My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally

"backally" wrote in message
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My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally

An old friend an I came up with the perfect interior wall material to
facilitate cleaning -- a man's way.

The solution was to install siding! Sounds like your garage would be a good
test site : )

backally wrote:

My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally


You could probably put on two coats of good semigloss alkyd paint, seal
up all joints along the bottom and have it reasonably "waterproof". I
certainly wouldn't hose it off, though. One of those wide "mop"
thingy's for washing windows - shaped like a squeegee - would probably
work very nicely for quick cleaning and rinsing without using so much water.

On Dec 1, 4:56 pm, Norminn wrote:
backally wrote:
My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally

You could probably put on two coats of good semigloss alkyd paint, seal
up all joints along the bottom and have it reasonably "waterproof". I
certainly wouldn't hose it off, though. One of those wide "mop"
thingy's for washing windows - shaped like a squeegee - would probably
work very nicely for quick cleaning and rinsing without using so much water.

OK, thanks. My Dad did construction for 40 years, and he thought the
same thing. I was just curious if there were any other options.

Thanks again
Backally

On Dec 1, 4:25 pm, backally wrote:
My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally

Just curious - why do you foresee a need to hose down the garage
walls? What are you planning to do in there?

CSI will find trace no matter how much water you use.

I've wondered this as well. I want to do it cause I would like to be able
to wash the car in there in the winter. I also thought about using the
drywall that is used in bathrooms, then tape it up really well. Then paint
with good quality semigloss paint. Then line the bottom half of the wall
with thin Pexiglass to resist "most" of the water, sealing the joints with
clear waterproof chaulking.

That should be a good protection against rot.

Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?

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"backally" wrote in message
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My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally

On Dec 1, 8:43 pm, "SteveC" wrote:
I've wondered this as well. I want to do it cause I would like to be able
to wash the car in there in the winter. I also thought about using the
drywall that is used in bathrooms, then tape it up really well. Then paint
with good quality semigloss paint. Then line the bottom half of the wall
with thin Pexiglass to resist "most" of the water, sealing the joints with
clear waterproof chaulking.

That should be a good protection against rot.

Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?

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My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally- Hide quoted text -

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Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?

You mean other than a sh*tload of moisture in an enclosed space? What
could be wrong with that?

Hmmm, I don't see any moisture getting behind the pexiglass with it
completely sealed with the chaulking.
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On Dec 1, 8:43 pm, "SteveC" wrote:
I've wondered this as well. I want to do it cause I would like to be
able
to wash the car in there in the winter. I also thought about using the
drywall that is used in bathrooms, then tape it up really well. Then
paint
with good quality semigloss paint. Then line the bottom half of the wall
with thin Pexiglass to resist "most" of the water, sealing the joints
with
clear waterproof chaulking.

That should be a good protection against rot.

Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?

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wrote in message

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My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally- Hide quoted text -

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Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?

You mean other than a sh*tload of moisture in an enclosed space? What
could be wrong with that?

yea, it sounds like you're begging to grow mold big time.

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"SteveC" wrote in message
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I've wondered this as well. I want to do it cause I would like
to be able to wash the car in there in the winter. I also
thought about using the drywall that is used in bathrooms, then
tape it up really well. Then paint with good quality semigloss
paint. Then line the bottom half of the wall with thin
Pexiglass to resist "most" of the water, sealing the joints with
clear waterproof chaulking.

That should be a good protection against rot.

Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?

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"backally" wrote in message
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My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It
is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish
should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there
something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean
the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without
damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they
used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote
over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less
labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally

SteveC wrote:

I've wondered this as well. I want to do it cause I would like to be able
to wash the car in there in the winter. I also thought about using the
drywall that is used in bathrooms, then tape it up really well. Then paint
with good quality semigloss paint. Then line the bottom half of the wall
with thin Pexiglass to resist "most" of the water, sealing the joints with
clear waterproof chaulking.

That should be a good protection against rot.

Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?



Yes. You are inviting moisture problems. How about hosing the car in
the driveway on a sunny day, or at the carwash? Garage is heated so
that the water doesn't freeze? Nothing in the garage that would be
bothered by damp? Probably will stay damp or wet all winter.

I don't get it, if I have everything sealed up by chaulking, where is the
problem here???

Please explain.

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"Norminn" wrote in message
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SteveC wrote:

I've wondered this as well. I want to do it cause I would like to be able
to wash the car in there in the winter. I also thought about using the
drywall that is used in bathrooms, then tape it up really well. Then
paint with good quality semigloss paint. Then line the bottom half of the
wall with thin Pexiglass to resist "most" of the water, sealing the joints
with clear waterproof chaulking.

That should be a good protection against rot.

Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?


Yes. You are inviting moisture problems. How about hosing the car in the
driveway on a sunny day, or at the carwash? Garage is heated so that the
water doesn't freeze? Nothing in the garage that would be bothered by
damp? Probably will stay damp or wet all winter.

I don't get it, if I have everything sealed up by chaulking, where is the
problem here???

Please explain.

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"DanG" wrote in message
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yea, it sounds like you're begging to grow mold big time.

