Interior Side Walls- What to do?

[jack bacon]

My garage is fully drywalled just have to mud and paint. My question is during the winter time slush is gonna splash on the side walls and other things are going toget them dinged up Has anyone used beadboard, corrugated steel or vinyl sheeting on the lower half of your garage walls/

Jack

 

[PAToyota]

Yes, quite a few pictures showing such in the forums...

 

[putttn]

I'm going with FRP. I have used it in a number of applications and it is almost impossible to damage it. A friend of mine has it in his horse trailer and loves it because the horses can kick it and it withstands that plus he can just wash it out. I've seen it used in all sorts of ways but I like it because it comes in a variety of colors, I can wash my car and it won't bother it, it's easy to hose off and comes in 4x8 sheets. I'm paying $32.00 per sheet at Lowes.

 

[hewl35]

I'm going with FRP.

What is FRP?

 

[mpraddict]

I'm going with FRP.

What is FRP?

Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic, it's used on the walls of commercial kitchens a lot (think restaurant kitchens)

 

[Krodad]

FRP would be a good choice since you have the drywall backer already in place...could also face it with hardi-panel or hardi soffit strips, and paint with a gloss paint so it washes off easily. You could even go over the lower area with tile backer boards, mud, and paint same color as wall (you'd have to find some kind of trim piece to cover the unfinished edge...then it would look about as unobtrusive as possible while still being durable and resistant to moisture... you never know, but you might not beat it up or get it as dirty as you might think, and it would look relatively uniform that way.

my .02.

 

[gcan]

anybody have a picture of their garage with FRP installed? I am considering using it on the lower section but wanted to get some ideas on how to transition it with the T-111 I plan on using on the upper portion

 

[putttn]

By the end of this week I can post some pics of what FRP looks like on the walls of a garage. As I stated before, you won't find a more resilient covering for a garage wall. I am going up to a peak of 14 feet with it and they have a nice grooved seam attachment system as well as inside and outside corners, all matching the panels. I figured by the time I put up drywall, taped and mudded it numerous times and then primed and painted it I would be dollars and time ahead by simply gluing the FRP to the OSB. I've seen FRP in car washes and the stuff looks new after years of abuse. You can beat it up and then just presure wash it off. I wouldn't consider anything else-check it out. I don't have any affiliation with FRP, only a big fan.

 

[jack bacon]

Doesn't someone sell vinyl panels with a beadboard pattern?

 

[tcianci]

I would finish taping and painting the drywall and go through a winter season with it before you spend the coin on cladding the walls. I doubt that you will see as much damage as you are expecting. One very important thing to do with drywall in a garage is to maintain about a half inch space between the drywall and the floor.

 

[Matt M PA]

In attached garage, there was damage to the drywall. Our house is a split level...so the garage ceiling is only about 7'.

I used slatwall from the top down....after installing tileboard (just white smooth type) from the ground up. Since the Viper splatters the wall (it has to be backed in) when started..I wanted something that would wipe up.

 

[sharage71]

I'll be looking into plexi on mine. Haven't priced it out yet.

 

[Gary S]

This is one of the reasons I now have OSB on my interior walls. Painted OSB doesn't care about a little water on it.
My previous garage had drywall, and it was a mistake I won't repeat.

 

[baugie]

I put 2' wide, 1/16" thick diamond plate around the perimeter.