Steel length for ceiling

[heiner921]

I'm planning to use steel for my ceiling in my new 36x32 garage

Trusses are 2ft o.c. and going 32ft length.

How long of panels should I get for my steel? I'd imagine a 36ft piece will be hard to manage.

Also should I start at the front or back with my steel when I start?

 

[Bert_]

I'd probably go 18'6". 18' won't be bad to manage if you have a couple guys. The extra 6" is for the overlap in the middle.

 

[rkevins]

we just put some in a 24' in 3 pcs with 2 people and a hanger I found on youtube, the hanger was a real time and labor saver

 

[heiner921]

Got a link to that hanger?

 

[Dagny]

18 start at the back

 

[Bretny]

You can really stretch pannels out of square prety quick if your not very carefull. Unless your useing big trim at the corners and dont care about a pie shaped piece at the end measure and check often.

I wouldnt suggest doing all the 18' then doing all the 18ft6. Do two of the 18' then one 18ft6. It can give you a better reference of square and how things are aligning on the other wall before you put half the pannels up.

 

[racecougar]

Are you working alone, or will you have help? Off of ladders, scaffold, or a lift?

Answers to those questions will drive whether or not you want to break the 36' span into two or three sheets.

 

[PoorUB]

Figure out the rib spacing and snap chalk lines on the rafters, or measure and mark the spacing before you start.

As for length, decide what you can handle and order the sheets so they over lap. 18'6'" or 12'6"

 

[i4ni]

I got an email from Menard's today. $199 a square for barn steel, Holy Moly

 

[like2wheel]

I got an email from Menard's today. $199 a square for barn steel, Holy Moly

Holy Moly is right!
That's over 3x what I paid 2 years ago. Amish supplier.

 

[Bretny]

That dosnt sound right. That's like $6 a linear ft of 3ft wide if I'm correct. I over paid 2 weeks ago from lowes and paid $3Lft for galvalume. I have seen it $1.99Lft.

I do know the galvalume is in short supply. I waited for a month for my order to never show from a supply house. How ever that dosnt mean it should be double the price of an alreaty inflated price. I wouldnt finish the ceiling if it was even 2x the price.

 

[racecougar]

I got an email from Menard's today. $199 a square for barn steel, Holy Moly

I'd reach out to local suppliers (not major chain stores). You're likely to find a much better price. I bought all of mine through a local supplier (linked below) for ~60% of the Menards list price when I built my shop.

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[Innovate1]

Breaking it into two or three lengths allows you to slip it into the J channel at each end. Make sure the overlaps have both pieces over a truss. For example, if the middle truss is 18' from each wall I would go 18' 6" for both panels. Still pretty long to do depending on how much help you have. The guys that did mine brought in a lift with a HUGE basket for the middle of the building and used a ladder on the outside walls as I recall.

 

[i4ni]

The email I got was the weekly flyer and the $199 a square was after 11% off. No thank you

 

[i4ni]

They also have $124 and $149 per square after 11% off. That's still more than I'd pay

 

[racecougar]

Yep. I picked mine up for ~$65 per square.