Dividing a pole building

[wantacoe]

I have a 80x50 pole building. I want to divide it into 2 40x50's, 1/2 for a shop and the other 1/2 for storage. What should I use for the divider, 2x6 on 24" centers or go with 6x6 on 8' centers like the rest of the building? Thanks

 

[kaiser715]

I am currently putting partitions in my new 42x60. 16.5' eaves....about 21.5 inside at the peak.

I decided to use lightweight steel studs -- can get in whatever length you need, and are straight, and will stay straight, unlike trying to find good 20+ wood nowadays. All one piece, so you don't have a hinge point as if you were stacking 2 wood frame wall sections on top of each other as some do.

Wall is real flimsy when studs first go up, but putting on horizontal hat channel at 4' intervals makes it solid as can be.

Little bit of a learning curve, but once you have it figured out, it goes up easy and fast.

Cheapest at a drywall supply house.

 

[astroracer]

Build a stud wall. 2 x 4's, 2 x 6's or steel studs, like mentioned above. Think about insulation and how efficient you want it to be. It doesn't matter WHAT you build it out of, once it's insulated and "drywalled" you won't see it anyway. It is not load bearing so your options are not limited by that.
Mark

 

[mrramsey]

I have a 80x50 pole building. I want to divide it into 2 40x50's, 1/2 for a shop and the other 1/2 for storage. What should I use for the divider, 2x6 on 24" centers or go with 6x6 on 8' centers like the rest of the building? Thanks

For a long wall like that I would do a 6" steel studs 16" centers since it is likely that your ceiling height is greater than 8'. 24" centers would require fewer studs but now you are up to 5/8" sheetrock. It all really depends on how you want it finished out. If you are talking about covering it with OSB and you really don't care what the finished result looks like then... well you get the picture.

 

[Kevkx125]

Here's how I did mine.

 

[kbs2244]

I would go with the steel studs and drywall idea.
It is an inside wall, with no wind pressure, so you do not have to go crazy with sealing, etc.

 

[rsanter]

2x4s will be fine and I would be tempted to use the steel studs on 24” Center.
Unless you plan on putting shelving attached to the wall, then this is all you need.
I would even make it bolt on modular in case toy want to remove it (even temporarily) or move it to adjust the portion of shop to storage

 

[wantacoe]

I like the idea of the steel studs. Not sure how to do it as there will be a service door and a 10x10 garage in that wall. Can I use wood for that part and steel for the rest of it?

 

[lakeroadster]

I've got a couple dividing walls in my barn. See thread 132 on page 7 of my build thread below for more information.

I used 2 x 6 on 16" centers.

 

[jp828108]

Are you going to heat and cool one side, and not the other? If you are I would use 2x6 either 16 or 24 on center. You can get r19 pretty cheap on sale at menards if you have any of them near you just watch the sales.