Drywall Alternative

[europeanplates]

Hello,

I am looking for an alternative for drywall in my garage. Any ideas or thoughts?

Thanks,

Tyler

 

[dmeadow]

I understand the Chinese make "alternative" drywall.

Seriously, plywood is a choice. Lots of different kinds with different finishes depending on what you are trying to accomplish.

What are you trying to accomplish?

 

[LIVELY]

you might check with your insurance co.--alot of them want drywall on all garage surfaces[ they can be covered on top but want it for fire . if it is hooked to your house i promise you they want a firewall between the garage and house

 

[AffableCurmudgeon]

Check the local building codes before you settle on a material.

 

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

If it's a block structure I like a nicely painted sutrface.

 

[jjmstng68]

If local codes permit, 1/2 or 5/8 inch sanded plywood is an option (a fire hazard but an option). It will take paint and not look too bad. Also pegboard would work, I have seen 5/16 thick nylon (or some kind of plastic) white pegboard that seemed to be much stronger than the cheaper mdf style pegboard.

 

[trashauler]

FRP paneling. It is a little on the high side as far as cost, but it is very bright, you can get it wet, and never needs to be painted. Thats how I did mine, however I did drywall under it. Cost was $27 a sheet from HD.

 

[MG David]

If you want further insulation you could look at straw board.

http://www.stramit.co.uk/content/view/13/30/#fire

I assume you can get it in your part of the world.

 

[rsanter]

I like the ideal of stainless steel over a drywall or plywood surface

bob

 

[europeanplates]

Hey guys,

The garage is seperate from the home. My main reason is the mess drywall creates and the lack of knowing a solid source to do the work. I do like the idea of plywood as I have good knwoledgle of working with this. My other ideas was to use signboard material.

Thanks,

Ty

 

[benjamming]

Have you considered OSB?

 

[regguy1]

Hey guys,

The garage is seperate from the home. My main reason is the mess drywall creates and the lack of knowing a solid source to do the work. I do like the idea of plywood as I have good knwoledgle of working with this. My other ideas was to use signboard material.

Thanks,

Ty

I used pegboard and paneling. 36" panels on bottom / 48" pegboard for center section / 19" panel on top. You'll need to put nailing surface between the studs where the panels meet , all in all wasn't to bad to do. I wanted a more finished look for the garage. OSB is OK but looks a bit crude in my opinion.

 

[Keep]

I used pegboard and paneling. 36" panels on bottom / 48" pegboard for center section / 19" panel on top. You'll need to put nailing surface between the studs where the panels meet , all in all wasn't to bad to do. I wanted a more finished look for the garage. OSB is OK but looks a bit crude in my opinion.

Thats pretty damn slick.

I had drywall on 3/4 of the walls when I got here, I finished the rest with 1/2 plywood so I could hang stuff easier, and it does not dent as easily. Cannot stand OSB on the walls. I do not want to see it at all.

 

[scott37300]

Hang drywall and then FRP, fiberglass reinforced plastic. The stuff is perfect for a garage. You can take a hose and wash it down if you want.

You can hang the drywall and then the frp just glues up with a special glue. The drywall doesn't need to be finished or perfect, the frp will cover everything up. The frp has strips that go in between the panels and also has corner strips. You can also put up some osb behind it if you don't like drywall.

This is a little expensive but is really nice in a garage.

 

[PassnThru]

I used pegboard and paneling. 36" panels on bottom / 48" pegboard for center section / 19" panel on top. You'll need to put nailing surface between the studs where the panels meet , all in all wasn't to bad to do. I wanted a more finished look for the garage. OSB is OK but looks a bit crude in my opinion.

I have painted OSB in my detached garage. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - I think it looks much better than pegboard - but I have a definite bias against pegboard. It's a little rough and without a board on the seam you can see them - but overall it's a very nice look and gives the garage extra structure along with the ability to hang more weight absent a stud than drywall. And unless you are trying to build a show garage I think a little texture looks good on the walls. However - when I built my garage OSB was very competitive with drywall - that's not always the case. Regguy - I see just a few things on your pegboard - so you don't use it for storage?

 

[JC23]

I used the painted version of T-111 or T-11 or what ever it's called. Painted the back of the panels to prevent any mold. Used some garage sale paint to keep costs down. Then I used screws to throw them up. That way, I can take them down if I need to get into the walls for something like changine over electric or reinforcing the wall for something.

We buiilt it with nine foot ceilings so I cut six inch upper and lower pieces of OSB for the walls to make it come out fine with the eight foot panels. Looks good, too, as the walls are the beige of the panels with the ceiling and those six inch pieces painted white.

The walls went up and got covered quick and the panels are strong enough to hold screws and hooks for haning garage art and tools.

Good luck!

This app was in a free standing garage that didn't reuire drywall.

 

[z28toz06]

T-111 here also.

 

[boiler7904]

Hey guys,

The garage is seperate from the home. My main reason is the mess drywall creates and the lack of knowing a solid source to do the work. I do like the idea of plywood as I have good knwoledgle of working with this. My other ideas was to use signboard material.

Thanks,

Ty

This probably won't apply but fire rated construction (i.e. fire core gyp board on the inside and fire resistant material like masonry or fiber cement on the outside) can also be required on exterior walls of detached structures in some instances depending on how close you are to the lot line and how close anything else is on the abutter's side of the lot line. If you have access to the drawings for the garage's construction it would stipulate if walls are fire rated or not. If you don't already have gyp board, not likely required but worth your time to investigate in case something goes wrong down the road. I don't know about in Washington, but in Indiana, an insurance company is not legally required to pay out on a claim involving a building that was not built to all applicable local building and fire codes at the time of construction.

 

[OccupantRJ]

If you are going to be grinding and welding, pegboard presents a real fire hazard by allowing sparks into the wall cavity. Since I do a lot of this type work, I opted for painted 1/2 plywood. I really have liked it so far.

RJ

 

[regguy1]

And unless you are trying to build a show garage I think a little texture looks good on the walls. However - when I built my garage OSB was very competitive with drywall - that's not always the case. Regguy - I see just a few things on your pegboard - so you don't use it for storage?

I'm still in process of finishing the interior, I'll probably put some stuff on the pegboard. I'm constructing a soffit at the cieling the full lenght of the 26' wall (where the 2 windows are) it will have sliding doors so all will be hidden. I have 17 18" x 36" shelves up there now. I did say "in my opinion" in regards to the osb. FYI I had to paint all the pegboard even though it was pre finished...the color varied and it didn't look good..after 2 coats of floor paint it looks OK.
Before I painted the pegboards I used painters caulk in the seams between the pegboard and that helped to hide the seams.

 

[Matt M PA]

I used something called Smartpanel. It's kind of like T1-11, but has a more woodgrained appearance. And...it comes pre-primed. It goes together like T1-11, and you can get 10' sheets if needed.

This is the stuff (at least locally) that the Amish builders use on the outside of their sheds. I think it looks great, a bit rustic. Took paint well too.