Putting up a metal garage ceiling with my tractor

[carpenter383]

Not sure what #2 grade is but yes Liner Panel would have been cheaper than exterior panel.

Liner Panel is just a basic white painted panel that has no paint warranty.

That sounds basically like what I have. They have #1 grade which has a warranty and painted on both sides. #2 grade with no paint warranty and it's only painted on the front side, just primered on the back side.....Either grade can be used for exterior, they just don't warranty the paint or guarantee the paint to match colors with #2 grade..... #2 grade white from last year may not mach this year's #2 grade white perfectly.

 

[Duffster]

That sounds basically like what I have. They have #1 grade which has a warranty and painted on both sides. #2 grade with no paint warranty and it's only painted on the front side, just primered on the back side.....Either grade can be used for exterior, they just don't warranty the paint or guarantee the paint to match colors with #2 grade..... #2 grade white from last year may not mach this year's #2 grade white perfectly.

When did you but your steel?

 

[carpenter383]

I bought mine about a month ago

 

[Marlowe]

Carpenter, you are my kind of guy. Most folks would look at a project like that and not even attempt it until they had plenty of help. Help is great, when you can get it, but the most dependable help all of us can have is our own ingenuity. I rigged a similar system a couple of years ago to hang the soffit material around my new house. Just me and my tractor and we hung it all in just a couple of days.

 

[carpenter383]

Carpenter, you are my kind of guy. Most folks would look at a project like that and not even attempt it until they had plenty of help. Help is great, when you can get it, but the most dependable help all of us can have is our own ingenuity. I rigged a similar system a couple of years ago to hang the soffit material around my new house. Just me and my tractor and we hung it all in just a couple of days.

Thanks for the compliment
Yes you're right sometimes you have to count on your own ingenuity to get something done. I do almost everything by myself and sometimes it takes alot of extra time, work and creativity, but it gets done
I have friend's who would be willing to help me do things, but I don't like asking people for help, plus I'd have to work around thier schedule!

 

[MNBobcat]

Nice job! I'll be doing the same thing this winter on a 14x70 pole building.

Any tips on laying down the first pieces so that they run straight and true with the building?

Did you start in one corner and put it up against the wall and not worry about it or did you snap a chalk line (if so, what was your point of reference)?

Did you use a line for putting your screws in in a nice straight row or did you eyeball it and take your best guess? I just built a 12 x 24 pole building as a wood shed. My screw lines are pretty wavy but since its a wood shed I didn't care. The garage ceiling I may want straighter lines. Though my brother in-law said not to snap a chalk line on the metal (guess it doesn't come off)

Just wondering how other people do it.

Thanks!

 

[carpenter383]

Nice job! I'll be doing the same thing this winter on a 14x70 pole building.

Any tips on laying down the first pieces so that they run straight and true with the building?

Did you start in one corner and put it up against the wall and not worry about it or did you snap a chalk line (if so, what was your point of reference)?

Did you use a line for putting your screws in in a nice straight row or did you eyeball it and take your best guess? I just built a 12 x 24 pole building as a wood shed. My screw lines are pretty wavy but since its a wood shed I didn't care. The garage ceiling I may want straighter lines. Though my brother in-law said not to snap a chalk line on the metal (guess it doesn't come off)

Just wondering how other people do it.

Thanks!

If you're confident that your building is square then you could probably get by just starting in a corner and taking off. But the best thing to do would be to use chaulk lines. Figure out which wall is the squarest / straightest and go by it. If the building is out of square it will make things alot more difficult. You're seams in the metal (where the ends overlap) will be staggered Plus you might have to cut the sides of the metal on an angle where they meet the wall. (which would be a pain especially if you had to cut over a rib) You could set your lines off of the squarest corner by measuring 6ft from the corner (make a mark) and 8ft the other way off the same corner (make a mark) measue from mark to mark it should be 10ft. Start at the corner that's the most square. It would be wise to check yourself after every couple sheets by measuring to the wall you're going toward on each end of the sheet.
Assuming your trusses are good and straight then yes a chaulk line would keep all the screws in line and looking good. I'm sure you can find a way to remove the chaulk lines from the metal

 

[srs]

Questions for Duffster and Carpenter 383, Instead of overlapping the metal panels could you use a divider piece between the sheets to give it a more "finished" look? What I'm talking about is using two 'J' trim pieces back to back, or an upside down 'T', or an 'H' piece laying sideways? I realize this would be a little bit more work but was curious as to your thoughts on these trim pieces. I'm not even sure you can buy the inverted 'T' or 'H' piece.

 

[carpenter383]

Questions for Duffster and Carpenter 383, Instead of overlapping the metal panels could you use a divider piece between the sheets to give it a more "finished" look? What I'm talking about is using two 'J' trim pieces back to back, or an upside down 'T', or an 'H' piece laying sideways? I realize this would be a little bit more work but was curious as to your thoughts on these trim pieces. I'm not even sure you can buy the inverted 'T' or 'H' piece.

You could use two peices of j-channel back to back, but you would likely have to add a nailer to both sides of the truss where the j-channel was gonna be so you have something to screw the ends of the metal to.
Personally I would'nt bother with doing that, I'd just lap the metal. Lapping it will look fine and would be alot easier/simpler.

 

[Duffster]

Questions for Duffster and Carpenter 383, Instead of overlapping the metal panels could you use a divider piece between the sheets to give it a more "finished" look? What I'm talking about is using two 'J' trim pieces back to back, or an upside down 'T', or an 'H' piece laying sideways? I realize this would be a little bit more work but was curious as to your thoughts on these trim pieces. I'm not even sure you can buy the inverted 'T' or 'H' piece.

Yes, you sure can do it that way.

It may even be easier for you this way because the J can hold the piece on one end while your installing it.