paneling the barn/garage

[jives]

Hi all:
Original build thread of the barn/garage/workshop/basketball gym are here:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=287155&highlight=barn+jives

Finally finished the rough wiring (will get real electrician to finish off the panel in the garage
and house), and started insulating and paneling.

R19 FG kraft faced rolls, on sale at HD for $0.40 sq/ft.
Dorm closet doors being reused as paneling. 22" x 8', cost was $1 each from a local college
renovating their dorms. Bought 90 of them. solid core, each weights 60 lbs.

Plan to do 1 wall at a time so I can move my cabinets back against the wall.



Just a few of the 90 door panels.



Completed corner area. This is part of the workshop area. The 240V outlet is low and near
the garage door for a future welder.




Ooops. Only took 4 panels up before I messed up big time.

 

[southalabama]

If your not screwing up from time to time your not doing anything.

Those doors gonna make nice paneling. Great price.

 

[astroracer]

Save a few for work bench toppers! I use old bi-fold and interior doors for mobile work surfaces on sawhorses also.
Mark

 

[jives]

Save a few for work bench toppers! I use old bi-fold and interior doors for mobile work surfaces on sawhorses also.
Mark

Already the plan. 3-drawer lateral files with a double layer of the doors will service as the workbench.

 

[sublime68charger]

That will be a nice solid wall when done!

You can just put a shelf and brackets where ever you want!

 

[jives]

Finally finished the insulation and paneling of the lower 8' of the garage. Weekends, after
work, a couple of panels at a time. I've got enough insulation left over to do another 6'
(to the top of the wall on the eave side, but not sure at this point what I'll panel that with.
Like metal, may end up with drywall. Not a concern at this point. Need to clean up the
garage and make it usable for cars, working, and playing basketball.

I used 79 panels, at a $1.00 each. The screws (3 boxes) cost $90. I'll use a few more
leftover panels for a fold out, wall mounted work surface, and who knows what else.

Making all the cutouts -- receptacles, switches, doors, windows -- was a royal pain. No
drywall saw or Rotozip. Measure 3 times, cut twice! Each panel weighs 60 lbs, so moving
those suckers around played havoc on my back. For each receptacle, measure, draw out,
drill holes, jigsaw out the middle. All other cuts were freehand Skilsaw. The biggest pain
was that the Permacolumns stand proud about 3/16". Measure those and use the router
with a straight bit to cut the back of the panel. Hate the router. So much dust.

Hopefully by next week it'll be cleaned enough to play hoops.

After that, door and window trim.





Haven't got all the receptacle covers on yet. That low one is for the future location of a
freezer. Note all the 240V, 30A receptacles are up high (save one) for future electric
heaters. One 240V receptacle is low, near a garage door, for a future welder.





The workshop area. the door panels are now being used as table tops. Have yet to
secure them. This is mostly a mock-up.



Workshop area. Note the cabinet on the right as a double thick top. This is the bang area.
I may put double tops on the rest of the countertops, but the counters are already pretty
high. Either way a sheet of Masonite will serve as a sacrificial top. Note the 3 pt. line for the
basketball court. All the lines (key, free throw, baseline) are done with vinyl floor tape. The
stuff has held up far beyond expectations.



This quality lab cabinet I got on auction for $25. I had bid on a bunch more, but at the end
of the auction I was at work and could not up my bid. My proxy bid was too low. Really
bummed about missing out on more of these.



I'll have an electrician finish wiring the panel here in the garage and at the house. The
door panels here are only temporarily affixed. When the electrician is done I'll need to
go back and insulate around the wires. Actually, all the panels are removable as they are
screwed in.

 

[2012Eli3]

Nice where did you get backboard and did the mounting hardware come with it ?

 

[jives]

Nice where did you get backboard and did the mounting hardware come with it ?

Advertised on CL. An elementary school was closed and the building bought by a developer who sold off contents. It is full size, full thickness glass, the major institutional brand. It came with all the pipes and hardware, save for the two silver uprights. More on the backboard on my build. . . see link at the top of this thread.

 

[MacTexas]

No need to find a stud to hang shelves. Nice looking garage.

 

[hoho98925]

Very nice reuse of materials, looks great! My neighbors got a bunch of 5 Panel oak doors out of a church, they laid them down and used for a wainscoting in there house, it looks amazing.......always love salvaging and repurposing, great job!

 

[jives]

It will likely never be this clean again! Obviously a lot to do, including wiring the panel,
but most of it will need to wait until summer. Everything is against the wall to keep the
court open. Takes about 5 min to move the van, bikes, and other moveable objects for
an obstruction free game.

The leftover FG bats will cover another 6 feet up the wall. Summer project. The tablesaw
is angled in the corner. The stroller, little hoop and mats are for my wife's child care biz.
No complaints, it is what is paying for the garage.



Cabinets are filled with pantry items, toys/sporting goods, oldest son's tools/supplies. The
bikes used to be in the shed, but they kept getting mangled and were hard to get out
and use. This is not a good storage solution, but okay for now.



Weight bench and treadmill are cramped, but workable.



Okay, the best part, the workshop area. The mail slot cabinet was one large one that I
took apart. HF parts trays will fit in the slots, and DollarTree baking pans (7 x 11) at
$1.00 each, will eventually serve as parts bins. The big tan metal cabinet is up for sale
on CL, the massive "saw horse" is my most valuable/useful build. There is an old
Victorian chair behind the sawhorse, my first repair in the new shop.

 

[HSpencer]

Everything about the shop is awesome!! Did I say "big"? WOW it is nice. Is the white van a daily driver? I really like it a lot.

Thanks

Best Regard
Herb Spencer

 

[jives]

Everything about the shop is awesome!! Did I say "big"? WOW it is nice. Is the white van a daily driver? I really like it a lot.

Thanks, it has been a long time in coming. Six years after building the house we were able to begin the garage. The van is the wife's ride. We have 6 kids (2 now have their own cars), and also ferry other kids for sports, school events (two years in a row my wife hauled 4 couples for prom night. The "limo"), church events and more. To carry the door panels (90 @ 60 lbs each = 5400 lbs) I rented a trailer and removed the van seats and carried about 2100 lbs of doors inside. It is a pain to remove the seats (a two person job), but it can be done. At 15 mpg it is good she works at home and I commute in a Civic.

 

[HSpencer]

Thanks, it has been a long time in coming. Six years after building the house we were able to begin the garage. The van is the wife's ride. We have 6 kids (2 now have their own cars), and also ferry other kids for sports, school events (two years in a row my wife hauled 4 couples for prom night. The "limo"), church events and more. To carry the door panels (90 @ 60 lbs each = 5400 lbs) I rented a trailer and removed the van seats and carried about 2100 lbs of doors inside. It is a pain to remove the seats (a two person job), but it can be done. At 15 mpg it is good she works at home and I commute in a Civic.

thanks for your response!

Having had a 1994 GMC Custom Conversion van (high top) and selling it, I am looking for another, this time a low top. Vans (custom) seem now out of the market unless they are worn out or $50,000. I really don't "need" one but I love driving them and they are SO handy for so many things as you said above. Hopefully I can find one, although most of the custom vans are now out of business, and most of what you find is a 15 passenger or a work van.

thanks again
Best Regards
Herb