Small renovation...ceiling advice?

[thanksmyguy]

Howdy.

I have a 16x20 detached garage I am looking to clean up and organize (you can see in the pics that it is an absolute mess). I've been at this house for 2 years but just haven't had the time to really go through and clean up/paint/organize. I just basically threw my **** inside and it is organized the same way the previous idiot owners did.

Now, I have already redid the electrical service to the garage (now has 60amps and a subpanel). Before I went ahead and added more outlets and redid the interior electric, I figured now is the time to repair and paint the walls and better organize things.

I will be building a small shed elsewhere in the backyard sometime this summer to move the lawnmower/garden tools/etc out of the garage.

I already bought 5 gallons of gray dryloc and cement repair to fix and paint the walls with.

I want to add more LED lights, not sure about insulation. I'm in NJ so it does get cold in the winter (I have a small kerosene heater that currently brings the space up to about 50-60 degrees when it is freezing out) and hot as hell in the summer (already added a vent fan). However, since I redid the electric I could install a small electrical heater.

The advice I'm looking for is what to do with the ceiling. The underside of the roof is dusty, exposed and ***** up all the light like a black hole.
Is it best to simply paint it white or light gray, cover with a material, or something else (bamboo flooring I saw in a previous thread)?


Thoughts?

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[mike93lx]

I would insulate and sheetrock it

 

[thanksmyguy]

Can the roof support that much weight as is?

Would simply painting the underside of the roof white or another light color be a bad idea?

 

[rburke65]

Metal ceiling liner.

 

[ddawg16]

If it was me.....given your location....

I'd run 2x6' across the span....min 16" OC.
Drywall the underside....put 1/2" CDX on the top side....maybe some batt insulation in between...add some venting up on the roof.
Put in some attic stairs.....
Put in a bunch of recessed LED lights.
Paint the drywall white....

And it will be a whole new garage.

You could insulate the roof....but that has it's issues....because of your climate, you really need to install baffles up there and then allow for proper venting.

But, in the winter time, all your heat is going to be up there. I think it would be a lot of effort.
My suggestion above 'seems' like a lot of work, but it's not. You could have those 2x6's up in about 1/2 of a day. Another day to drywall, tape and mud.

I picked up some 4" LED lights, 4000K.....I think they were about $6 ea. They put out a lot of light....super easy to install.

My garage has 18" 6" recessed cans with LED trims set up in 3 zones. Plenty of light.

You can see pics in the link below in my signature

 

[thanksmyguy]

Metal ceiling liner.

Might look further into this option...do you have specific suggestion?

 

[thanksmyguy]

If it was me.....given your location....

I'd run 2x6' across the span....min 16" OC.
Drywall the underside....put 1/2" CDX on the top side....maybe some batt insulation in between...add some venting up on the roof.
Put in some attic stairs.....
Put in a bunch of recessed LED lights.
Paint the drywall white....

And it will be a whole new garage.

You could insulate the roof....but that has it's issues....because of your climate, you really need to install baffles up there and then allow for proper venting.

But, in the winter time, all your heat is going to be up there. I think it would be a lot of effort.
My suggestion above 'seems' like a lot of work, but it's not. You could have those 2x6's up in about 1/2 of a day. Another day to drywall, tape and mud.

I picked up some 4" LED lights, 4000K.....I think they were about $6 ea. They put out a lot of light....super easy to install.

My garage has 18" 6" recessed cans with LED trims set up in 3 zones. Plenty of light.

You can see pics in the link below in my signature

I checked out your setup (great job, looks like a fantastic garage) and I would need to do some measurements but I am not sure the lower ceiling height would be high enough for me. Thank you for the suggestion, I'll look into this idea as well.