Leave block, or frame out?

[HunterDan]

Long story short, im closing on my first home tommorow. It has a 28x23 attached garage. The way the house is built, the rear wall and one side wall of the garage is cinder block, the other (connecting to the house) is frame/drywall.

Now my question is, should I frame out and drywall the other two walls before I move anything into the garage, or just leave them be? Down the road i plan to add a small mini split system (if that matters).

Thanks for the help!

Dan

 

[rsanter]

leave them be and paint them before moving in if they need some clean up to look good
if they are nice as is then dont do anything to them

bob

 

[TimGrz]

I would say that it depends on what you plan on doing with it.

If not much than there is nothing wrong with rsanter suggestion.

On the other hand, by framing them out you can also add some R value by insulate a framed out wall. Also makes it a bit nicer looking and easier (a bit) to mount cabinets, hooks or whatever. Hide electrical, air lines, whatever.

/tg

 

[HunterDan]

If i got a mini split in the future, would i have to frame it out? The walls are in good condition, but i want to paint the garage a "yamaha blue" on the bottom and white on the top. Can i get blue cement paint?

 

[ddawg16]

If we knew what state you lived in, we could give you a better answer. If it's the south....leave it as is...if it's the north...then insulation would be a good idea.

 

[c_mccann]

x2.. You lose 4-5 inches of space when you frame out, if you need the insulation, do it, otherwise, get familiar with masonry fastners..

 

[HunterDan]

I appologize, I'm in Maryland. One of my concerns is finding the same color paint for the drywall/block.

 

[deeds21]

I would think if you use a sealing primer on the block wall first, you can use the same colored paint.

 

[sstruckguy]

I appologize, I'm in Maryland. One of my concerns is finding the same color paint for the drywall/block.

Hopefully you answered your own question. IMO, as stated by ddawg, frame it, insulate, and you won't have to worry about color matching

 

[HunterDan]

It already has the white waterproofing paint on it. Would I be able to use regular paint over that?

 

[TimGrz]

On the other hand, by framing them out you can also add some R value by insulate a framed out wall. Also makes it a bit nicer looking and easier (a bit) to mount cabinets, hooks or whatever. Hide electrical, air lines, whatever.

Hopefully you answered your own question. IMO, as stated by ddawg, frame it, insulate, and you won't have to worry about color matching

Actually I think I said that

/tg

 

[tcianci]

You can match basically any paint formulation to any color. If someone tells you otherwise, he's working for a big box store. Besides, there is a common misconception/misunderstanding about what you're actually painting. If you paint your walls (which probably aren't cinder block at all but rather cement block, another common misnomer) with a coating that was designed for the material, and then paint it with another coating in the exact color you want, you're not painting the wall, you're painting the paint.

 

[HunterDan]

Huh, never knee there was different blocks like that. Thanks for that! So since it's already coated with the waterproofed, could I just paint over it with regular latex paint?

 

[justanengineer]

If it was me, and I did anything to it, I would add foundation to the outside of the block wall and insulate the OUTSIDE of the wall. Then I would put the biggest wood stove I could find against the block wall and use the entire wall for its heat of latency (ability to hold heat). You would not lose any space, but would gain a pretty significant improvement in your heating abilities.

 

[dmeadow]

I have essentially the same setup in my workshop, though my cement block side is the foundation of the house.

I used Dry Lok on the block to keep moisture from coming in from that side. I didn't overcoat it with latex, but I certainly could have. I found the white Dry Lok looks fine with the other white walls. That stuff is very thick and the block is quite rough and it took twice as much as the label says to cover the wall.

I don't know what they put in it, but it sure gave me a headache! Next time I'd use a fan for more ventilation.

I live down south and the coolness that the block provides is quite welcome in the summer, so I have no intentions of insulating it.

 

[Eazy716]

If it was me, and I did anything to it, I would add foundation to the outside of the block wall and insulate the OUTSIDE of the wall. Then I would put the biggest wood stove I could find against the block wall and use the entire wall for its heat of latency (ability to hold heat). You would not lose any space, but would gain a pretty significant improvement in your heating abilities.

 

[HunterDan]

Thanks for all the help guys!