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"SteveC" wrote in message
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I've wondered this as well. I want to do it cause I would like to be
able to wash the car in there in the winter. I also thought about using
the drywall that is used in bathrooms, then tape it up really well. Then
paint with good quality semigloss paint. Then line the bottom half of
the wall with thin Pexiglass to resist "most" of the water, sealing the
joints with clear waterproof chaulking.

That should be a good protection against rot.

Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?

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"backally" wrote in message
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My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally

SteveC wrote:
I don't get it, if I have everything sealed up by chaulking, where is the
problem here???

Please explain.

There is a reason carwash bays are made out of concrete or sheet metal.
There is No Way to perfectly seal a wooden-frame garage wall to make it
suitable for doing wet work in there. The water-resistant garage
finishes are for occasional splashes of rain and snow, and high
humidity, not actual streams of water. You will get mold, and the wood
will rot.

The only way to do what you want would be to backer-board the walls and
apply tile or waterproof panels, like a gigantic shower stall. Even then
it is unlikely to be waterproof for long, since a 20+ foot long wall
flexes a lot more than a 3-foot-square shower stall.

aem sends...

On Dec 1, 9:34 pm, "SteveC" wrote:
I don't get it, if I have everything sealed up by chaulking, where is the
problem here???

Please explain.

Let's assume you could seal everything up watertight, which IMO from a
practical standpoint, would be next to impossible. Now you have a
garage all full of water in the middle of a cold winter. I don't
know about you, but most people have all kinds of stuff in their
garage. Things like tools, bicycles, parts, God only knows what.
How about your car? Do you want your cars sitting in a garage bay
that's going to be wet for how long till it dries out? If it's
heated it will dry out sooner, but with today's energy costs, that
doesn't sound like a very good idea either. You'd have to vent it or
use a dehumidifier to get the moisture out and that means more energy
out the window.

You can get your car washed for $10 bucks at the car wash, which
sounds like a much better idea to me.






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yea, it sounds like you're begging to grow mold big time.

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"SteveC" wrote in message
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I've wondered this as well. I want to do it cause I would like to be
able to wash the car in there in the winter. I also thought about using
the drywall that is used in bathrooms, then tape it up really well. Then
paint with good quality semigloss paint. Then line the bottom half of
the wall with thin Pexiglass to resist "most" of the water, sealing the
joints with clear waterproof chaulking.

That should be a good protection against rot.

Anyone see anything wrong with that setup?

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"backally" wrote in message
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My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally- Hide quoted text -

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On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 13:25:47 -0800 (PST), backally
wrote:

My winter project is going to be to finish off my garage. It is
presently heated, insulated and drywalled. What kind of finish should
I have put on the walls? Plaster? Kalkote? Is there something I can
put on, then paint with at good paint so when I want to clean the
garage I can come in and just hose the walls down without damaging
them? I had my kitchen updated a couple years back and they used
kalkote. Fiberglass tape on the joints, spread the kalkote over the
tape and any small imperfections in the drywall, looked less labor
intensive than filling and sanding seams.

Thanks
Backally


FRP
fiberglass reinforced panels, 4x8 foot sheets
about 1/8th inch thick
I've seen white and off-white colors
goes up like paneling, use recommended adhesive
$30-$35 per panel at HD

DonC wrote:

An old friend an I came up with the perfect interior wall material to
facilitate cleaning -- a man's way.

The solution was to install siding! Sounds like your garage would be
a good test site : )

Years ago, we did something similar to a computer room to cut down on the
noise.

We had the walls carpeted. Nice thick nap. Worked swell.

HeyBub wrote:
DonC wrote:

An old friend an I came up with the perfect interior wall material to
facilitate cleaning -- a man's way.

The solution was to install siding! Sounds like your garage would be
a good test site : )


Years ago, we did something similar to a computer room to cut down on the
noise.

We had the walls carpeted. Nice thick nap. Worked swell.



I was thinking for a garage that tile backer board with melamine glued
to it (and seams caulked) would be quite nice and easy to clean. Never
seen it done though.

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"HeyBub" wrote in message
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DonC wrote:

An old friend an I came up with the perfect interior wall material to
facilitate cleaning -- a man's way.

The solution was to install siding! Sounds like your garage would be
a good test site : )

Years ago, we did something similar to a computer room to cut down on the
noise.

We had the walls carpeted. Nice thick nap. Worked swell.

Betcha got tired hoisting the Hoover Vac to clean it : )

DonC wrote:
"HeyBub" wrote in message
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DonC wrote:

An old friend an I came up with the perfect interior wall material
to facilitate cleaning -- a man's way.

The solution was to install siding! Sounds like your garage would
be a good test site : )

Years ago, we did something similar to a computer room to cut down
on the noise.

We had the walls carpeted. Nice thick nap. Worked swell.

Betcha got tired hoisting the Hoover Vac to clean it : )

Not really. We made people remove their shoes before they walked on it.

In article , "HeyBub" wrote:
DonC wrote:

An old friend an I came up with the perfect interior wall material to
facilitate cleaning -- a man's way.

The solution was to install siding! Sounds like your garage would be
a good test site : )

Years ago, we did something similar to a computer room to cut down on the
noise.

We had the walls carpeted. Nice thick nap. Worked swell.

Generally, that's a Very Bad Idea.

Two things you do NOT want in a computer room:

* Fibers
* Static

I'm sure there are suitable sound-deadening materials
for use in computer room applications but regular carpet
is definitely not one of them.


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