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My last garage/shop i drywalled and finished nicely and painted it white. As my garage activities gradually morphed into more hobby work...
Sep 27, 2026
I need to ask about that here.....
Sep 27, 2026
1/2” plywood for me, primed and roller painted. Never osb or drywall.
The lumber stores around here offer farmer grade or b-grade...
Sep 27, 2026
Plywood paints a lot easier than chipboard. By far the easiest way to paint plywood is on the flat with a roller before you cut and hang...
Sep 27, 2026
Mine is a steel frame building with steel inside and out. Walls have 10 inches insulation. I strapped the inside with 2x4s horizontally...
Sep 27, 2026
My shop is basically a pole barn with insulation between exterior metal barn siding inside and out. Hanging stuff on the walls sucks...
Sep 27, 2026
When we built in 2007 I had the 10x24x40 garage insulated and drywalled, for less than what it would have cost me just for the drywall.
Sep 27, 2026
Call Lumberworld on Wednesday.
I dislike drywall so much that I'd gladly pay 2x as much for plywood.
Sep 27, 2026
1/2" drywall is $19.95 per sheet and 1/2" plywood (not the best looking) is $40 per sheet at Rona.
Sep 27, 2026
I have OSB in mine. Was there when I moved in, but I certainly love being able to screw stuff pretty much anywhere to the walls. If I...
Sep 27, 2026
3/4” t&g plywood flooring. White paint. This was done 15 years ago, scary to think how much it would cost today.
Sep 27, 2026
In a previous shop I had -- in my welding / grinding corner I installed left over metal roofing / siding panels.
Sep 27, 2026
Plywood and paint in mine as well....
Sep 27, 2026
Puck board is an option, strong and is easy to clean.
Sep 27, 2026
Can't go wrong with plywood and some pegboard. Even just primer looks fine on plywood. Shelf brackets let you put a shelf anywhere you want
Sep 27, 2026