Weathered barn siding & tin for interior walls/ceiling

[bumpside]

I'm in the planning stages of building a steel 40x60 shop on my rural acreage for a place to play with cars. (I've got several restorations in progress.) Even though it'll look new on the outside, I really like the vintage look on the inside, mainly for the ambiance.

I want to use weathered corrugated tin for a 3' wainscoting around the perimeter of the interior with tongue-and-groove barn siding for the remainder of the wall, and very-weathered corrugated in for the ceiling. Basically, I want to turn an old barn inside-out inside my shop.

I remodeled the basement in a previous house with this siding and was really happy with how it turned out. I'm attaching a couple (crappy cell-phone) pics for the visual.

I have two concerns with this siding in a shop environment, however, and simply want some opinions.

One is keeping it clean. With the rough texture of the siding, dust and debris will really cling to it, making cleanup difficult. I could probably seal it so that clean-up will go easier. Any recommendations on products that won't affect it's appearance?

Second, and probably more importantly, the weathered tin and siding are definitely going to make it seem darker...there will be little-to-no reflection, meaning more light fixtures required. I'm not against installing more fixtures...I'm just trying to get a feel of how many more fixtures would be required over a shop with white-painted walls.

Any input is appreciated.

 

[bumpside]

Here are a couple pics I found online to give an idea of what I'm aiming towards. The first picture shows the wainscoting I want, the second and third pics show (basically) what the tin mounted on the ceiling will look like.

 

[nadogail]

What makes for pleasing ambiance and esthetics in a restaurant dining room or dwelling my not be practical in a workshop. You are somewhere between pretty and practicle.

 

[iagsxr]

Yeah, in my offices we did similar. Actually used the second and third pictures as reference.

My shop looks like the inside of a refrigerator. I guess pick your battles if you're going to be welding, grinding, painting.

 

[txvwnut]

As far as dust sticking to the wood siding you could scotch brite it and then wax it. The scotch brite will just smooth the grain but shouldn't remove any of the patina. I'm not too sure about the tin but you could just test a piece by waxing it only and see how it looks, but I wouldn't scotch brite it as it will remove the patina.

 

[jrb2]

Depending on the size of your building you could do just a part for the effect and the rest in something lighter. Also I used white liner panel for the ceiling and that helps with the lighting

 

[FORDification]

That looks great! Yes, I've been contemplating doing exactly what you're suggesting. I'll be framing in an office, so maybe I'll just do the office portion with the siding and tin, and then the bulk of the working area of the shop in something lighter. I'm currently researching alternatives...I'm not a big fan of putting drywall in the shop portion. I think I'd want something a bit more substantial and less prone to damage.

 

[Kaizen]

I love using non standard products for ceilings but I have some warnings.
For the wood i'd spray the hell out of it with a flat poly to seal it up as best you can. it will keep the look but hopefully smooth it so it won't hold as much dirt. however it will be a maintenance issue. price around my area for reclaimed barn board is crazy expensive.
for the metal. consider any place that it has something coming through it you need to make a custom transition. see the ceiling around the recessed lights in your pics there is a wood square? they had to make that to fit the grooves of the metal. I used metal in a bedroom before and found that issue as well as if the room is a little out of square you have to cut it precisely at the walls and then find a good way to transition it. I think using it up to 3 feet and having all of your penetrations done above that will solve a lot of headaches. if you're set on the ceiling for metal i'd use a hanging light set up you can just zip screw into it and daisy chain them together. remember if this metal is used and weathered it will have holes already that might not be where you want them so figure how you will seal them or at least make sure they are not sharp on the lower part.

 

[kd3pc]

a lot of reclaimed wood still harbors insects, pests and mold/mildew/fungus.

Best to make sure it is free of visitors ...before deciding to live with it.

 

[chase237]

I did exactly what you are describing except for the barnwood. I didn't see any noticeable lack of light but I'm still in the planning stages for lighting so even then I have a plan for more lighting. I used paint instead of barn wood on the top so that part is different so I can't speak to how challenging it might be to keep clean. Garages are dusty environments.
Here's a pic of where I am now. Have to get back to it, I've been busy with other projects. See the facelift thread if you want to see more pics.

[/URL]http://[/IMG]

 

[stihlntime]

Used old oak barn siding in a room in the first homevwe built. I really don't think you'll have thatbbignof issue with dust. You might try spraying some satin finish Deft on it to see if changes the appearance. I like the idea, it would look sharp. It will take more lighting.

 

[Tbonedog]

Anyone ever run the corrugated roofing horizontal instead of vertical? If you do, how would you handle the corners?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[R68GTO]

I have just started a similar project (another thread on this site). I am just finishing up the furring strip portion of the project, should be hanging tin and siding next weekend. Like you, I am a little concerned with the dirt factor in my weathered siding and the potential lighting issues. A friend of mine did a satin clear coat on his stuff and used a white-washed pine tongue and groove wood ceiling. to lighten up the room a little - I'll go look at his this week. My gut feel is that I'll leave my stuff uncoated and hang a white liner panel ceiling.

 

[Champ128]

I installed sme reclaimed black walnut above my my fireplace and wanted something with a uv protector that was a clear matte finish. It proved to be more difficult than one would think. I ended up with a product from Sikkens called Cetrol that worked great to seal and protect.

 

[NUTTSGT]

a lot of reclaimed wood still harbors insects, pests and mold/mildew/fungus.

Best to make sure it is free of visitors ...before deciding to live with it.

Quoted because it needs to be.

My parents did a remodel of their family and I took the old barn sidng they had pulled off the walls. I stacked it in the corner of my garage along with some nice wide 16" poplar boards out of a small barn that was on our property when we bought it.

Little did I know they were silverfish and a few other creepy crawlers in those wide boards. I ended up burning all of it and dusting my garage with Terro to get rid of them. I was pretty damn pissed at myself for losing all that lumber.

 

[lakeroadster]

Ya'll realize how lucky we are to be talking about this?

These are 1st world issues, talking about using old materials in a new shop to make it look old.... not because that's all we have, but because that is what we want.

God Bless America!

 

[TerryH]

I guess I'm in the minority but my priority in my shop was having it be the lightest and brightest possible. I have lots of sheet rock painted bright white.

 

[CornDog]

I was in Home Depot over the weekend and saw this on a wall by the customer service counter. It is wood from pallets. I thought it looked decent and could be installed in different pattern. Maybe this is something inexpensive that you could consider.

Justin

 

[Moss]

That's a pretty big shop, I'd do a certain area just like you describe and if you plan it well you won't need that area to have a bunch of extra light thrown at it or worry about it getting too dirty. A 40x20 setup well would be awesome. I like the ambience that look creates but an entire 40x60 like that wouldn't be useful for me personally.