Steps to install metal interior walls and ceiling?

[weatherby460]

What goes up first...the walls or the ceiling? Thanks for any tips.

 

[Strouty]

I think it would need trim work either way. Curious to see what someone who has done it says.

 

[pwl]

Ceiling first.

 

[Speedfreak11]

If you're asking about a wall covering, I'm not sure. If you're framing walls and ceilings with metal, walls go up first, then ceilings.

 

[weatherby460]

confusing.....

 

[jack stand]

Ceiling is much easier to "hang" before the walls. You can usually eliminate using any end trim (like J channel)on the ceiling and just fit it close to the edge/ends. There's enough chit happening while holding a heavy, long piece of metal above your head, on a scaffold, usually by your self, while having a mouth full of screws and trying to pick up your drill/driver while not droping the whole mess….. actually, I'll screw 2x4 on the wall (temp) to support one end while screwing the sheet up. Then use a channel on the wall to recieve & "trim" the top of the wall metal. Doing this in reverse, you need to carefully space the "J" for the wall metal down to allow space for the ceiling metal and then the J does not provide much of a ledge to give you much assistance while hanging the ceiling, not to mention scratches on the J and wall metal.

 

[TonkaJoe]

Ok.. I've done this in my shop, although I decided to change it up a bit and get a different look by going with a corrugated steel wainscoting, tongue and groove pine wall, and back to a corrugated steel ceiling for added light and appeal. The layout MAY be different than mine depending on what you have planned etc.

0. This first picture is what I started with, plain old drywall. Also shows a little of the electrical rough in I did.. the entire area had one outlet, I added a new dedicated circuit and increased that to 7
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1. Before starting I laser leveled the entire area as I had a 3'' slope from the rear of the shop to the roll up door.. this kept the wainscoting level otherwise you'll have an entire sloped wall or large gap at floor level.

2. I strapped the lower walls for the steel wainscoting with 2x2's first
(used 2x2's due to a protruding concrete foundation) 1x2's will be adequate for that otherwise.
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3. Started adding some of the tongue and groove pine as I went along.
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4. With 3 of 4 walls finished I then strapped the roof with 1x2's
( pay attention to the direction of your trusses as it will dictate which way you can run your strapping and steel sheeting) I also pre drilled the sheets to line up with my strapping spacing. You don't want or need to be doing a balancing act on a ladder or scaffold holding a sheet and trying to drive in the screws with an impact all at the same time! unsafe and you could destroy your sheet in the process..
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5. Still unfinished in the final picture but you get the feel of the up and coming end result!20150227_162520.jpg20150228_194711.jpg20150228_201218.jpg

 

[NUTTSGT]

In the house garage, I had already put OSB on the walls. I screwed the j-channel onto the walls and then hung the metal ceiling.

If you're putting metal on the walls, I'd probably do the ceiling first and use J-channel for the top of the walls.

 

[weatherby460]

Is this the correct J trim I want to use with the perforated ceiling panels?

http://www.menards.com/main/buildin...e-acoustical-liner-panel/p-2443180-c-5717.htm

http://www.menards.com/main/buildin...j-trim-with-frieze-large/p-2031460-c-5720.htm

 

[dfiler2]

I've never seen j-mold like that, it looks like that would work well. I've always put up the ceiling first then you push the wall panels tight to the ceiling which gives you a nice finished corner. However, I put the j up then did the ceiling then put 1x4 on the walls with galv corrugated panels on the bottom 3' and pegboard above. That covered most of my j channel and I think it would have looked better in this case if I had done the walls first. Using the J in the picture you posted I don't think it would matter which you did first.

 

[TonkaJoe]

I've never seen j-mold like that, it looks like that would work well. I've always put up the ceiling first then you push the wall panels tight to the ceiling which gives you a nice finished corner. However, I put the j up then did the ceiling then put 1x4 on the walls with galv corrugated panels on the bottom 3' and pegboard above. That covered most of my j channel and I think it would have looked better in this case if I had done the walls first. Using the J in the picture you posted I don't think it would matter which you did first.

That's a really nice shop you have there!

 

[readhead]

On metal buildings we put the lid up first then install J trim tight to the panels. If there is trim top and bottom on the walls then the top trim is deeper to allow you to slide the sheet up into the top and then drop it into the bottom.

On some of the economy buildings all sheets are installed on the lid and walls and then an angle is screwed to the ribs to cover all the joints. It's faster and doesn't look to bad.

 

[mister honey]

I put up the metal ceiling panels (bright white) then j-channel on the walls butted tight to the ceiling panels, but...

I could see a bit of the vapor barrier paper on the insulation between the corrugations and the j-channel, so I brushed a thick coat of Kilz primer at the top 2-3 inches of the vapor barrier, which made it less noticeable to my eye.

Mike

 

[monkey-1]

I used metal in my shop and installed the ceiling first.