How to retrofit a garage ceiling to hide plumbing pipes and wires
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L on Feb 10, 2016You mentioned the garage is finished, Can I assume you'r referring to the basement, attic or another storage room. If you'r referring to walls use drywall/sheet rock. A ceiling has other options, acoustical drop ceiling or sheet rock. Doing either takes some forethought for any future utilities that may not have been installed. In short due your homework via the internet (like youtube) and contractors.Helpful Reply
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Debbie on Feb 10, 2016It is the garage where I park my car. the walls are cement block and one wall is sheet rock. It is not the basement. I have exposed plumbing, insulation, and wiring that is an eyesore, no way to move all that. My only option I think is to cut piece by piece to cover the insulation but what withHelpful Reply
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SLS Construction & Building Solutions LLC on Feb 11, 2016Sheetrock should be hung on the joists & taped to not only help in case of fire but limit carbon monoxide - then you can fix the insulation Beyond that we need a pic to know what the issues areHelpful Reply
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Hope Williams on Feb 11, 2016Hi Debbie. As stated by SLS, I would be most concerned by CO2 emissions entering your home first and foremost. Second, I would suggest getting an electrician to perhaps give some idea as to how to put, if possible, all your wired into a pipe going to your electrical box. In Georgia, it's mandatory code as we had the same issues in both our mountain homes. Thirdly, if everything is above your joist/trusses, you can either drywall or use plywood of some kind to finish out your garage. We used 1/4 ply with lattice strips, 2X12's, to cover the joints. Then painted it out. Afterwards, we went up and finished with blown in insulation. You can if course, wrap your pipes, etc. all of this is assuming you want to finish out your garage or not.Helpful Reply
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Debbie on Feb 12, 2016Thank you Tyna. The first guy to respond thought I was talking about a basement, even though I said garage. Maybe in some parts of the country they are considered one in the same. I will check out insulation boards.Helpful Reply
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