Best Interior Wall Finishes for a Workshop or Garage

Finish materials for the inside of your garage or workshop are plenty so I decided to make this list of finishes such as drywall, OSB, Plywood, Steel, Slatwall and more. I hope this video can help your decision on which is best for you and your workshop.

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00:39 Drywall
04:55 OSB
07:32 Plywood
10:04 Steel Siding
12:12 Slatwall
13:43 Bonus Finish Material

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[rckworthy]

I use a lot of pegboard to cover large sections of wall. It looks great painted, it's cheap, and there are a million types of peg-related hooks, shelves and things you can store absolutely anything on them. And they're really strong. You can hang many hundreds or even thousands of pounds of stuff because it pulls directly down from the studs. And you can paint the pegboard whatever color you want.

[davidgreen]

I love your delivery. No hype, no over excited acting. The home shows on TV are getting hard to watch. I liked your explanation of each type and I really liked the multi colored wall at the end. Nice work sir !

[teri]

Like your different options, I used drywall on the lower half and knotty pine tongue and groove in the upper half

[silverbackag]

I gonna use hardie plank over the top of 3/4 ply or OSB in some places. Look like shiplap but will have some fire protection.

[brentjohnson]

New subscriber here. I have a multi purpose garage which is 24’ x 48’. The front has 2 stalls for cars. The back we build a Mother-in-Law apartment with full bath, no cooking. The other part is a DIY shop for wood working and potentially welding. My Dad and I put up OSB on the outside of the apartment years ago and I am adding more OSB walls in the shop now. My main purpose in this phase is to hang stuff on the wall from tools, equipment, and supplies. Oh I also have a bit of Coax and radio antenna parts to store. I have most of the OSB walls up in the shop and am looking for paining/priming ideas for OSB. My idea for paining is to lighten up the shop with a whitish color. Then with the new LED lighting it will assist in viewing the work. I have lots of ideas like dust collection, mini-split for shop among others. Thanks again for your video. All the best from North Texas!

[Christ_is_King]

love the Bcx
plywood look with the stain. I would go with that option myself. I would also probably add a 4 foot steel veneer of some sort from the ground up. So when you’re moving toolboxes around etc, you don’t damage the walls.

[eugene]

Great video. I like how you gave all the price comparisons and pros/cons. Thank you!

[ericm]

Exactly the video I was looking for. Planning on doing the interior in my garage. Had OSB, Plywood and Steel siding on my mind. Its very clear you know what you're talking about. Thanks for the helpful video

[snooganz]

As someone who knows nothing about construction thank you for giving options and weighing pros and cons. Thumbs up

[terryallen]

OSB with paint. both shop and garage. worked good for my needs.

[GlenDomulevicz]

Excellent presentation, covering all the important issues and benefits for each option. I have wanted to do plywood, now I understand what CDX plywood is, I am comfortable going with that. The closeup view of how each panel goes together tells me I should be able to get the effect without problematic issues with gaps. Thank you for sharing,

[bryanfontaine]

Price be damned. I’m doing 3/4” bcx sanded. And I’ll be installing it like Kyle(RR Buildings)did in one of his builds. I dig that reddish look you have there.

[LiloUkulele]

I use a lot of prefinished birch ply for cabinet boxes ($35-40/sht) looks great as a wall covering between upper and lower cabinets

[nidamreps]

this BCX Plywood looks great man. I like yout taste. Thanks for the video. Greetings from BC

[MrChewy]

Nice job. I would add French Cleats to this list made out of Baltic birch

[jbw]

I’m really leaning towards galvanized/corrugated steel for my walls. I’ve seen it in a garage before and it looks amazing. I just don’t know how much of a pain in the ass it’s going to be to work with as far as mounting outlets and all.

[lg]

I appreciate that he gives you some price comparisons. Great Video.

[ParagonRidgeRanch]

Hello! I came across your channel searching for homesteading. I have subscribed and look forward to watching your videos. Nice to meet you.

[silverton]

great video, what about exposed 2x4 stud's and paint them?

[imwoody]

Really nice job on your video! Like someone else mentioned, I think your delivery is very clear and easy to follow. I am finishing up with building our 4 car garage now. We used pewter gray steel for the upper siding for the exterior and textured black wainscoting on the ground level. I will probably go with a combination of materials for the interior. Perhaps metal siding along with sheet rock and slat wall. It’s been a long process doing it all myself and dealing with skyrocketing prices for plywood and framing lumber. But I have learned a lot and my son will have a great place to spend time working on his car and motorcycle.