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I did my other garage in 5/8" dry wall for fire safety and resale. You can always hang a piece (or pieces) of "task specific" size ply where you really feel that you need it.
I have drywall on the ceilings and 1/2" OSB on the walls.Walls and ceiling are insulated.If you use OSB install with the smooth side facing you.OSB can be painted ,I left it natural.Painted the ceiling white.My electrical is Romex wire thru the studs.Air lines and drops are copper ( thick wall thickness,forgot the letter designation).Copper is surface mounted.I had 4 ceiling receptacles installed. The mill,bench, and two other drops are ceiling mounted with a twist lock on two of them.Hi.
I have another project in the planning stages and was hoping for some opinions from the members. My home shop consists of a little over have of a extra deep two car garage. The situation I've run into here in California's Central Valley is that it is either too cold or too hot to work in there except for the five or six seasonal days we get. It was 115 degrees in the garage today. There is no space on our lot to build another structure so the the garage is my only option.
I am planning on intstalling a insulated roll up door on the side of the garage which would lead to a coverd welding/gringing area. Our garage doors are nearly forty years old and I plan on replacing them with insulated models. The current drywall on the walls is coming down so insulation can be installed, There is do drywall on the ceiling rafters so the plan is to insulate and install insulation in the ceiling along with some canned lighting and some moveable, ceiling mounted surgical lights that I scrounged from a clinic that was being gutted. Eventually I would like to install a central air system in order to keep the inside temperature between 45 and 90 degrees. I have a roll-around swamp cooler but I don't like the effects of the moisture on my tooling plus I am very susceptible to sinus infections and end up with pounding headaches every time I use the cooler.
The electrical outlets will be run via conduit over the walls and ceiling as will the pipe for the compressed air. My question now is should I cover the walls with 5/8" drywall or just go ahead and cover the walls with plywood? The drywall would obviously be less expensive while the plywood would be less susceptible to damage and provide a better anchoring surface.
Any thoughts?
Regards.
Bob
Thanks so much for the responses. It certainly has given me much to think about. I honestly had not considered the fire aspect of plywood. I was told that it was not code in my area to duct the existing house a/c into the garage but a separate unit was ok. That information did not however come from a a/c contractor. I have read about the ductless systems and will also look into that. I am not expecting a cozy 72 degrees in the summer but as I age, temps above 100 degrees in the garage are just too uncomfortable to stay in there and work.
Much to think about. Again, all the comments are sincerely appreciated. If anyone has any more thoughts, please jump in.
Regards.
Bob