Metal ceiling

[glider]

I finished up the ceiling and lights today. I will say I'm glad it's over. A local metal place sells it for 50 cents a sqft. It is 29 gage. Here are the before and after pics. I liked the idea of putting it up and you are done.

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[Kevin54]

That's as different as day and night. Looks fantastic.

 

[StevenMorgan]

Did you do it by yourself? How long of pieces did you use? I will be doing this shortly and will be all alone

 

[glider]

Yes I put it up myself. It is a 30x40x14. Did it in 3 rows at about 13' a row.

 

[dr_claw]

I did the same thing with re-claimed barn roofing. Worked great!

 

[StevenMorgan]

Good to know, thanks! Hope mine looks as nice as yours does. I'll be doing 13.5' panels and I'm glad to see it's possible by myself.

 

[Dragfluid]

I made a simple rack for my drywall lift to hold it up against the ceiling joists. Worked great. Was able to put up 21' panels by myself.
I think that there's a pic of it in my build thread.

 

[77Mini]

Looks great. I am planning of doing a metal ceiling in my garage too.

 

[PugetDude]

Looks great!
Where did you buy the metal?

 

[carson432]

I am having a 28 by 40 pole building garage built in March. My interior walls and ceiling will be lined with the bright white metal panels.

 

[Moose364]

Got to love the first thing a man hangs up in his new shop is a Hooters sign,
Roof looks awesome too.

 

[Dragfluid]

Looks great!
Where did you buy the metal?

Not sure who your question is directed to, but I bought mine from Menards. It's the Dura-panel.

 

[bullnerd]

SteveMorgan, I did the same as Dragfluid , used a drywall lift, 16' sections. You can see the contraption in my build in my sig.

Nice job OP.

 

[MushCreek]

I'm gonna go metal in my shop, but maybe I'll do it in the wife's attached garage, too. Sure beats sanding and painting the drywall. I **** at drywall mudding; doubly for ceilings.

 

[pinebarkauto]

I got mine from a place called Metal Building Supply located near Spartanburg, SC. The panels I got were called "Liner Panels", intended for interior use only. They only came in white, and were probably a thinner gauge metal than exterior grade, but were much less expensive and could be ordered in any length up to 20' I think. Mine have been up for more than 20 years now and still look great. Chip.

 

[wagspe208]

I did metal ceiling too. Interior panel. Around here, it is same gauge as exterior, it just does not have the UV resistant paint.
I had 4" of open cell foam sprayed in on top of that to seal all air leaks. If necessary, I can blow some glass insulation on top of that.
The metal is pretty quick. Looks great! Don't break your back like drywall. No taping, sanding, painting.
Bad pic
Wags

 

[4cyclic]

I'm planning to do the same, got 20ft panels from local hardware, Ideal metal is the mfg.

Looks great by the way.

Is there a spacer between the trusses and the liner , or is it a camera angle ?

 

[Placer]

Looks great. I'm ordering metal this week for my 30x40 and was thinking of splitting it in 2 (roughly 20' panels). Would you recommend chopping down to the 13' for easier handling?


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[MushCreek]

I got mine from a place called Metal Building Supply located near Spartanburg, SC. The panels I got were called "Liner Panels", intended for interior use only. They only came in white, and were probably a thinner gauge metal than exterior grade, but were much less expensive and could be ordered in any length up to 20' I think. Mine have been up for more than 20 years now and still look great. Chip.

I'll have to check on those; I'm fairly close to Spartanburg. I see 29 ga. on craigslist for about $.50 square foot.

 

[glider]

Looks great. I'm ordering metal this week for my 30x40 and was thinking of splitting it in 2 (roughly 20' panels). Would you recommend chopping down to the 13' for easier handling?


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I think I could of handled 20's but would want a drywall lift to do it. Not with the set up I used. Keep in mind that everything has to come down or be cut around. I did go 4' oc. with the screws even though the rafters were 2' oc. There will be no sag. Also I predrilled the panels. Here is the company I bought the metal from. http://midmichiganmetalsales.com/

 

[NUTTSGT]

I finished up the ceiling and lights today. I will say I'm glad it's over. A local metal place sells it for 50 cents a sqft. It is 29 gage. Here are the before and after pics. I liked the idea of putting it up and you are done.



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Looks great man, nice work.

That a 12' step ladder ?

 

[glider]

The ladder is 10 foot. Thanks everyone for the nice words.

 

[mikec35]

Ceiling looks great Glider! One day I'll get motivated to do mine, I'm not too excited about cutting around all my outlets and my garage door brackets.

 

[wagspe208]

Like most, I used a drywall lift with a 2x4 frame on top of it. I have 11'6 ceiling, and I was a couple inches short. It works great. I used a laser line deal so screws were in a line.
I just screwed directly to bottom of trusses. They weren't perfectly even at all the bottoms, but you don't see it at all.
Wags

OH**** If you are going to heat/ cool, at a minimum, I would use that 1/4" foam insulation they use underneath siding. That would act as a vapor barrier, and you could always blow in insulation on top of that. The big deal is air movement. It's pretty damn cheap, and way better than nothing.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-Co...1-Fanfold-Insulation-Sheathing-21UM/100320301

 

[MushCreek]

I don't have a drywall lift, but I do have an engine hoist. This is my hack for putting up the drywall in my garage.