I guess you have tried the guy on Trademe in Chch that sells MDF and particle board coversheets pretty cheap. About $15 - $20 for 15mm sheets, etc. He is on Harewood Road near the airport.
Interesting place, especially on a Saturday morning when all the weekend warriors turn up with their trailers.
Excuse my ignorance. I have an unlined garage. What is the benefit of lining a garage? Currently the dwangs serve the purpose of useful wee shelves.
No real wrong way here, but there are two main reasons in my case -- to prevent dust and dirt from collecting on the steel framing which could cause corrosion and to hold in thin insulation batts for extra insulation and sound proofing.
If it were timber framing, I would be more inclined to leave it exposed. I also have a mezzanine in the "shed" that I used as a temporary office / electronics lab, so the extra insulation on the outside walls helps to keep that area at a more reasonable temperature.
It is a big shed and ideally I would not cut any corners, but this was built as part of house renovations and the house renovation costs keep going up with increasing material costs and shortages.
Ge0rge:
the rules around wiring change if you line the shed too, much easier and tidier to run power behind cladding than run conduit.
Yes, this too. The 90x45 steel framing has service holes pre-punched in most spots and aside from a few locations where load-bearing trusses get in the way, it is easy to run the wiring in the walls and save a bit on conduit.
Not sure of your location, but I tend to find "PlyGuy" is awesome - I got some sheets of 15mm yesterday, as well as some LVL sticks, to line a section of my shed that I want to use as a shadow board. Fantastic price if you don't mind some slight defects.
Yeah, I've seen his postings on Trademe. I'm just a bit south of Christchurch, so I can count on around $500 extra for shipping from Plyguy. In Christchurch, Health Based Building is awesome for LVL and they consistently beat Mitre10 and Bunnings trade prices without any games and without having to request quotes. There are a few other independent suppliers that sometimes have good pricing, but they typically do not have stock on hand, so it is always a game of figure out exactly what you want, request a quote, wait 1 to 2 weeks for the reply, commit to a order in pallet increments (typically around 45-sheets for ply/mdf), and then wait 6 to 8 weeks for it to arrive.
I guess you have tried the guy on Trademe in Chch that sells MDF and particle board coversheets pretty cheap. About $15 - $20 for 15mm sheets, etc. He is on Harewood Road near the airport.
Interesting place, especially on a Saturday morning when all the weekend warriors turn up with their trailers.
Yes, my OP was trying to determine if the 7mm MDF option from him would work or if I should get triboard. The 7mm MDF and 15mm chipboard options are from him and dirt cheap. Never been there Saturday morning, but have been there during the week. He currently doesn't have any thicker MDF and the coversheet particle board is often very crumbly. He just listed some 14mm sheets which may solve the problem.
I guess you have tried the guy on Trademe in Chch that sells MDF and particle board coversheets pretty cheap. About $15 - $20 for 15mm sheets, etc. He is on Harewood Road near the airport.
Interesting place, especially on a Saturday morning when all the weekend warriors turn up with their trailers.
Yes, my OP was trying to determine if the 7mm MDF option from him would work or if I should get triboard. The 7mm MDF and 15mm chipboard options are from him and dirt cheap. Never been there Saturday morning, but have been there during the week. He currently doesn't have any thicker MDF and the coversheet particle board is often very crumbly. He just listed some 14mm sheets which may solve the problem.
The coversheet MDF can have a hairy surface - seems like it's missing it's hard shell. Worth having a look/touch before committing
The MDF sheets I have bought from James at Coversheets have had the normal smooth surface. They usually just have a few rough edges or surface marks etc. Can't beat them for the price.
The coversheet MDF can have a hairy surface - seems like it's missing it's hard shell. Worth having a look/touch before committing
I bought a lot of 10 3mm coversheets from him for floor protection during renovation and I think one was slight furry. I think I ended up with about 12 or so since a few extra slid off the stack he picked up with the forklift and James said it wasn't worth unloading.
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