Want to finish the inside and was wandering how others did it. Do you run the 2x4's vertical or horizontal? Is every 24" ok or is that spaced to far apart and will cause problems down the road? Pics would be great also.
Drywalling a pole barn?
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Beemer533
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I don't have a pole barn, but from what I've seen there a couple ways to go about it;
Assuming your poles are 8' apart, I would run 2x4 horizontally and attach the sheet rock to that. I would go 16" OC unless you use thicker sheets (5/8").
Assuming your poles are 8' apart, I would run 2x4 horizontally and attach the sheet rock to that. I would go 16" OC unless you use thicker sheets (5/8").
minerfarmer
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I am finishing the inside of a polebarn currently. I will be covering the walls with 7/16 OSB so my situation is different than yours. My walls are 11' 4" high. I had a lot of 2X4's out of an old bowling alley I wanted to use. Some were only 5 ft. long some 10 ft. long. My dad is helping me and he suggested we build a wall 4 ft. high then put another wall on top of that. That will allow us to lay the first sheet of OSB sideways and have a nailer for the edge. So far seems to be working good. Sprayfoam guy is coming Tuesday.
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Do you have a 2x support on the inside of your post, if so, is it notched in flush with the post? If it is flush with the post, nail a 2x6 plate to the bottom of the support to close the space between the inside and outside support. The bottom plate and studs can be 2x4's. If your inside support is nailed to the post instead of notched in, shift your framing in 1 1/2" to stay flush with the support instead of matching the posts. I would recommend 16" O.C.
APEowner
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In my NY shop the poles were 8' on center. I ran vertical 2x4s at the 4' mark and hung 5/8 with the long sides horizontal. I never ran across a downside of doing it that way.
jrb2
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Here are a few pictures of mine which is similiar to some of the other pics. I am using 7/16 OSB for the wall covering. One thing I noticed today as I was putting up some of the last of my OSB was that I was getting air under the treated 2x4 that I put on the floor. The concrete is not perfectly level and the bottom of the metal has some tiny gaps so air movement is happening. I might suggest that some sill sealer would be in order on the bottom of the interior wall. Also, I used some concrete board siding at the bottom of the wall that holds the OSB (or dry wall in your case) up off of the floor in case of water spillage. I don't have any photos of that.
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rieferman
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24" OC is how the builder that I used to work for did walls. (16" OC on the ceiling). Just face nail your horizontal 2x4's to your posts all the way around.
When you get to openings (e.g. doors, windows) fill in between those horizontal pieces so that it's easy to affix trim later.
If you know you will be hanging cabinets someplace, add an extra horizontal there too.
After all horizontals are up, you can stuff batt insulation in (assuming 6" posts, R-19 faced batts at 24" wide will fit snugly, **** them side by side). Goes very quickly.
When you get to openings (e.g. doors, windows) fill in between those horizontal pieces so that it's easy to affix trim later.
If you know you will be hanging cabinets someplace, add an extra horizontal there too.
After all horizontals are up, you can stuff batt insulation in (assuming 6" posts, R-19 faced batts at 24" wide will fit snugly, **** them side by side). Goes very quickly.
Ok that pretty much is what I was planning. I was going to use 2x4 on the front and back where header is and 1x3 on side walls
colt24
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I ran the 2x4's horizontal at 2' centers but if I where to do it again I would do them vertically at 16".
theoldwizard1
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Use a moisture resistant drywall, one that does NOT use paper as the outer coating. This will prevent mold.