Posted: 9/3/2015 12:44:03 PM EDT
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I have a garage 35x30 with 12' ceiling. Its one big open room. How difficult would it be to sheetrock myself or with a helper? What do you think it would cost me in materials? How much would a sheetrock guy charge me to do it? Including the ceiling. |
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Quoted: I have a garage 35x30 with 12' ceiling. Its one big open room. How difficult would it be to sheetrock myself or with a helper? What do you think it would cost me in materials? How much would a sheetrock guy charge me to do it? Including the ceiling. Not sure can you screw a screw in? Somewhere between $100-$10,000. |
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If you don't know the answers to any of these questions...you will make bigger mess than its worth and and cost yourself twice what it should. "How difficult would it be to sheetrock myself or with a helper?" ....umm you need someone with a little experience at mudding...you would be the helper. Mudding isn't learned on YouTube. |
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Good question do you even want to mud it? I've seen a lot of garages not mudded. Just my little opinion, but I've always wondered why they bothered to install drywall if they weren't going to finish it properly, as a fair job takes only a little extra time and effort, and almost no $$. 
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The actual sheets are like $12-15 in my experience. Not a super expensive item. You can get basic 4x8 or 4x12 sheets for longer walls so you have less seams.
As others said, mudding is the hard part and takes practice and skill to be good at to get even walls without waves and humps. Doing the ceiling will also be a challenge without a lift and stilts I would think....or some friends to help. You're not gonna get a sheet on the ceiling by yourself, that's for sure. |
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Quoted: Not sure can you screw a screw in? Somewhere between $100-$10,000. How much does a 4'x16' of Sheetrock cost you? Quoted: Quoted: I have a garage 35x30 with 12' ceiling. Its one big open room. How difficult would it be to sheetrock myself or with a helper? What do you think it would cost me in materials? How much would a sheetrock guy charge me to do it? Including the ceiling. How much does a 4'x16' of Sheetrock cost you? Yeah, I can drive a screw. Not sure how tough hanging 12' sheets would be versus just stroking a check. A 4'x12' x1/2" sheet of lightroc is $18 at the local HD. |
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Quoted: If you don't know the answers to any of these questions...you will make bigger mess than its worth and and cost yourself twice what it should. "How difficult would it be to sheetrock myself or with a helper?" ....umm you need someone with a little experience at mudding...you would be the helper. Mudding isn't learned on YouTube. Its a garage. I dont need a class 5 finish. I will spray the walls when complete and before long shelves will be installed and all my crap moved in. a perfect finish isnt necessary. |
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I have found sheetrock guys are cheap and do a job SOOO much better than I could ever do it. Yeah, I've hung some, but I wouldn't take on a job that size. I would do the mudding, however. Finishers don't come cheap and you don't need a level 5 job in a garage. |
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I've seen a lot of garages not mudded. Just my little opinion, but I've always wondered why they bothered to install drywall if they weren't going to finish it properly, as a fair job takes only a little extra time and effort, and almost no $$. Quoted:
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Good question do you even want to mud it? I've seen a lot of garages not mudded. Just my little opinion, but I've always wondered why they bothered to install drywall if they weren't going to finish it properly, as a fair job takes only a little extra time and effort, and almost no $$. Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... |
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Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... Quoted:
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Good question do you even want to mud it? I've seen a lot of garages not mudded. Just my little opinion, but I've always wondered why they bothered to install drywall if they weren't going to finish it properly, as a fair job takes only a little extra time and effort, and almost no $$. Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... That too. Paint makes a HUGE difference in protecting it, especially in a damp environment like a garage. |
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Quoted: If you don't know the answers to any of these questions...you will make bigger mess than its worth and and cost yourself twice what it should. "How difficult would it be to sheetrock myself or with a helper?" ....umm you need someone with a little experience at mudding...you would be the helper. Mudding isn't learned on YouTube. |
| Depends on how handy you are at other things. If you can't change your own oil and and replacing a light switch scares you, then hire a pro. Otherwise hanging sheetrock, mudding and taping and texturing is a piece of cake, ceilings are the hardest you'll need a drywall jack, I found working on stilts to be easy, it made my wife nervous the whole time. But then I just replaced all 4 wheel bearings, front lower ball joints, did a complete brake job and adjusted the valves on my Honda Element. |
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Have you considered a rough texturing? If so then mudding the seams doesn't need to be perfect. Just tape, mud, and sand. Thin down some more mud and roll it on with a coral roller. ETA- That's a lot of room to be texturing. Still could be an option for you. Texture in a garage holds too much dust. Vacuuming walls and ceiling is a PITA in a garage. 
YMMV but I'd rather have a so-so tape/mud job with paint--and smooth. |
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Quoted: Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Good question do you even want to mud it? I've seen a lot of garages not mudded. Just my little opinion, but I've always wondered why they bothered to install drywall if they weren't going to finish it properly, as a fair job takes only a little extra time and effort, and almost no $$. Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... |
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Quoted: Nope other than patching a few holes here and there Quoted: Quoted: Have you done any drywall before? Nope other than patching a few holes here and there |
Rent (or buy) a ceiling sheet rock hanging tool but confirm it can reach 12'.
