"Ecnerwal" wrote in message
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l (Miko the pooch) wrote:
I'd like to move the lathe from the garage to the basement but I need to
finish the walls first. I don't look forward to putting up drywall
though.
For one thing it I'd need to bring it down through a fairly narrow
stairway.
Are there other cheap alternatives to drywall that would work relatively
well in a basement shop?
Well, depends on cheap, and may be affected (if you care) by local
codes.
Thus the reason for the drywall. Fire codes. May not affect you unless you
have habitable space down there. Your insurance people may have their, more
stringent standards. Most will allow panels over drywall protecting the
interior from wires. I would use outdoor Romex in a basement just because.
A workshop needs good sturdy wainscoting to dent, with continuous pegboard
above. Light-colored tempered Masonite.