Finished the ceiling on my shop

[AlbertC]

Took me about 3 weeks but I finally finished the metal ceiling on my new shop under construction. 16 and 8 ft panels. My wife helped me I put it was still a lot of work

 

[Omega Woods]

Nice! Yep, that looks like a lot of work and sore shoulders for a month but at least you know it's done right.

 

[bigtiller]

Looks nice, I bet you're glad it is done.

I see you made yourself a couple of T stilts. I made one for my ceiling project 40 years ago and agree, it is a lot of work.

 

[ruffdog]

Very nice. White makes for a nice bright shop.

 

[Thomas]

Top notch well done job.

 

[sea2summit]

Did sheet metal in the entry way ceiling of our church one weekend...that is a ton of work.

 

[KennyG]

Looks great. Definitely the way to go for a ceiling. When I did mine (12 foot) I had drywall lift and two sets of bakers scaffold. It went pretty well and I did it all as a one man job but I limited my sections to 12'-6 in length.

 

[yanmars]

Well done. I recently put up over 17 feet long x 4 feet wide 4 inch thick ( 1/16 inch steel, 4 inch spray hard foam the another 1/16 inch steel) on my ceiling. The drywall lift strained a bit to get them up, sagged on each end so a combo bottle jack on each end took the sag out so the tongue and groove panels would fit together. The bright white steel helps in the room.
I admire your work. Will be a fine building when done.

 

[EddieWalker]

Very nice!!! Did you get a good price on your metal?

I just did a small area in my barn for baby chickens that turned out nice, so we're going to do the same for my garage addition. I'm leaning towards corrugated metal, but prices have been going up faster then I want to deal with.

 

[AlbertC]

The metal cost $3.05 per ft for 29 gauge that is 36” wide. I bought it from a local place that buys the metal in large rolls and then form it to whatever length you want.

 

[repete]

So I have to ask, what are the advantages over sheetrock painted gloss white?

I know there is a reason....

 

[AlbertC]

I considered Sheetrock. One of the guys who gave me a quote told me that he couldn’t guarantee that the Sheetrock would not develop cracks since the space would not be conditioned. The cost for the metal was cheaper if you don’t consider my labor. Sheetrock was going to cost $4200 and I have about $2800 in it. I would have also had to paint the Sheetrock which would have been an additional expense and work. Really though, the main reason is that I just like the way it looks.

 

[repete]

I considered Sheetrock. One of the guys who gave me a quote told me that he couldn’t guarantee that the Sheetrock would not develop cracks since the space would not be conditioned. The cost for the metal was cheaper if you don’t consider my labor. Sheetrock was going to cost $4200 and I have about $2800 in it. I would have also had to paint the Sheetrock which would have been an additional expense and work. Really though, the main reason is that I just like the way it looks.

Valid reasons. I had not factored labor as I have a sheetrock jack.
Any considerations for electrical grounding as you will likely have metal light fixtures in contact with the ceiling?

 

[ruffdog]

My friend has metal like that (walls and ceiling) for his shop. He had a little gasoline fire (stupidity) and the soot blackened the nice white metal. Man that was a nasty job getting the soot off the metal.

 

[KennyG]

The material cost is higher for the metal compared to drywall but after that, all the advantages go to metal. Metal is lighter in weight. It only has to be supported on 48" spans while drywall requires 16 or 24. It's prefinished and will never require painting. Installation is faster and easier.

 

[civilian]

My friend has metal like that (walls and ceiling) for his shop. He had a little gasoline fire (stupidity) and the soot blackened the nice white metal. Man that was a nasty job getting the soot off the metal.

I think trying to get soot off of drywall, would be a nasty job also. Jon

 

[BoylermanCT]

Very nice! Makes for a nice bright interior. How far apart are your rafters or trusses?

 

[dieselscout80]

Took me about 3 weeks but I finally finished the metal ceiling on my new shop under construction. 16 and 8 ft panels. My wife helped me I put it was still a lot of workView attachment 800868

Looks great.

I want to do the same in our metal garage, but the rafters are on 5’ centers and I want to blow fiberglass insulation above it too. They told me for the span and insulation weight I need 26 gauge steel.

 

[AlbertC]

Very nice! Makes for a nice bright interior. How far apart are your rafters or trusses?

Trusses are 2 ft on centers