I am going to be finishing off my garage for a woodworking shop. I’m
interested in hearing about what would be the best order of doing
this, particularly the ceiling. Right now I have about a 19’ span of
2x8’s going across with no strapping. So, should I first put
strapping across, then drop in insulation, then a plywood floor (for
storage above), then sheetrock the ceiling? Or can I skip the
strapping, put the sheetrock on the edge of the joists, then drop in
the insulation, then the floor above? Does it matter if I do it first
or the walls?

Thanks,
Jim

"jtpr" wrote in message
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I am going to be finishing off my garage for a woodworking shop. I’m
interested in hearing about what would be the best order of doing
this, particularly the ceiling. Right now I have about a 19’ span of
2x8’s going across with no strapping. So, should I first put
strapping across, then drop in insulation, then a plywood floor (for
storage above), then sheetrock the ceiling? Or can I skip the
strapping, put the sheetrock on the edge of the joists, then drop in
the insulation, then the floor above? Does it matter if I do it first
or the walls?

Thanks,
Jim

You do NOT want the vapro barrier insulation on the ceiling. Therefore the
easiest way would be to put the drywall up first and then lay the unfaced
insulation on top of the drywall. I would also recommend either green board
or ceiling board, preferrably green board (moisture resistant).

"jtpr" wrote in message
...
I am going to be finishing off my garage for a woodworking shop. I’m
interested in hearing about what would be the best order of doing
this, particularly the ceiling. Right now I have about a 19’ span of
2x8’s going across with no strapping. So, should I first put
strapping across, then drop in insulation, then a plywood floor (for
storage above), then sheetrock the ceiling? Or can I skip the
strapping, put the sheetrock on the edge of the joists, then drop in
the insulation, then the floor above? Does it matter if I do it first
or the walls?


I'm no expert, but a 19' span of 2" x 8"s doesn't sound as though it could
support much weight unless there was support columns in the middle.

"Mike Dobony" wrote in message
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You do NOT want the vapro barrier insulation on the ceiling. Therefore
the
easiest way would be to put the drywall up first and then lay the unfaced
insulation on top of the drywall.

There's not enough information provided by the OP, to suggest no vapor
barrier. What if the workshop will be conditioned space?

In article ,
"John Grabowski" wrote:

"jtpr" wrote in message
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I am going to be finishing off my garage for a woodworking shop. I¹m
interested in hearing about what would be the best order of doing
this, particularly the ceiling. Right now I have about a 19¹ span of
2x8¹s going across with no strapping. So, should I first put
strapping across, then drop in insulation, then a plywood floor (for
storage above), then sheetrock the ceiling? Or can I skip the
strapping, put the sheetrock on the edge of the joists, then drop in
the insulation, then the floor above? Does it matter if I do it first
or the walls?


I'm no expert, but a 19' span of 2" x 8"s doesn't sound as though it could
support much weight unless there was support columns in the middle.

Concur. A ceiling joist and a floor joist are two different things.
AIUI, the ceiling joists are there to keep the walls from falling
outwards, not to bear loads.

On Jul 29, 11:32*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,
*"John Grabowski" wrote:

"jtpr" wrote in message
...
I am going to be finishing off my garage for a woodworking shop. *I¹m
interested in hearing about what would be the best order of doing
this, particularly the ceiling. *Right now I have about a 19¹ span of
2x8¹s going across with no strapping. *So, should I first put
strapping across, then drop in insulation, then a plywood floor (for
storage above), then sheetrock the ceiling? *Or can I skip the
strapping, put the sheetrock on the edge of the joists, then drop in
the insulation, then the floor above? *Does it matter if I do it first
or the walls?

I'm no expert, but a 19' span of 2" x 8"s doesn't sound as though it could
support much weight unless there was support columns in the middle.

Concur. A ceiling joist and a floor joist are two different things.
AIUI, the ceiling joists are there to keep the walls from falling
outwards, not to bear loads.

I agree. I didn't want to put much up there, just some odd boxes here
and there. The space will be heated, not air conditioned. It is in
NH on the coast

-Jim