It’s been awhile since I last posted. Recently started work on my 22x11 shed. The electricity has been ran and i will start the insulation work very soon. However once the insulation is finished. Should I leave the ceiling unfinished (no drywall) and worry about just the walls? This is my biggest hang up right now. Wife and myself are looking to move to PA in couple of years. This being one of the reason why I am thinking of just putting insulation in the ceiling and being done.
Not sure how you’re planning the ceiling insulation to stay in place. In my house it’s laid on the ceiling drywall. You can always put up the sheetrock and not finish/paint it.
But if you are moving in 2 years, I’m not sure this effort is worth it. I would build something smaller in the house if you can.
IMHO since you have the shed almost completed, finishing it with a ceiling will be a small % of what you have already spent. So why not complete the job and as far as your plans to move in two years, they are exactly that just plans that may not happen.
Think of the difficulty of installing a ceiling after you have your layout built.
You have spent the time and money to install the electrical work, insulation, and drywall on the walls. Why would you not finish the job and drywall the ceiling? You do plan to insulate the ceiling, don’t you?
Using 4’ x 8’ drywall sheets, you will need 9 sheets to cover the ceiling. The cost of a 5/8" drywall sheet is about $8, so less than $75 to finish the job.
I agree with the other’s as far as finishing the job now. You don’t mention where You live. In summer in the Mid-west it can become very hot in any structure with a unfinished roof/ceiling. You also don’t mention, whether it is a flat roof, peaked, barn type and what it’s made out of wood, steel. What size rafters? In any event…I would not go any thicker then 1/2 drywall for a ceiling, too much weight with anything thicker.Even 3/8, would be fine. Finishing it will also contribute to the selling factor. Two year’s will go by quicker than You think…they do for Me…anyway, [swg]
Yikes, for once I agree with all the previous posters! Finishing out the structure will add value which will give you some return when/if you move.
You say you will be moving in a couple of years… In 1981, I was transferred to the Houston area from Dallas. I would have bet “anything” that my stay here would be 3 years - 4 years max. Well, 34 years later, I’m still here!
If I even thought that was a possibility when I moved here, there were a number of things I would have done differently.
My point is, do complete work on the structure, for you may be living with it for a long time!
Well, that depends upon ceiling joist spacing. Normally 1/2" drywall is adequate, typically for 16" OC joists. But for 24" OC joists, the 1/2" drywall may sag or become wavy. If the joists are 24" OC, 5/8" drywall should be used on the ceiling.
OK…In time…it will sag worse. That’s one reason for asking how the roof was made. You don’t put the ceiling drywall right on the rafters…You drywall screw it to 1x3 or 1x4 sleepers that You put on the rafter’s…Hence…the use of lighter drywall. That way…if You don’t want to…You don’t have to tape the seams over an open seam. Been there done that…two of My friends own the’re own construction business for over 40 yrs. and helped Me, gut and redo My whole house in the 80’s none of the work We did has fallen in yet, after 35 yrs. [swg]
Think about the shed from the financial standpoint.If it is finished up to and including the ceiling it will be a asset to selling the property.If it isn’t finished any potential buyer may look at it as a added expence to finish it.
Another way to look at it is what if those moving plans fall through and you stay where you are.Do you really want to install a ceiling over a finished (they never are) layout?
Yes, a finished ceiling would make a major help on dust control, and help moderate temps and humidity. I would also add that the floor should be finished as well. Vinyl flooring can be had very reasonably, or if its a concrete floor, one can cover it with epoxy paint, and that will make a huge difference.
Again, all of this will definitely add to the value of the place.
I know its hard to do non RR stuff at this point, but doing a complete room prep will pay off immensely and you will certainly not regret doing it.
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