Pole Bar - Finish Ceiling finally added heat

[7racecar7]

Hello,

I'm finally getting a furnace in my garage (pole bar 25' X 38'), this will be a work in progress but I have 100k btu 92% furnace going in.

I have to step up the insulation (I have rigid insulation on the walls) but the ceiling is open.

first step will be to close up the ceiling, Im on a bit of a budget with money and manpower so looking for a cost effective solution and doing it myself, right now I'm leaning toward plywood anyone have any advice.

Im thinking plywood over sheet rock as I can paint plywood and screw up and done skip the spackal sand prime paint ect.

 

[Olympus]

OSB will be cheaper than plywood by a good bit. I used 1/2" OSB for my ceiling and I think it was $9/sheet.

 

[Mike007]

92,000 net BTU's. That's a lot of heat for a garage that size. You won't need a lot of insulation with that monster. Did you get it cheap?

 

[7racecar7]

it was free...and when its free its for me....

92,000 net BTU's. That's a lot of heat for a garage that size. You won't need a lot of insulation with that monster. Did you get it cheap?

 

[bobbyu]

That baby ought to heat it up rather quickly. I used 7/16" osb then R30 batt. I don't understand the Plywood over drywall. Why put up the drywall? Plywood would paint easier, if your thinking of painting and look nicer in the long run. I used OSB because of the price and put two layers of white paint on and it looks pretty good to me. Of course I'm just tickled to have a place to get my vehicles in and still have room to do some work.

 

[bobbyu]

free is hard to pass up. Good for you.

 

[ckyle29]

I'm in the same situation on my new 30 x 60. I'm leaning towards BC plywood because although it is quite a bit more expensive ($28 vs $11), it is also upwards of two pounds per sheet lighter than osb and my bottom cords are only rated for 10 psf. With 2x4 runners, R30, lots of lights and ceiling fans, I don't want to push the limit to closely. I'm also hanging mine by myself, so 2 lbs. per sheet will add up after a while.

 

[Diesel Dan]

Im thinking plywood over sheet rock as I can paint plywood and screw up and done skip the spackal sand prime paint ect.

Go with the lighter gauge interior pole barn steel.
Get it in white, washable, water resistant, fire resistant and light weight.

 

[Olympus]

I'm in the same situation on my new 30 x 60. I'm leaning towards BC plywood because although it is quite a bit more expensive ($28 vs $11), it is also upwards of two pounds per sheet lighter than osb and my bottom cords are only rated for 10 psi. With 2x4 runners, R30, lots of lights and ceiling fans, I don't want to push the limit to closely. I'm also hanging mine by myself, so 2 lbs. per sheet will add up after a while.

Rent a drywall jack for $30/day and you can hang them by yourself pretty really.

 

[Highbeam]

I'm in the same situation on my new 30 x 60. I'm leaning towards BC plywood because although it is quite a bit more expensive ($28 vs $11), it is also upwards of two pounds per sheet lighter than osb and my bottom cords are only rated for 10 psi. With 2x4 runners, R30, lots of lights and ceiling fans, I don't want to push the limit to closely. I'm also hanging mine by myself, so 2 lbs. per sheet will add up after a while.

First, your bottom cord is rated for 10 psf, not psi. 10 psf is a LOT. Normal house ceiling with sheetrock and insulation, lights, etc. is 5 psf. You realize 10 psf in an 1800 SF ceiling meand 18000 pounds right? Like as much as three or four full sized trucks!

I am currently placing metal sheets on my ceiling. 1800 SF, 14' tall, bottom chords also rated for 10psf. I bought a drywall lift. There's really no other way to do this alone.

2# extra per sheet is nothing. I take dumps that are heavier than that.

 

[ckyle29]

First, your bottom cord is rated for 10 psf, not psi. 10 psf is a LOT. Normal house ceiling with sheetrock and insulation, lights, etc. is 5 psf. You realize 10 psf in an 1800 SF ceiling meand 18000 pounds right? Like as much as three or four full sized trucks!

I am currently placing metal sheets on my ceiling. 1800 SF, 14' tall, bottom chords also rated for 10psf. I bought a drywall lift. There's really no other way to do this alone.

2# extra per sheet is nothing. I take dumps that are heavier than that.

Yea, I know it's PSF, just fat-fingered and didn't edit the post. I directly asked the truss manufacturer if I could hang drywall, plywood or OSB from the trusses and they said only drywall and plywood, so to cover my a$$ with the insurance company I've ruled out OSB. I like the cleaner look of plywood anyway, but the metal ceilings look very nice too. I've bought a lift as well, evening using it for some of the 14 foot runners.

 

[jvitez]

Rent a drywall jack for $30/day and you can hang them by yourself pretty really.

Just be careful about the height. I have a 12' 4" ceiling height, and no where could I find a drywall lift that went higher than 11 ft. I'm doing my walls with the lift, but I'll have to figure out something else for the metal liner I'm planning to use for the ceiling.

Online I found drywall lifts that went to 15 ft, but couldn't find any to order in Canada, nor any to purchase locally.

 

[Olympus]

Same here, but the rental company had an extension with their lift and that's what I used.