shop ceiling material

[Richard Grano]

I have a small shop that needs a ceiling but I don't want to put up sheet rock or plywood or OSB or ...

I' m wondering if there is something else I can install and be installed by one person.

[Mike Heidrick]

Could you do the steel they use in pole barns?

I am going to do 1/3 sheets of ply - 48X32ea. Mine is not small though. Very high at 16' too.

[William C Rogers]

I just finished installing a drop ceiling in my shop and very pleased with it. I did it myself. My shop is 30' X 50' and my ceiling is 12'. I got my panels free from a building being renovated. I just had to buy the main rails, cross tees, and wire. I have about $250 in this. The ceiling has light reflection and sound deadening properties and doesn't require any painting or finishing. Here is a picture I posted regarding a insulation question. Also note I had never installed a drop ceiling before and it came out nice.
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[Lee Schierer]

I put a drop ceiling in my shop. I even made the runners and cross tees out of wood.

[John McClanahan]

I'm in the same position. I want something tougher than sheetrock, OSB is ugly. I thought about using half sheets of 3/8 plywood. I have seen a few ceilings made of sheet metal siding and I am thinking of using it. Considering it comes pre-painted, it is cheaper than plywood and primer/paint. I have a 20x20 garage and I'm thinking of using 10 ft. sheets with a seam in the middle. I don't think I cam manage 20 ft. sheets in a shop full of tools.


John

[John A langley]

Here's three pictures of the pole barn Metal on my shop ceiling The pictures are upside down

[ernest dubois]

Wood is good if it is a wood shop.
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[Jim Andrew]

I have a suspended ceiling with the metal frame and the drop in ceiling tiles. Got the ceiling for helping remove it from the local bank during a remodel. Asked the banker about it, they were already started removing it. They were planning to haul it to the dump, so my help was appreciated. They even delivered it and helped me stack it. I used all the used stuff except the wall angle. Too slow to remove and save.I put R19 2x4 batts on top of it, and have added a layer of r11 to about half, and plan to finish that layer this winter. Like to do that job when it is cold, so that I need a hooded sweatshirt and the respirator doesn't sweat too much.

[Richard Grano]

John,
What are the dimensions of the sheet metal and did you add insulation?

[John A langley]

32 x 15' 6 " you can get it at the Borgs in 1 foot increments originally I had them put in 12 inches of insulation when I added air conditioning I had them put another 8 inches I can blow it clean with an Air nozzle, easy to hang the lights and conduit to it , I like it

[Bill Edwards(2)]

1/4" plywood (walls are 3/4")

[Richard Grano]

Thanks to all who replied, you gave me some very good options

[Richard Wolf]

I have seen guys use vinyl soffit material, look good and is light weight so you can install it yourself

[Jason White]

Homosote.

Just nail it up and be done with it. No mudding or painting required.



I have a small shop that needs a ceiling but I don't want to put up sheet rock or plywood or OSB or ...

I' m wondering if there is something else I can install and be installed by one person.

[Jim Andrew]

Jason, is that homosote treated so it is non-flammable? The panels for suspended ceiling are treated.

[Jim Matthews]

Does the shop have house water, gas and electric lines routed through the joists?

Ease of access is important, when something needs service.
I just tacked up reflective foil intended for attic insulation (I had leftover material.)

It's not neat, but it keeps light down where I'm working and has cut down
on spiderwebs - too slick for them to attach, I suppose.

It required a stapler and scissors.

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