Wow! Bright walls.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

I finally started to insulate my garage. As of today, the front half is done; insulated, vapor barrier, sheetrock. Due to the logistics of moving so much "stuff" around, the back half may wait until next year when I build a shed.

My point here is the color of the walls. I'm sure others are working in an unfinished garage or shed. The walls are 2x's with the inside of the sheathing or siding facing you. It is dark and reflects little light. When I put the white foam insulation in place, I was amazed at how much brighter the shop was. So, I put up sheetrock, but did not tape or plaster it, just put on a coat of white primer. I just makes it much better working with the same lighting that I've had all along.

If you are working in an unfinished area, do yourself a favor and buy a gallon or two of white or very light colored paint. Ed [e-mail]

[Bay Area Dave]

Gee, Ed, you've made an major scientific discovery!!! White reflects light!!! Wow, you may be eligible for a Nobel prize this year! Thanks for sharing.

dave

Edw> I finally started to insulate my garage. As of today, the front half is

[Lamont Cranston]

Bay Area Dave wrote in news:ZPiib.629$ [e-mail]:

troll.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

I used to think the other guys were wrong. I guess I was.

[Glen Kraig]

Horse's ass!

Glen

[Bay Area Dave]

bite me...or plonk me, Crankston

dave

Lam> Bay Area Dave wrote in

[Bay Area Dave]

No they STILL are!! Did your sense of humor slip away along with Keeter's? Has everyone taken a grouchy pill? Please recognize a tongue in cheek comment for what it is. I'm just being silly. sheesh!

dave

Edw>>Gee, Ed, you've made an major scientific discovery!!! White reflects

[Bay Area Dave]

Gee, Glen, why don't you tell me how you REALLY feel. You, too have no concept of teasing. My sarcastic post flew right over your head. Could that be because you had YOUR head level with YOUR posterior?? Try to be a little more intelligent next time and THINK before replying.

dave

Glen Kraig wrote:

[Rico]

You come across as a sarcastic little prick to a wide variety of people.

Take a look in the mirror if you want to see the problem.

Rico

Bay Area Dave wrote:

[PM6564]

I'm going to re-enact the old Cheers episode where Norm painted Sam's office in 3 seconds flat...

[Mark & Juanita]

Do yourself a favor and don't wait; do it now.

I did the insulation wallboard thing this summer and finished about a month ago. You are going to also find that the bright lighting actually really does affect your mood as well as just make things brighter. I have always enjoyed the shop, one of the reasons I didn't insulate this shop sooner was that I wanted to be doing things shortly after we moved in 4 1/2 years ago. However, now that the shop is so much brighter, I find myself actually happier when in the shop.

What he said.

[Bay Area Dave]

Rico, I can always count on you for a kind word. Thanks for caring. If you keep showering me with praise, what will the rest of the boys think?

dave

Rico wrote:

[Dave Balderstone]

You're gonna have to start telegraphing those TICs... Smileys may be annoying as hell in most circumstances, but they have their uses.

;-)

djb

[Bob Davis]

4 1/2 years? Is that all you waited? I've lived in the same house since 1980. I looked and looked and looked until I found one that had a 3 car sized garage, so I could build a decent home shop. Well, I'm finally getting around to it. Its the result of being a road warrior consultant, don't you know? I can hardly wait to retire.

I read the posts here about white walls and insulating and I'm definitely going to make that a high priority.

Thanks for the post.

Bob

[Bay Area Dave]

Thanks, Dave; I use them liberally. But I'm afraid I use them so much they lose their effectiveness, so sometimes I just leave them off. I sometimes post the forgotten smiley when what I read of my own post appears TOO likely to be misconstrued. Other times, I don't expect arrows to be slung at me over what I consider an obvious silliness. I've been guilty of mistaking humor for rudeness on occasion, so I can see where they are coming from. It would be the decent thing for them to acknowledge these misunderstandings instead of character assassination, but I won't hold my breath waiting.

dave

Dave Balderstone wrote: snip

[Henry St.Pierre]

Ed, shoulda taped it first. Need help, let me know and if you buy the beer, supply the Que .... Where in Cn are you? Hank

[Henry St.Pierre]

Thanks for sharing? Dave did you get to step three of a twelve step program? Thanks for keeping the wreck from being boring - like "what saw should I buy", I bought a Unisaw rip fence with Incra miter capabilities, should I gloat? Keepem Flamin', Hank

[Dave Balderstone]

Wise of you.

Totallly OT, I get to the Bay Area about once a year from western Canada. Next time looks like it'll be May 2004. I'll ping ya when I know I'll be incoming. Might be fun to bend a few.

djb

[Dave Balderstone]

I got addicted to 12 step programs... What now?

:-P

djb

[Charlie Self]

PM6564 responds:

Missed that episode, but...make sure you use painter's film for the tool cover, cut-off areas you don't want painted, etc. Stuff is 14' wide, very light, cheap, comes in boxes with, I think, 250' rolled up (PITA to open wide because it's so light, but otherwise great).

You really will not believe the difference in lighting. I haven't done my shop walls yet, but upon my return to VA, that's near the top of the list. The ceiling paint made so much difference it's like adding 6 or so banks of fluorescent light.

I used a semi-gloss white, which the OSB ceiling turned into more of a satin, even after 3 coats.

Charlie Self

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