Pole Barn Finishing options

[shade]

Hey all,
New pole barn completed and looking to finish the interior.
My first thought was some foam for insulation and then OSB from girt to girt. I think its about 8'
Then drywall. I don't like the look of OSB on interior facing walls.

Second thought is
Frame studs vertically in between the girts
Then drywall can mount on the new studs. This also allows me to hang stuff on the studs.

I assume its cheaper to have framers put in vertical studs vs OSB?
Help!

 

[rkevins]

foam board insulation then metal, or watch marketplace I see metal that is foam backed every so often

 

[PCustoms]

Hey all,
New pole barn completed and looking to finish the interior.
My first thought was some foam for insulation and then OSB from girt to girt. I think its about 8'
Then drywall. I don't like the look of OSB on interior facing walls.

Second thought is
Frame studs vertically in between the girts
Then drywall can mount on the new studs. This also allows me to hang stuff on the studs.

I assume its cheaper to have framers put in vertical studs vs OSB?
Help!

Ive never understood why someone builds a pole barn and then tries to finish it out like a stick built structure....

If I walked into a pole barn and had to build out the walls I'd frame in between the girts. I assume you're insulating either way?

 

[gimpyrobb]

I put up a 30x40 a year ago in June. Mine is mostly for storage BUT I wanted a room to keep my tools in so that I could keep it climate controlled. I hate to spend money on a good tool only to have it find condensation and rust! I went with 9ft deep x29ft wide x8.5ft tall. My building has steel framing with 2.25 tubing. I used minimally expanding foam to glue Styrofoam in the space in the steel tube then I framed walls inside and used fiberglass batts for more insulation. I had some barn tin from another job and used that for the wall covering. Up top I used I-joists because they were a great deal and they gave me room to put 2 layers of r19. The ceiling of the room got one layer of 1/2" plywood and the floor on top the I-joists got 2 layers. I should be able to keep the room comfy with a 1ton mini-split system.

 

[ArtisanFarms]

I use my 30x50x12 pole building as a shop. I finished the inside with white ag metal and surface mounted all of my electric and air using EMT for the electric and blue aluminum pipe for the air. It looks industrial, but is also extremely easy to make changes to if I move or add equipment. Insulation is chopped fiberglass in the roof and fiberglass batts for the walls.

 

[ericm]

I use my 30x50x12 pole building as a shop. I finished the inside with white ag metal and surface mounted all of my electric and air using EMT for the electric and blue aluminum pipe for the air. It looks industrial, but is also extremely easy to make changes to if I move or add equipment. Insulation is chopped fiberglass in the roof and fiberglass batts for the walls.

I had the pole barn company put insulation in the walls of the shop part of my building and finish the walls with liner R panel. They used huge 8' wide batts. It didn't cost much extra.

 

[Natty Bumppo]

Ive never understood why someone builds a pole barn and then tries to finish it out like a stick built structure....

I did it this way for a few reasons. I used 2" Polyiso and then 2x4 studs which brought me out to flush with my 6x6 posts. I sheathed my interior walls with horizontal 1x10 ship lap pine and wanted nailers for those boards. The studs made made running wire and outlet placement very easy. And I was planning to hang some heavy cabinets and shelving on the walls and needed vertical studs that could handle that load. The've also come in handy when I need to hang something very heavy that I didn't initially anticipate. For the extra $200 is cost and a day of labor installing them in it wasn't really a big deal.

 

[racecougar]

Hey all,
New pole barn completed and looking to finish the interior.
My first thought was some foam for insulation and then OSB from girt to girt. I think its about 8'
Then drywall. I don't like the look of OSB on interior facing walls.

Second thought is
Frame studs vertically in between the girts
Then drywall can mount on the new studs. This also allows me to hang stuff on the studs.

I assume its cheaper to have framers put in vertical studs vs OSB?
Help!

I think you're confusing poles/posts with girts. Girts are running horizontally between the poles/posts in your photo.

I went with bookshelf girts, as that reduced labor and materials, made for a strong wall with respect to wind resistance, and created cavities for off-the-shelf batts. Insulating only took a few hours, by myself, as it was as simple as plucking batts from the bag and sticking them into the cavities. The only cuts were around doors and windows.





I went with liner panel for the sheeting.

 

[shade]

I think you're confusing poles/posts with girts. Girts are running horizontally between the poles/posts in your photo.

I went with bookshelf girts, as that reduced labor and materials, made for a strong wall with respect to wind resistance, and created cavities for off-the-shelf batts. Insulating only took a few hours, by myself, as it was as simple as plucking batts from the bag and sticking them into the cavities. The only cuts were around doors and windows.





I went with liner panel for the sheeting.

Yes confusing the 2. Poles!
Thank you.

 

[shade]

Ive never understood why someone builds a pole barn and then tries to finish it out like a stick built structure....

If I walked into a pole barn and had to build out the walls I'd frame in between the girts. I assume you're insulating either way?

I am going to insulate. This is what led to the questions.
More framing allows for hanging and possible batts as an alternative to foam