protect drywall in garage

[rlefig]

Hi I recently drywalled my 1930's garage and since I store I whole ton of **** in there was wonder what the best finish is to apply to drywall to limit shipping and gouging etc.

Thanks

 

[couch67]

Plywood?

But seriously, I don't believe there's a finish (coating) you can put on drywall to protect it from abuse. There is impact resistant drywall out there but its crazy expensive.

 

[Jackfre]

Portion of my shop where I do metal work has full 4x8 26 ga sheet metal laid horizontally Over the 1/2” plywood I used rather than sheetrock. We just had our kitchen painted and my daughter suggested using Benjamin Moore Scuff-X paint. If you go with only paint, I’d check this stuff out. It is tough…for paint.

 

[PoorUB]

Part of my garage the lower four feet of the walls are covered with fiberglass reinforced panels or FRP. Tough stuff!

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

If you’re “storing a lot of ****”, I would assume it’s against the walls- so how do the walls get gouged?

Anyway; plywood, paneling, FRP, Hardie backer board, etc., etc.

 

[Crowbarman55]

Just be careful. Keep some spackle and extra paint on hand if your a crazy ape and can't keep from hurting the drywall.
Or just keep a 12" margin of safety around the walls. This is very basic stuff.
Todd

 

[rlefig]

got it thanks

 

[Bucko]

FRP like mentioned above for lower areas but the stuff ain't cheap now because of all the inflation and shortages.

if you can score a deal on some laminate or vinyl flooring you could use that behind benches. In my old house the previous owners left some laminate flooring that they said was enough to finish the master closet. After I installed a bunch of build in cabinets there still wasn't enough and it was no longer available so we went with another style. I used a bunch of what they left to make a full backspash behind the benches I had that had drywall behind it, worked great and looked good.

 

[Zeke]

Cheap paneling cut crosswise for 4" of protection.

 

[Nutria]

You could try a layer of veneer plaster of the drywall, which would be tougher than the underlying drywall.

You could also armor just the vulnerable areas with a material of your choice.

I had an unplanned development with the drywall in my attached garage/shop as part of our new home build. When it was time to spec drywall textures, I indicated "no texture needed" for the garage. When I checked on the build on the texturing day, the guys were just finishing sanding the garage texture down to Smooth. They mistook "no texture needed" for a spec for a smooth surface. So I got a free Gucci garage drywall surface-- the last thing that I needed. I think that the smooth surface actually reflects light better and brightens thing up vs a textured surface, so it's not a bad thing. But I haven't babied it-- some grunge and dings are fine by me.

 

[CraigStu]

I don't worry about it. The upfront expense of even the least expensive covering just isn't worth it. I hate drywall work but my expectation for quality level of a garage drywall repair vs home repair is pretty low. I added an outlet a couple months ago so had maybe a 4"x6" drywall hole next to the outlet. I cut a piece that was about 1/4 inch undersized and installed it w/ caulk to hold it in position. I had made sure the patch piece was recessed a little and had no proud spots. Came back the next day w/ spackle and a nice wide spreader and got it mostly filled in. Next day a quick swipe of spackle and I was done.

 

[AndyL]

4x8 x 0.025 aluminum or chrome steel checker plate fits the bill but it's spendy...

It does look awesome in the right applications though

 

[tool_scrounge]

Hardie backed board is what we use at work for protecting drywall from water splashed from the sink. It looks to be tough stuff.

 

[Skooterj]

Rhino Liner?