Sheetrock and Exposed Trsses?

[MechEng]

Does anyone have any pics of sheet rock with exposed trusses? Is this a horrible idea?

I have an 8' (unfinished) ceiling in my garage, and would like to sheet rock this spring. However, I find myself frequently passing pieces of material between the trusses for my fab projects and don't really want to lose that ability.

The roof is a 6/12 pitch, so at the center I have about 15' of space from floor to peak. I could live with 12' (give or take) but I don't think 8' would work.

Thoughts?

I appreciate the advice and/or suggestions.

 

[Muttly]

Are your trusses on 2' centers?

 

[MechEng]

They are. I was guessing that I would need to add furring strips regardless. Is it reasonable to go about sheetrocking "within" the trusses like this? I have seen it done with, what I believe was, plywood. I thought sheet rock would look a lot cleaner (and not be as combustible).

 

[P.Allan]

Something to think about. I recently built a new shop and desided to use what looks like galv. steel siding only it is thinner. It weighs 1/10 of sheetrock and has the same "R" value (none) and it is fire proof. You dont have to tape or paint it and you can wash it with a pressure washer. It weights so little that 2 of us could handle 14' sheets on the celling with no trouble. When we had it all done it cost a h-ll of a lot less than sheetrock.
Now with some of the curly bulbs the place is like day lite inside with all the reflection from the galv.

 

[MechEng]

I'm sure this is a personal thing, but I could never stand working in an all metal building due to echo from the tin. How is the sound in your shop?

 

[P.Allan]

Hi The sound is actually dead BUT We have very heavy insulation in the walls and celling right up against the sheet metal and I think that dampens the noise There is a lot of shelving around the walls and the room is FULL of machinery. We have 2 TVs in there that we watch when we are running boring machines and we dont seem to have any reflected noise from them.
We heat the shop 24/7 and the snow on the very steep roof never melts so I guess we got the "R" values right

 

[Shocker]

How could it be cheaper than sheetrock? I can't find decent prices on sheet metal to save my life.

You could also look at using the 2x2 or 2x4 ceiling tiles. That is now my plan. I like the idea of the exposed trusses just for aesthetic reasons. I see them on CL in boxes for pretty decent prices.

I plan on furring out the sides of the trusses with 1"x1" strips, cut down the tiles, slide them in place, then cover with insulation.

 

[MechEng]

So, does anyone have any pictures or advice on using sheetrock for this?

I need something to do while I'm waiting for the rest of my toolbox parts.

 

[Justanoldguy]

Not my garage but my lounge.
It is sheetrock between trusses.
We call sheetrock Gibraltarboard here in New Zealand.

 

[little d]

justanoldguy, very, very well done!

 

[sasquatchpa]

Make sure you vent your new enclosed attic. The roof forms the top of the attic and the sheetrock or tin will form the bottom. Air needs to be able to move from the eves to the peak where your roof vents are.