP, you may want to price out the white hardboard instead of the typical brown. It will reflect much more light, and you can use it as a whiteboard if you get dry erase markers. I put up a 4x8 sheet and did exactly that. It is nice to be able to just jot down measurements or notes and then wipe them off with rubbing alcohol when you're done.

Since I only did a single panel, I put it up with drywall screws and finish washers, but hardboard is usually put up with brads. If you want it to go really fast and don't care too much about looks, I bet a roofing nailer would get the job done.

 

[rsanter]

Options
moulon, basically very thin plywood
masonite
pegboard
that plastic sheeting they put on walls to make them for wash down
recycled pallets for a rustic look
wall paneling

 

[MushCreek]

This is an old thread, but still relevant. I'm finally getting around to finishing off my shop now that everything else on the property is done. Starting at the floor, I'm going to go 4' of Galvalume metal, 4' of white pegboard, and then something painted white for the top 4'. I want to use something fairly lightweight for ease of putting it up. I found a place that has 3/8" beadboard plywood for only $15 a sheet. I could paint it white and be done fairly cheap.

 

[Sumboodie]

If you factor painting on ply or OSB, metal siding isn't too bad on cost.

I'm all about saving $$, but sometimes the cost is the cost. Can't have a gold plated shed on a cardboard box budget.

 

[LOW1]

You get what you pay for. Do it right or spend the next 40 or 50 years asking yourself why you didn't.

 

[Snakecharmer383]

I'm currently struggling with this myself. I have no idea what to do for interior walls and I'm so over looking at the studs. Just when I think I like something I see another pic of someone else's and then I change my mind.

 

[jmarkwolf]

I will be here for the rest of my life, 40-50 years. But this shop was originally intended for just parking when I built it 2 years ago. It got pressed into service as a working shop when I opened my new business recently and I need to insulate it. I will probably build a new larger shop once we start turning a profit. So about 1-2 years use then it goes back to just parking cars.

If this is going to be a business, then it's tax deductable. Spend a few bucks extra on something better than the cheapest.

I did T1-11 on my shop walls ten years ago and drywall on my 10-ft ceiling. No regrets.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Drywall / Sheetrock.

 

[NUTTSGT]

This is an old thread, but still relevant. ....

Edited quote.



Yes, still relative but brought back by a now banned spammer.

Lowlife spammer quoted another member, adding his spam link and text in an innocent quote to hide his BS spam.

 

[jake28]

FWIW, I put the economy on the ceiling of a 2000 ft2 shop. Goes up easily with 18g staples 6”OC. And it looks good.

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[Kail]

I did 1/2" (15/32) plywood and it worked out great.

 

[MushCreek]

My problem is lifting heavy materials up to the top course- 12'. I'm even thinking about using something like Hardi clapboards just because they'll be easier to lift up there. Drywall and 1/2" or more plywood is too heavy for this old man.

 

[NUTTSGT]

My problem is lifting heavy materials up to the top course- 12'. I'm even thinking about using something like Hardi clapboards just because they'll be easier to lift up there. Drywall and 1/2" or more plywood is too heavy for this old man.

drywall lift ?

 

[MushCreek]

1) I haven't got one, and 2) requires too much room to use. I'm working around all of my accumulated stuff all the time.