Garage interior finish question

[schuellb]

I am in the process of starting a new shop/garage. It will be 30 by 40 and insulated but not heated.

I am considering what type of interior wall finish to use. The 3 options I am looking at are Chip Board, Plywood, and normal Gypsum.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

 

[HOTFR8]

This needs to be in the general questions area for a better answer as this section is for forum questions and problems. Lets see if we can get a mod to move it for you. that way you will get a better response.

 

[Outlawmws]

Personally I prefer drywall (Gypsum) as it is easily smoothed and painted. I did exactly that the day I took possession of this house (after stripping all the misc nails boards and **** shelving off...), insulated everything and putting up Sheetrock then taped it and finished it smooth. after priming I painted it a high gloss white, and hung four four foot florescent lights. lit it up like a stadium.

Power I ran in surface mount conduit after the fact, so I could make changes as needed later (which I have taken advantage of several times...) I included two ceiling drops where they were in arms reach for me on either side of where my race car used to be parked.. I still use those two outlets 10X more than any of the others with the exception of permanently connected power tools like my DP.

Paint job is about 25 years old now, and other than one or two dings, and a lot of wall clutter, is still holding up. (splattered grease or what have you wipes off the high gloss with ease)

If I had it to do over again I would,m with only one exception: If you have something that needs more wall support than sheetrock can provide, underlaryer that wall with plywood. (I don't but you may...)

 

[NUTTSGT]

You'll get many suggestions, wall covering here are a highly debated subject.

 

[Busted_Knuckles]

OSB and plywood are flammable, gypsum will give you a "burn time". If you go to google and google garage journal and fire, it should help you make your decision.

Garages and combustibles dont mix well for lots of reasons, more for some than others. If you think you have good insurance, and think plywood is quicker and cheaper, just remember to get out of their if it catches fire, otherwise, use drywall.

Consider that food for thought.

 

[roaddog359]

lp smart side. thats what I am going to do. It can get wet and wont damage easy.

http://www.lpcorp.com/smartside/panel/

 

[HOTFR8]

I am in the process of starting a new shop/garage. It will be 30 by 40 and insulated but not heated.

I am considering what type of interior wall finish to use. The 3 options I am looking at are Chip Board, Plywood, and normal Gypsum.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

This needs to be in the general questions area for a better answer as this section is for forum questions and problems. Lets see if we can get a mod to move it for you. that way you will get a better response.

There you go. More responses now it is in the correct part of the forum. thanks to the Mod who moved it.

 

[schuellb]

thanks for the help everyone.

 

[kbs2244]

If you have the money FRP (fiberglass reinforced panels) can be bought in white.

They are water and spark resistant and reflect a lot of light.
And a lot stronger than gypsum when you want to hang something.
I like the gypsum inside a house. Smooth and some sound and fire proofing.
But it just isn’t strong enough in a shop environment.

Second preference would be ½ plywood.
Stronger and easier to work with than FRP, but you have to paint it.
Depending on the kind of work you are doing you might want to use a fire resistant paint.

Third choice is OSB.
SO so strength and again you have to paint it.
(But I just think it is **** ugly.)

http://www.frpshop.com/liner-panels-c-3_4.html

http://www.ezwoodshop.com/plywood/plywood-prices.html

 

[Kevin54]

roaddog359,

Thank you for using LP SmartSide products -- durability of engineered wood products with a 5-/50-year limited warranty. Hope your project goes very smooth.

I have one question, when I was speaking with the salesman from the lumberyard, he was telling me that the SmartSide siding, has to be painted, am I am assuming a good Latex paint. I asked him about staining it, and he says that you cannot stain the siding, which I assume is because it has an impervious primer.

The latex primer that we used on our house is Olympic Stain in a solid color. A few years back, I built a deck over our pond and built a sort of Gazebo type structure and covered it with white vinyl siding. On our house there were a few places where the stain had dripped. One was on the meter box, and another was on some plastic conduit. It was stuck fast. So I thought.....I wonder whether it would stick to the white vinyl siding. So I went at it. THe siding and stain was up there for quite a few years until we tore the deck off and filled in our pond.

So my question is......is there a reason that latex paint is preferred over a latex stain? To me, they are both about the same

 

[Busted_Knuckles]

Kevin, you'd be staining, primer, if you stained LP Smartside. If youre stain is like a paint, I have no idea if you can do it, but I could see where you might have even coverage problems, but I could be wrong just as wrong as right.

Ive been using a polyurethane paint with a 50 year warranty on it.

Not sure if it qualifies for a latex, although its water cleanup, but once it cures, its there to stay. Ive got jeans that have been through the wash for 2-3 years that are still covered in that paint.

Ive had smart side on the house for 3 years now, so far, no movement as far as shrinking and expanding.

I cant say much good about the caulk I used, Quad, its failing all over the place. The PL Polyurethane I used is the bomb, for durability, but a ***** to work with.

Both caulks are owned by Henkel and cost about the same ?

 

[Kevin54]

Busted.....I was curious. I'll only use what is recommended. I don't want to put something on it and it trash the warranty, that's for sure. I don't mind painting or staining, but it sure isn't on my list of top 10 things to do. It takes me about a week to do our house by itself, then another two or three days for the shed and the wife's building.

I know when the wife painted the inside of her craft building/greenhouse, seeing that there would be a chance of moisture, the paint she got at our local paint store was what he explained as.....I want to say, an oil based, water clean-up paint. It's normally used as an outside paint but he said it would be a great application for her use.

 

[Kevin54]

I want to apologize to the OP and others. I replied in a thread which I thought was the thread that I made about SmartSide siding. I sent the gentleman a PM with a few questions, and after I PM'd him, I pasted the link in the address bar. I guess I wasn't where I thought I was.

Again....my apologies.

 

[Busted_Knuckles]

Busted.....I was curious. I'll only use what is recommended.

I am not to worried about the warranty, I just dont want to paint it every 5 years, so I bought the what appeared to be the longest lasting paint I could find. That and I HATE vinyl siding, done enough hardi board for others, that I loath that stuff too.

It took probably 5 times longer to side the house with board Vs vinyl.

We live in area that experiences ALLOT of wind, so the siding needs to be robust, and quiet. Our last house had brick and vinyl, the house never shut up.

 

[Highbeam]

This is the interior wall covering thread. I chose OSB and screwed it in. The look is what I wanted, I don't intend to paint it. It is cheaper than raw sheetrock before you spend money and labor on mud, tape, paint, etc. and is much stronger.

I have had friends complain of sheetrock joints failing when in an unconditioned space.

You can always add sheetrock to the OSB if you grow tired of the look or if you want to increase flame resistance.

 

[cdestuck]

Did the OSB and very happy with it. Take your time and screw it and your never even see the seems. Do prime it well though as some of the darker chips will bleed through.

 

[Kevin54]

This is the interior wall covering thread. I chose OSB and screwed it in. The look is what I wanted, I don't intend to paint it. It is cheaper than raw sheetrock before you spend money and labor on mud, tape, paint, etc. and is much stronger.

I have had friends complain of sheetrock joints failing when in an unconditioned space.

You can always add sheetrock to the OSB if you grow tired of the look or if you want to increase flame resistance.

When we bought our house, the house garage has OSB. I tried painting it, but it never did look right to me for a house garage, so I drywalled over it. I can now hang anything anywhere. I feel I got the best of both.

 

[bazzateer]

Did the OSB and very happy with it. Take your time and screw it and your never even see the seems. Do prime it well though as some of the darker chips will bleed through.

Prime it very well indeed!