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500sks

11-12-2004 06:27:49




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What do you have in your shop for a ceiling? I am finishing my shop that I built last year and I am planning to put white steel siding for a ceiling but the price has risen quite a bit since last year and I am starting to look to alteratives to the steel. I am using 7/16 osb for the walls and don't really relish the idea of tring to put 30 or 40 lbs sheet 10' in the air by myself. What are you using and how do you like it? I also plan to use blown insulation on top of the ceiling for insulation.

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CEB

11-15-2004 07:05:14




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
I am also in the process of putting up a shop. I agree, steel has gone up so much, I don't think it would be economical to put white steel on the ceiling. Too bad, since steel is so light it would be easy to hoist up. I bought some steel back in Feburary for $11.49 per sheet, I didn't quite get enough steel, so had to go back and get some more recently. $18.99 for the exact same sheets! Some good ideas here on the forum. I was thinking about drywall, however I don't think it would be too fun hoisting 1/2" drywall 14' up. Like someone else had mentioned, maybe 1/4" sheeting of some kind. I plan on using blown insulation in the ceiling.

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JMS/MN

11-13-2004 22:42:54




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
My shop is an on-going process of 22 years. The original heated/insulated toolroom is 18x24 with 2x6 walls, 2x8 ceiling with fiberglass insulation. I put 4 inch perforated sewer pipe, spaced about 3 feet, across the ceiling- hooked to two heat sources- inside (old house) oil burner, and the outside wood burner. One end is hooked to an extra fan on the furnace, the other to the radiator/blower with the hot water coming in. Pulls warm air off the ceiling and recycles it into either heat source. Balance of heated shop is 24x48 with 2x6 walls, 10 inch blown ceiling insulation with LP furnace. Starting from scratch- it would be all hot water floor heat, but that was not a viable, proven option years ago. Ceiling in the larger area is white steel- takes less lighting with the reflective properties of steel vs. OSB.

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kyhayman

11-13-2004 12:26:20




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
My main shop has no ceiling, takes more heat but gives lots of storage space for long steel on the rafters. Got a small office and tack room I built last year and put used metal siding up for it. Cost was very reasonable, bought a trailer load at an auction for $100 and wound up with enough to cover two barns too. The nail holes let the room breathe a little, otherwise I'd be facing real misture problems when a bunch of us get in there.

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OldFarmTractor

11-12-2004 20:18:22




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
I have been putting 1/2 OSB on my walls. I run a wolmanized 2x6 along the floor, then the OSB and then more OSB above that. The walls are 10'. For the ceiling it will be white steel roofing in lengths that won't mean too many joints. The prices at Menards or Home Depot aren't too bad. On top of that will be at least 6" of batt insulation.



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Kevin Bismark

11-12-2004 17:13:14




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
My dad went with the white steel on the walls and the ceiling, gald he did, sure is nice, really bright in there, and when you get some dirt I just brush it right off, doesn"t really stick..



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CNKS

11-12-2004 14:14:42




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
Mine has no ceiling. I had polyurethane insulation sprayed on the underside of the roof, works fine. More than double the cost of 7/16 OSB, perhaps 4X sheetrock, not counting the labor for the ceiling. I would do it again.



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DaveInMI

11-12-2004 13:43:16




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
My insurance carrier wanted sheetrock between the shop and where tractors are stored. I used drywall on the ceiling and the partition, OSB on the outside walls to hang tools on.



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jniolon

11-12-2004 13:29:16




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
I used 1/4" plywood for the walls and ceilings... painted lower 1/2 of the wall gray and the upperhalf and ceiling bright white... insulated walls and ceiling with batts.... sure made a difference.. and 1/4 ply is a lot lighter than osb... I did it by myself with a 'deadman' prop on one end and a screw gun..

john



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MAC,IL

11-12-2004 10:13:36




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
Rent one of those drywall lifts, money well spent.
Seems tho 7/16 OSB would be a lot of weight you dont need. I ran a few 2x4 cross pieces to prevent any sag, and used just 1/4" OSB. Had time so I used plain old roll insulation bats 8". Anyhow worked fine for me.



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walter squires

11-12-2004 08:04:59




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to 500sks, 11-12-2004 06:27:49  
I have a good friend who used white coregated tin on his ceiling and blew insulation on top of it, He used tin that was seconds that was quite a bit less expensive.
If I were building a new shop that is exactley what I would do, it sure makes the shop light and bright. the only thing you have to do is run your light fixtures with the coregation to make them look right if you use fluorscent lights so that might determine which way you run your tin.
One thing I would spend the money on would be a crane of some sorts either it be a jib or a bridge, best money you can spend in a shop.
Wish I was building a new shop!

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Chris mf135

11-14-2004 07:28:22




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 Re: shop ceiling in reply to walter squires, 11-12-2004 08:04:59  
i got commerical ceiling grid and put up in 2x2 layout then cut the osb and lay in. it cab be moved if you need access in the future and you do not have to worry about it breaking on the trusses. cut it down to 2x2 so as not to have any warping probems.



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