Hi all,
I have finally insulated my shed! (LOL, yes the sun is shining and it's becoming scorchio , I know!) and I now need to line the walls inside cheaply. I did want to use tongue and groove, it looks lovely, but I reckon it's going to be too costly and I need a cheap solution as cashflow is limited. (Bluddy car is broke and needs £1k on new ABS units ..argh!).
What have you folks used to line your shedios/shackios? I'm thinking maybe plasterboard or plywood?
Thanks,
mand x
Hi Mand -
I used 1/4 inch ply on the walls. It is very warm in winter and doesn't get too hot in the summer either, it does have a layer of insulation in between though. I bought everything from Wickes. The floor is insulated too, but I used a thicker ply for the floor and then put some budget wooden flooring on top of that.
Good luck - it will be great when you have finished it I am sure. Don't forget to post us a piccie
Kerensky
We used some thin MDF in my Shedio (recycled insulation between that and shed wall). Seems to be doing the trick nicely so far, but should really seal it before winter - pva mixed with water should do it. Or bathroom paint if we want to be extravagant!
Sounds like you're doing a fab job there!
Hazel xxx
I used foam sheets and then fibreboard from building supplies r us. It looked really warped when I got it, but we dampened it and screwed it up, and I think it's a good finish now it's painted.
We're just finishing our lining job....or should I say Dickie is.
We used a breather membrane all over the inside including the floor.
We then lined all the gaps with Cellotex and sealed all gaps with metal tape.
We then covered the lot with MDF.
Tonight Dickie will prime the MDF and tomorrow will paint with emulsion.
Oh the floor has the same, but a thinner layer of Cellotex and chipboard floor boards like you use in the loft.
We're planning to buy laminate floor this weekend to finish it off nicely.
I did buy fire retardant plasterboard but it weighed a ton, we could hardly carry a 2 x 4 foot sheet between us. So I changed it for 9mm MDF.
All bits were bought from Builder Centre.
Fibre glass - somewhat fitting eh?
value T&G from B&Q with bubble wrap & tarpaulin inbetween...in fact if you want something to go between your walls I have some underlay for laminate flooring that'll do the job if you like...I could bring it over when I visit :)
We used loft insulation and then 6mm MDF and it holds the heat really well and looks nice too :). Have painted it all and the only downside is that you can't hang anything too heavy from the walls like shelving etc.
Tanya
QuoteI did buy fire retardant plasterboard but it weighed a ton, we could hardly carry a 2 x 4 foot sheet between us. So I changed it for 9mm MDF.
To be fair she meant 4 x 8 foot sheets... they were about 25kg or so each and trying to put them up on the ceiling would have been really difficult.
As Sarah said, in the end we used MDF, it's stable (solid) is still heavy but not nearly as much as the fire board, but cutting it is a pain, you really need to cut it with a circular saw and the dust produced is nasty stuff, and you MUST use a really good face mask.
I found that the plywoods (certainly the thinner ones) were very warped, and didn't sit flat. (hence going for MDF)
In terms of ease, I think T&G would be the easiest, although there is lots of cutting, it's all small bits and easy to do with a hand saw if you need to.
We probably went a bit over the top, but I did NOT want any damp to come through from outside hence the breather membrane and foil backed insulation (Celotex) If you just stuff insulation into the walls and cover it up, it will get damp due to condensation, and likely cause your shed to rot prematurely, plus vermin like eating it/taking it/sleeping in it.
Let us know what you choose.
It's walls and celiing are lined with some aluminium bubble wrap looking stuff - it looks like this http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10617653&fh_view_size=10&fh_start_index=30&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=thin+insulation&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1272274203091&isSearch=true
Trouble is, it's really a summer house, rather than shed, so it has long windows at the front and part of two of the sides, which will lose a massive amount of heat no matter how well I insulate the rest of it. We weren't going to bother insulating the floor. http://www.waltons.co.uk/waltons-brighton-summer-houses
I've been looking at tongue and groove - it's so expensive! It seems as if thin(ish) sealed MDF may be the answer - or would medium thickness plywood be better moisture resistance-wise? I'm worried the whole structure will come crashing down if we use anything too heavy as it's only a thin little shack!
I'd say the hardboard is pretty much like mdf anyway.. http://www.buildingsuppliesrus.co.uk/sections.asp?id=5705&aid=&aguid=&b=&guid=
this is what I got, as I said it was wrinkly but you just dampen it with a spray and then put it up, somehow it straightens out fine. I painted it with household emulsion after that..
Of course I'm no expert..
Dickie does have a good point about the membrane - My carpenter insulated my shedio for me and he used a membrane too and made sure it was sealed properly as well, he also told me to look after the outside too - or will just rot from outside in.......
Oh bum, I've gone and put up all the insulation stuff with a staple gun now! I really don't want to take it all off again, it will rip. :( We did treat two patches with Ronseal wood hardener where the wood had got wet, and we've "patchwork" fixed them.