Garage to workshop conversion: cladding the ceiling

[Bert Coules]

On reflection, I agree. I'm going to use 300mm uPVC cladding, which gives the same effect as the 100mm t&g I originally considered, but works out cheaper and will (hopefuly) go up quicker.

50mm on the walls, push-fit between tiling battens screwed to the concrete sectional sides and then clad with OSB, 25mm on the ceiling, supported by tiling battens screwed to the original cross-member joists. With two secondhand (and extremely cheap) uPVC windows and an ex-display Compton garage door, I'm quite pleased with the results so far.

Bert

[Bert Coules]

You're right, of course. My experience with the stuff was so unpleasant that I seem to have blocked out my memory of the details...

Bert

[John Rumm]

;-) yup, when it goes pear shaped, things can end up seriously sticky and covered in the stuff in no time!

Being sparing is the key usually

[grimly4]

Utterly, yes. A recent convert to gun-type foam, I've found it invaluable. A big plus is the economy of use - a hand-held can tends to belt it out quickly, but the gun can be precisely controlled to lay down a bead of just enough. I reckon I'm getting twice as much use out of a can with the gun.

[Bert Coules]

Yes, that's what I've been told, though I've never tried it. Nice to have the confirmation: thanks for the comment.

Bert

[Bert Coules]

Halfway through the job and it's clear that I was mistaken. The wider panels are far trickier to handle above head height than the 100mm ones and are also considerably heavier than I thought they'd be. Putting the adhesive (Sticks Like...) onto them before offering them up only makes things worse. I wish now that I'd used the more expensive but far more ceiling-cladding-friendly narrower lengths.

Bert