I have an opportunity to get some panels that are made out of the same material garage door panels are made out of. They have metal on both sides and foam in the middle. Has anyone ever used them as interior panels rather than exterior panels. Was planning on eventually insulating garage and adding some form of metal panel but not right away. Was thinking that these panels would basically kill two birds with one stone. Was thinking they would provide insulation, provide some fire resistance, be easy to clean and make the interior brighter. Is there any reason why these panels couldn't or shouldn't be used for this purpose? I have looked all over the internet but I have not seen anyone try to use panels like this on the inside of there garage.
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Insulating Garage with insulated metal panels
- Thread starter chpwags
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I'm not sure I was clear on what I was trying to describe. I don't really know much about garage construction. My father and I are building a wood framed garage with osb and aluminum siding on the outside. Because of costs we were not going to insulate or do interior walls initially. I just got offered some metal panels that are 1.75" thick with sheet metal on booth sides and foam on the inside. They are basically like garage door panel material. I was wondering if there was any reason I couldn't use these for interior panels of the garage. Basically it would be aluminum siding, osb, a gap and then these 1.75" panels attached on the inside. Are there any problems that could arise by doing this. Like moisture issues, poor insulation etc?
it will make it difficult to set boxes for outlets, switches etc .
do you get enough free to do the entire garage? are they uniform lengths , widths etc?
do you plan to install them in the studs on the outside walls behind the OSB?
it seems like a tough way to get a few hundred dollars in insulation, IMO. you may also run into building permit issues too,
Free always sounds like a good idea, and I like it too, but it may be more trouble than it's worth... I dunno
do you get enough free to do the entire garage? are they uniform lengths , widths etc?
do you plan to install them in the studs on the outside walls behind the OSB?
it seems like a tough way to get a few hundred dollars in insulation, IMO. you may also run into building permit issues too,
Free always sounds like a good idea, and I like it too, but it may be more trouble than it's worth... I dunno
I don't have all the details yet will find out Monday. I think there is enough to do the entire garage and they can be cut to same size. The idea was basically use them sort of like a board and baton but on the interior of the stud. It wasn't just about saving on insulation but combing insulation with a metal wall interior wall. I was leaning towards putting up corrugated metal on the inside eventually like my uncle did in his garage because of the fire protection, making the work space bright and ability to wash the walls. The one benefit of these is that they are much flatter then the corrugated metal I normally see used in garages so it would be easier to attach stuff to them.
Wiring would actually be easier because they are basically flat and it is much easier to cut holes for boxes. Worst case scenario you could just run wiring through conduit as well.
Wiring would actually be easier because they are basically flat and it is much easier to cut holes for boxes. Worst case scenario you could just run wiring through conduit as well.