Hiding a support post

[enjoytheview]

Hi everyone, i'm starting work on my 2 car garage soon. The floor is being coated this month and then I will paint and take care of the lighting.

My question is:

I have this really ugly support post in the middle of my garage. I'm looking for options to hide it. My thought was to have it enclosed in drywall, so it at least looks clean. Does anyone have experience doing this? Thoughts on if it works and if i can do it myself? Or other options to consider?

Thanks in advance,
Adam

 

[NUTTSGT]

With a screen name like that and you want to hide a suppport post ? LOL


Welcome to GJ, we need some pics of the garage build as you go.

I would probably cover it/box it in with some 1x6 pine (whatever it takes) and paint it the same colr as your walls, including any stripe work if you choose to add stripes.

 

[tab2]

Our garage under the living room has 3 support posts. Two happen to be where car doors can hit them. (Very annoying.) We painted them a dark grey color to match the floor. To protect the doors we also used glued a thin carpet of similar color to the poles. Wrapped them with stretch wrap until the glue dried. It came out well. Can take a picture later.

 

[enjoytheview]

When boxing it in, how would I go about securing it? I'm pretty handy, but have never done anything like that before.

Any write-ups or pictures are greatly welcome.

Thanks!

 

[Falcon67]

Make squares the inside dimension of the box, drill the center to the size of the post, cut the square in half and screw the halves back together around the post. Attach your boxing to that.

Simpler - attach spacers to each side of the post to hold two sides of your boxing material, then just tack the other two sides to the first two.

 

[little d]

^^^^+1. Take a square and lay out the base on the floor and top on ceiling (inside dementions), cut 4 peices- 2 by 4 @ a 45, tapcon 2 to floor and attach 2 to ceiling and attach 1 by 6s to that, trim out, paint/stain and stand back and enjoy your handy work.

 

[Cword]

Paint it and pin stripe it.
Why make it bigger?

 

[rockchucker]

I would have to agree with just covering it with Indoor/Outdoor Carpet. Making it larger by wrapping it with wood is going to only make it larger.

If you want to wrap the Post in wood here is what I have done in the past...

Use solid Pine or Cabinet Grade Plywood at least 3/4" thick. Cut your pieces and test fit them. Take one of the pieces and attach it to the post using Plumbers Strapping and short 3/4" screws. Once the one piece is attached then proceed to build your box around the Post. Very simple and cost effective.

For some reason I was envisioning a Steel round post in my head.


If it is wood just wrap it with Pine or Plywood and paint it.


You should post some pics of what you are trying to cover up. =)

 

[NUTTSGT]

My suggestion to boxit in with woodis to possibly use it in the future.... Hooks for hanging extention cords, troublelights or mounting flourescent lights when working on a future project. If it's there and permanent,make it look nice and put it to use.

 

[6768rogues]

You can buy a fluted aluminum column and wrap it around your post. The columns are in 3 or 4 pieces that snap together and are intended to dress up plain wooden porch columns.

 

[Zeke]

Have fun with it. Make it like a sign post. Hang a light off of it. A clock. Go to the thread called "The 12 Gauge Garage (Jack Olsen) and see what he did with a center post (and a few other things )

 

[enjoytheview]

I would definitely like it to be painted and do not want to wrap it in carpet. I'm torn between boxing it in with wood and filling the inside with expanding foam. Or wrapping it in metal studs then sheet rocking it that way. I holding out hope that i'll find some clean easy solution but so far, everything seems to be somewhat involved.

Thanks for all the feedback so far!

 

[slip knot]

I'm thinking that I would turn it into stripper pole! I doubt the wife would approve tho!!

 

[BD1]

Is this post round and metal ? You can get this foam pipe insulation called armaflex that will fit around it . It comes in six foot lengths and different thickness.
http://www.insulation.com.au/products/armaflex-pipe-sheet-roll/

You could even just buy PVC jacketing or aluminum that would work too.
http://www.industrialinsulation.com/jacketing_fitting_cover.htm

 

[enjoytheview]

This is a lally post - it's metal with concrete inside that is a supporting the structure. I would like this to look as clean as possible. I'm thinking it's going to require framing and dry wall. It's a PITA but i'd rather do it right.

 

[Brett K]

I have one too. I plan on casing it in pine and putting in an outlet or two and running an air line through it.

 

[Jack Olsen]

I have one too. I plan on casing it in pine and putting in an outlet or two and running an air line through it.

That's a great idea.

 

[iajonesy]

That's a great idea.

There you go. And it's J/O approved.

Mike