Ceilings are easier to hang than walls with this tool. Actually the only hard part is lifting a large sheet onto the machine. I've found 5/8" thick 4'x10' panels quite difficult to move alone. You will probably want 5/8" thick for ceiling fire rating. |
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Quoted: If I mathed correctly that's about 60 boards. I am paying hangers $10 a board to hang and $10 to finish (except for level IV and up smooth). I'd probably pay $12 a board for the 12' ceiling height. You can rent/buy a drywall lift: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61QR4-Yh3qL._SL1120_.jpg |
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I'm not a drywall guy but believe it is code. I beleive if it is an attached garage it needs to have 1 or 2 layers of 5/8 drywall for fire protection and one coat of mud and tape to seal the seems. I can only assume to prevent exhaust fumes fom entering the house Quoted:
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Good question do you even want to mud it? I've seen a lot of garages not mudded. Just my little opinion, but I've always wondered why they bothered to install drywall if they weren't going to finish it properly, as a fair job takes only a little extra time and effort, and almost no $$. Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... It's more for fire code. To seal the gaps to prevent smoke and flames from penetrating the drywall. Drywall doesn't burn very easily and fires spread easily through the gaps between sheets if not mudded. |
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Guys that are knowledgeable in this: Say I have a similar garage and want to insulate the walls and put something up on the interior walls. Should I choose drywall or osb? Doesn't need to look nice just would like a layer over the insulation. I'm not terribly knowledgeable, but I hate OSB with a passion. I'd put the 5/8" drywall with the "firecheck" paper on it. OSB doesn't have a single use where it doesn't suck. It's ONLY redeeming feature is price, and I'm a "buy once/cry once" kind of guy, so screw OSB. YMMV, as well as others who are more knowledgeable than I. 
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| Hanging sheetrock ain't that hard. Some contractors are very proud of themselves and will charge you a ton of money to do something you can easily do yourself. If this is your first attempt at it, the "mudding" process might be a bit messy, but otherwise, have a go at it if you think you can manage it. MIght be a bit spendy getting all the right tools at first, but working with sheetrock is a great skill to learn I think. |
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Quoted: Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Good question do you even want to mud it? I've seen a lot of garages not mudded. Just my little opinion, but I've always wondered why they bothered to install drywall if they weren't going to finish it properly, as a fair job takes only a little extra time and effort, and almost no $$. Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... |
I just came to post that I knew a guy who pronounced it "she-trock".  Of course normal people call it drywall 
Also, get one of these: http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Drywall-Screw-Setter-4-Pack-DW2014C4/202302391 |
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Quoted: I'm not a drywall guy but believe it is code. I beleive if it is an attached garage it needs to have 1 or 2 layers of 5/8 drywall for fire protection and one coat of mud and tape to seal the seems. I can only assume to prevent exhaust fumes fom entering the house Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Good question do you even want to mud it? I've seen a lot of garages not mudded. Just my little opinion, but I've always wondered why they bothered to install drywall if they weren't going to finish it properly, as a fair job takes only a little extra time and effort, and almost no $$. Or painted... I've seen a lot of garages with drywall that they never painted.... |
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I just came to post that I knew a guy who pronounced it "she-trock". Of course normal people call it drywall
Also, get one of these: http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Drywall-Screw-Setter-4-Pack-DW2014C4/202302391 I used those, then decided I wanted to "get serious" so I spent the $$ for a Milwaukee drywall screw gun made for the purpose. I LOVE Milwaukee tools but that damned thing is a complete PITA and works for crap. Even with constant adjustments for depth it almost never sinks a screw just right. I ended up back with the things you linked as those work perfect every time. 
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I would suggest you get a couple, maybe 3 estimates and compare that to the materials cost and what you feel your labor is worth plus using a buddy or two.
Here are a few WAG numbers to look at: 20 sheets of 4x16 1/2 inch dw (walls) $18 per sheet? $360 17 sheets of 4x16 1/2 inch dw (ceiling) $18 per sheet? $306 16" on center rafters 17 sheets of 4x16 5/8 inch dw (ceiling) $22 per sheet? $374 I would recommend 5/8" if the ceiling rafters are 24" on center 2 cases of adhesive $90 50 lbs. 1 inch dw screws $80 2 - 500' rolls of dw tape $12 4 - 5 gal buckets of GP mud 9 bucks per bucket $36 1 - 20 lbs bag of quick set mud $9 6" dw knife $10 12" dw knife $10 2 - mud pans $22 mud mixing tool $16 hand sander $9 10 -sander screen $15 25 pack razor blades $12 dw lift $150 to $250 dw saw $10 approx total = $1147 +/- $200 regarding the dw thickness for the ceiling and the quality of the lift you get. Plus tax! 
I would use a local lumber yard and have them place the dw right in the center garage with their lift. If you didn't want to get a lift you could build a small scaffold for two guys, but getting the dw up the scaffold is a bear. Plus beer and ice
ETA; I'm assuming you already have a good drill, utility knife, basic hand tools |