Coragated steel wall delimma .

[angelo28821366]

Just had a garage/shop built and the builder talked me into doing the interior with white corragated stainless steel , never have to paint , washable , etc. Problem is how do you hang anything? Flags, pictures, and ofcourse wall hanging shelves. Been doing all kinds of research . There are different shapes. Have found no ideas. Any help out there?? Thank you.

 

[nadogail]

Can you use TEK screws or Pop Rivets?

 

[F-22]

It's a bit tricky but I'd just use pop rivets wherever I'd need them.

If you ever move something and want to remove the hole, it's a bit more tricky but can be done too (could even just leave a rivet inside and wouldn't look bad, or weld it up, grind it flat and spray paint it white).

You can make simple hangers like this:




A rivet in each corner and it'll carry a lot. A nice and strong solution to welding a screw on sheet metal is to use these screws:



Drill through the plate, then drill the right chamfer for the head, stick the screw through and weld it around the head only, then grind flat. It's not going anywhere like this no matter how hard you tighten it, and the outer side will be totally seamless...

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

VHB (double sided) tape will also hold an anchor like above.

I got some self stick 4 way zip tie holders from the electrical aisle in home Depot, seems to hold well under hood and quite a few come in the bag.

 

[tyyost]

What kind of framing are you working with? Is this a pole barn or stick framed building? For heavier stuff like wall shelves take a look at the different shelving tracks and supports at your local building supply. Since you know where the interior purlins/straps are by finding the screws in the panels mounting should be a snap. If you plan on storing your vintage vise collection, hitting posts or studs would be preferable. Something like this from the borg has would work, and the ribs would not interfere much with the shelves like they would with other systems or cabinet types.

I’d consider Rivnuts for smaller stuff, like flags and other small things. The zip tie adhesive blocks also work well if you clean the metal before install.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

Signs, flags and pictures don't take a lot of strength. Wall anchors are OK. Many shelf brackets will work fine. You may want to notch shelves around the ribs to avoid the gap. Spacers and unistrut can come in handy.

 

[PCustoms]

Magnets

 

[Walkers]

Command hooks, rare earth magnets, tek screws…

 

[jack stand]

I'd use freestanding shelves and utilize the existing screws for your decorations. There's wood behind each screw.
This isn't drywall and there's no patching holes. The metal is not going to support anything beyond decorations and maybe a clock.
Do you know how they built your interior wall? They either sheathed the whole wall or just like the outside put on horizontal wall first to fasten the metal to.
There are some options for wood applied over the metal that I can describe if are interested.

 

[jives]

For decorations (flags, posters, etc.) and other lightweight stuff, simply use strong (rare earth) magnets, with or without hooks. For heavy items do the same as you would with drywall -- find the structure behind the wall. Horizontal cleats can be screwed into the framing behind the steel. For big shelf units, stand on the ground.

 

[cannuck]

My interior walls are aluminum. I use tek screws for most things, but of course aluminum a LOT easier to drill than SS. Have tried some adhesives, and if you do make sure you clean the mill oil from surface first, but over long time they all seem to age and fail. If anything heavy I simply design for load to go into a structural member underneath.

 

[jack stand]

I really doubt that it's SS.

 

[41plym]

This^

 

[F-22]

I really doubt that it's SS.

Yeah seems crazy costly to me. People don't use it for roofs where rust is a real issue, so why'd you use it for interior walls where it's protected from the elements...

 

[cannuck]

Yeah seems crazy costly to me. People don't use it for roofs where rust is a real issue, so why'd you use it for interior walls where it's protected from the elements...

Same reason I went Al: thermal reflectivity.

 

[jack stand]

In fact "liner panels" are often slightly mis rolled or have paint or thickness issues with the coil that's reflected in the reduced price. I've never found reduced price liner panels to always or regularly be available. This doesn't mean that the OP's panels are "LP's" or inferior material.

 

[racecougar]

It really isn't difficult. Anchor to your girts/studs/purlins if the item is heavy. Banners/flags/signs can be hung with magnets.

 

[G-ManBart]

In fact "liner panels" are often slightly mis rolled or have paint or thickness issues with the coil that's reflected in the reduced price. I've never found reduced price liner panels to always or regularly be available. This doesn't mean that the OP's panels are "LP's" or inferior material.

Some places sell liner panels as a regular production item. Menards here carries them and they are consistently the same, although they call them "Dura-panels". I did the ceiling and walls in my shop with them...zero issues, no paint irregularities, etc and the paint is clearly not the same as normal exterior panels. I wouldn't be surprised if some places sell seconds as liner panels though, so maybe not the same thing.

 

[BuickFarmer]

Wow @racecougar , a lot of interesting work done in this picture, have you told about your air compressor and Rapid Air installation and what I assume is an air filter somewhere here? Neat work!!

 

[dfiler2]

I have used 5/4 decking to build up the area between the ribs, most of those ribs are a full inch so 3/4 material isn't enough. There should be a horizontal framing member in line with the row of screws so finding the "girts" is pretty easy.

 

[racecougar]

Wow @racecougar , a lot of interesting work done in this picture, have you told about your air compressor and Rapid Air installation and what I assume is an air filter somewhere here? Neat work!!

Thanks. I mentioned the Maxline install here: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/blue-pipe-for-airlines-in-shop.495501/#post-9516329

I covered the air filtration here:

Hanging air filtration systems? Waste of money?

Hey guys, silly question... does anyone know how these handle cigar smoke? i have plans to put one into my shop (one car stall furthest from the house, 3 car attached garage). It would be nice to be able to smoke out there without the garage smelling like an ashtray afterwards.

www.garagejournal.com

 

[BuickFarmer]

Thanks man, finishing up the interior of the https://www.garagejournal.com/forum...rvice-garage-1936.248534/page-32#post-9828917 and will be moving on to installing the compressor and fabricating a filter system for help in keeping the MrCool cleaner. Sorry to get off topic so now back to our regularly scheduled program.

 

[nickstar]

Congrats on the new shop! I have similar walls. I use toggle bolts for the heavy stuff (Cabinets etc.) but I also made sure that the bolts went thru the steel frame that the sheets are connected too. For the signs/lighter stuff, I use the self tapping bolts that they erect the building with. They left us thousands of bolts in unopened bags.

 

[The Cobbler]

Yeah, it's not stainless steel...
I would back out the mounting screws to hang stuff... unless you're absolutely sure of where you want stuff. steel panels full old screw holes looks like **** real soon in my eyes.