Garage / Shop Walls

[monsters]

Hey all! I'm a new member but have been lurking for all the great information here for some time now.

I'm finishing a 34x34 detached garage. There is the debate about sheetrock vs. anything else regarding fire. How much of a concern is this in a case where I only do some hobby woodworking? I totally get the context of rock vs say wood but at the same time, an incident with fire likely means I'm in the building and if I'm not then it's hard to think that sheetrock is going to save me somehow. In 40+ years I've had one fire in the garage and it was self-inflicted and quickly put out. It's not so much the cost as it is the hassle and want to have something a bit out of the norm.

At a minimum, I'm thinking t & g for the ceiling, half 17' vault and half 10'.

Also thinking tin on 4" on side...given I do woodworking, how bad might that sound...say vs, the entire thing in tin?

Thanks... cheers

T

 

[GYPSY400]

An easy option for the ceiling is white vinyl siding.. I like the way mine turned out..
Tin on the walls is ok.. but I bet your saw will become very loud!

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[Muggzy]

An easy option for the ceiling is white vinyl siding.. I like the way mine turned out..
Tin on the walls is ok.. but I bet your saw will become very loud!

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Let's see some pics. I'm having a hard time imagining white vinyl siding on the ceiling

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[GYPSY400]

Let's see some pics. I'm having a hard time imagining white vinyl siding on the ceiling

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This is the only pic I have right now as I'm not at home

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[The Cobbler]

you can see photos of T&G pine ceiling in my build thread, linked in my sig line

 

[TonkaJoe]

Give my build thread a view.. I used white steel on the ceiling, tongue and groove pine on 3/4 of the walls and the lower 1/4 is a white steel wainscotting with a chair rail. I do a bit of everything in my garage and the noise really isn't any different with the steel now vs the drywall I had before. Just a lot brighter and easier to clean off!.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=306497

 

[garage guy1of38]

Trusscore.

 

[Angelfire]

I'm doing T&G spruce on the walls and ceiling of my "woodworking" area. I figured for a woodworking area, it would be nice to have wood on the walls It'll afford me a good substrate for adding items to the wall (ie. places to hang tools, jigs, etc...probably with a French cleat system for me...).

With regards to fires, with woodworking there is always the possibility of a fire breaking out after you've left (https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358438) but with many of todays materials in play (ie. spray foam, etc..), if a fire gets into the structure, I doubt sheetrock is going to save it (hopefully one of our expert fire fighters on the board chimes in on this assumption). It could help prevent a fire from getting into the walls but that being said, I'm just going with straight T&G as it's a detached structure. I personally would avoid metal only for the noise factor (my perception) plus I don't like the metal look (personal opinion) for a woodworking area.

 

[firebirdparts]

I think sheetrock is really just to give you time to run. It doesn't stop the shop from burning down. It might make a difference in a trash can fire or something small.

 

[Jon_E]

My garage is 7/16" OSB on all four walls, painted white. Nothing on ceiling at this point, it will remain rough-sawn 2x joists and the subfloor above will also be painted white. My goal was to put up something cheap that was reasonably abuse-resistant, easy to install, and easy to hang tools, cabinets and shelving pretty much anywhere. I did not have to mess with taping and mudding sheetrock (and unless it's a commercial product, it's not very abuse-resistant). OSB is $13 a sheet right now, but so is sheetrock. Also, I looked into T&G myself, and as much as I liked the idea, it's over $1 a square foot no matter where I go. At some point in the future I may consider replacing the OSB but it works for me. I don't like the idea of metal walls as it does conduct noise in a wood shop.

As far as fire resistance, when you consider the basic construction of the building and all of the contents (namely, a LOT of bone-dry lumber), a little bit of gypsum isn't going to save anything. An after-hours fire is going to be devastating no matter what is on your walls unless you have a home fire sprinkler system. Your best insurance is proper planning for cutting and welding operations (if any), making sure that sparks and hot metal are contained; making sure that oil-soaked rags are in the proper container or outdoors and spread out to dry; and that you have at least one high-quality functioning fire extinguisher next to your garage exit door.

 

[rburke65]

Wood walls n metal ceiling here....insulated.....quite in my opinion.

 

[TTTTTT]

I have a 24x44 divided in 2. My wood shop 20x24. I did the ceiling on osb primed with kiltz and finish with white gloss oil. And 1x10 pine t&g on the walls horizontal so it gives the log look. 10 4' T8 lights. Absolutely love it. Lots of light

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[TTTTTT]

The garage same ceiling but osb on the walls with a taupe colour again oil paint. Tough finish.

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[xyster101]

I did painted OSB for the walls and white tin ceiling. It is not any louder then it was before the ceiling, but it is really bright!
OSB was super cheap and easy to put up. I have taken a few pieces off to run wires. I left a 1.5" gap at the bottom for when I spill things.
OSB is mostly glue and does not ignite as easy as pine or other soft woods. Any fire of any worth is going to burn any wall covering that is not metal.

I have 2 fire extinguishers in my 1200 sq/ft shop. Amazon sells a big 2.5 gallon reusable water one for $100. Totally worth it, even for piece of mind.
http://a.co/b6h6Eyf

But don't listen to me, apparently I built my shop upside down. How does one rotate pics?

 

[sctattooer]

That sure is a clean floor, but how do you keep everything up on the ceiling?

 

[coljar]

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I used Smartsiding on bottom 6ft. of the wall and Slatwall on the top part. Old picture, but you get the idea.

 

[finn]

The perceived noise problem with metal is just that: a perceived, not a real problem.

By the time you add normal shop equipment, and the fact that the metal panels aren't really flat, but rolled into ribbed panels, which break up the noise pressure waves, I notice no ill effects.

 

[JC23]

I used primed, T-111, coated the back and edges and painted it when it was all up on the walls. The ceiling was OSB, also coated everywhere. Coating the bare wood delays mold when the Midwest temps and humidity flip flop. Plus, it's strong enuf to hang stuff on.

My next garage will use metal panels on the ceiling but I haven't decided on the walls. T-111 is still a possibility...