Shop Walls

[strantor]

Old privacy fence pickets. People are always selling it around my area when they put up new fence. A lot of the time the pickets are still good. Maybe a little warped, but if you put them up against studs I think they should straighten out. Would look rustic and "nice" in some people's opinion.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I just put up plywood. Intended to paint it all white, but you know how that goes. The white showing above the plywood is insulation.

 

[strantor]

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I just put up plywood. Intended to paint it all white, but you know how that goes. The white showing above the plywood is insulation.

What is the story with your lattice trusses? were they part of a kit or did you make them? I am about to wrap up my DIY pole barn and my first plan was to make trusses like that. I bought the metal to make 5 of them, but after spending a whole day making just one, I decided it wasn't worth the effort so I wrote that idea off. Instead I ended up using back-to-back C-Purlin as trusses. Wasted $400 worth of materials and a day of labor but I still would have preferred lattice trusses. if they sell those somewhere I'd like to know.

 

[thepumpguysc]

My buddy used OSB in his shop & it looks cheap.. JMO
1 thing he did tell me when I was doing mine>> KEEP the wood OFF THE FLOOR..
All around the floor in HIS, it looks like the dog came in & marked his territory.. Lol
That OSB will wick-up any moisture on the floor..
I used a 10' 1x4 on the floor as a spacer when I put up my 1/2" BC plywood walls.{sanded on 1 side}
IT worked out great.. & I do get some water intrusion in certain spots when it rains.. but NO wicking.!!!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

What is the story with your lattice trusses? were they part of a kit or did you make them? I am about to wrap up my DIY pole barn and my first plan was to make trusses like that. I bought the metal to make 5 of them, but after spending a whole day making just one, I decided it wasn't worth the effort so I wrote that idea off. Instead I ended up using back-to-back C-Purlin as trusses. Wasted $400 worth of materials and a day of labor but I still would have preferred lattice trusses. if they sell those somewhere I'd like to know.

The building is about 15 years old; it was a package deal, built on sight by Callahan buildings.

Callahan Steel | 48 Years of Building Excellence!

They did it all except the plywood walls and the electricity.

 

[Wood_Butcher_Dav]

I have painted OSB on part of my garage walls. 3 courses of cement block then 4' of OSB and 4' of drywall for the ten foot sides. The garage foot print is 28'x40'x10' which used over 40 gallons of primer and white paint on walls and ceiling.

Dave

 

[Aquamoose]

My shop with 12’4” walls has OSB vertically on the upper parts and floating horizontally at bottom, spaced evenly between the top & bottom. 2 x 6 for “chair rail” and “baseboard”. The chair rail 2 x 6 protects the air line & electrical lines mounted above it. Baseboards protects the wall from mechanical man-made ground critters plus it hides imperfections.

 

[JK22]

I have painted OSB on part of my garage walls. 3 courses of cement block then 4' of OSB and 4' of drywall for the ten foot sides. The garage foot print is 28'x40'x10' which used over 40 gallons of primer and white paint on walls and ceiling.

40 Gallons! Woa! I’m thinking about doing the same thing in my 40x50. Was going to try using an airless but did not expect to need that much. Wow. I guess I have my work cut out for me.

 

[docone]

Puck board that lines the boards on hockey rinks is very tough, albeit somewhat costly, looks great. Comes in different thicknesses, check your local home depot, etc.

 

[JK22]

Puck board that lines the boards on hockey rinks is very tough, albeit somewhat costly, looks great. Comes in different thicknesses, check your local home depot, etc.

That’s a really cool idea. But extremely expensive.