I seem to remember a discussion about this, but I’m not in a prospero mood today.
Doing an attic finishout. See attached pic. The new room will be an extension of a boys room, but will be separated by a door. Three boys in the house, 3 to 8. Youngest has been nicknamed “Dennis” by his parents, after Dennis the Menace. Middle boy is a little better. I have quite a bit of latitude in designing the room, and I want to make it unique and durable.
The ceiling will only be about 6’8″ (to the bottom of the collar ties), side walls about 5 ft, overall width a little less than 10 ft. Hardwood floor. I am thinking about wood plank ceiling (I call it car siding, 2×6 T&G v-groove) for the flat and the sloped sides. And maybe sheetmetal roof panels for the walls, the type tyhat has 4-5″ flats then a v-crimp. Put in a wood base, stand the metal on top of the base, then a wood cap to hide the gap behind the v. Sheetrock on the walls behind the metal for strength. Wondering about how to fasten the metal to the studs? I think I prefer wood on the ceiling cuz it is warmer aesthetically. But I can be persuaded otherwise.
Tell me what’s wrong with this idea. Also looking for other ideas. It needs to be boy-proof, and cost effective.
There are, of course, other factors here. I hate finishing sheetrock, so the metal will solve thjat problem. Also, all material has to be carried up the narrow winding stairs by me.
I’m sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
Edited 1/26/2005 12:18 pm ET by ELCID72
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Might help if I attached the pic ...
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
Your plan sounds attractive, but I`d be a bit concerned that the metal walls would end up taking a beating....dings and dents....even with a drywall backer.
I finished off a similar space with similar concerns a while back. I used T1-11 on the knee walls and as high on the gable walls. The ceilings were done with sheets of homosote. I layed them out so that one by flat stock covered the seems and created a paneled look. Applied PL to the rafters and roofing nailed the homosote in areas to be covered with the one by. Fastening points that wouldn`t be covered with one by received finish nails applied at angles to hold until PL dried. a tiny dab of caulk filled the heads. T1-11 was left "natural", homosote was painted. Gave it something of a cabin look. T1-11 withstood the kids and the homosote acted as a cork board for posters and the like. Come to think of it, corkboard might not be a bad idea.
Just throwing it out there.
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
"DO IT RIGHT, DO IT ONCE"
Good point on the dings. But if the kid hits the wall hard enough to ding the metal, then he would have dinged bare sheetrock too. Maybe if I lay the metal down and abuse it with chains first, so it's pre-distressed ...
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.