Never thought to utilize this for a garage interior; definitely would've saved me some effort on our recent garage renovation. I think the benefits of installation time, paintability, and durability of the sheathing makes it a great alternative to drywall and trim boards. The consistency you get here is far easier to achieve for every day folks. Thanks for sharing, nice clean work and great attention to detail.
Good video, thanks! For those who might be thinking that SmartSide is expensive, and cheap plywood or plain OSB is a reasonable alternative due to lower cost, here's a few thoughts. If you don't really care about aesthetics, AND you plan to leave the ply or OSB unpainted, then yes, 7/16" CDX ply is currently about 50% cheaper than 3/8" SmartSide, and 7/16" OSB is about 70% cheaper. But if you leave it unpainted, the garage/room will be dark and (IMHO) ugly. And if you want to paint it, it is a LOT of work -- trust me, I've painted OSB in a garage and cheap ply in a large outbuilding. If you paint it with a roller, you can plan on 2 primer coats and a top coat, and even then some of the glue (from the ply/OSB manufacturing process) will still stain through. After all that work, the finished surface will be brighter, but still rough (esp. OSB) and unappealing. Bottom line, if you want a painted surface, go with drywall or SmartSide. (Edit: I forgot to mention that of course better-quality plywood is an option, but the cost would be as much as or more than Smartside, and without the benefit of the lap joints.)
Man I get that. Alternatively, you could apply these panels directly over the drywall if you are looking for additional durability or a better overall look.
Looks fantastic,and will take lots of abuse! My current 2 car garage has drywall, and since I am the 3rd owner...the drywall has holes all over ,along with many dings. Function carried out with attention to detail = a bright and beautiful space.
@@2chipped that's exactly why we prefer something other than drywall in the garage chip. Exactly what you just said. Thanks for checking out the video buddy.
@@williamevans6522 it sure will. If your in an area prone to wildfires, this might not be the product for you. Unfortunately the product your looking for will likely be much more expensive, or less durable like drywall.
@ Honestly if Hardie were my only option other than drywall, I would go with Drywall. Hardie we have found just does not hold up to abuse, and it can be a nightmare in a garage where clients want to hang things on the walls. We have seen clients hang rake hangers or shovel hangers, etc and it ends up cracking the panel around that area. Its not a good look. Have you thought about exposed fastener metal? Its popular here for roofing, but we have also used it in garages before and it looks great and the cost is not terrible, plus its prefinished.
@@miillersconstruction Agreed, Hardie panel would be a bad choice on the interior. But IMHO metal isn't a good choice for a garage/workshop either -- you wouldn't be able to hang anything except on studs, and the inevitable dents (esp. between studs) would be impossible to remedy.
@SplashJohn the steel I'm referring to is 29 gauge and it can take a serious beating. We always recommend installing cleats that span the studs for everything in that system. Just trying to think of options for you.
@@tmitch4976 thanks. The purpose of this video is to show the garage walls. If the code violation bothers you, I'm sorry about that. Common sense will tell you that it's going to work just fine.
Never thought to utilize this for a garage interior; definitely would've saved me some effort on our recent garage renovation. I think the benefits of installation time, paintability, and durability of the sheathing makes it a great alternative to drywall and trim boards. The consistency you get here is far easier to achieve for every day folks.
Thanks for sharing, nice clean work and great attention to detail.
@@VariHapii couldn't agree with you more. Really appreciate you taking the time to check out the video.
never seen smartside for interior. what a great result
@@brianmahoney4156 it's a wonderful system and works incredibly well for this application.
Excellent!!!
@@afpitbull60 thanks for checking out the video!
@ Love the attention to detail.
Good video, thanks! For those who might be thinking that SmartSide is expensive, and cheap plywood or plain OSB is a reasonable alternative due to lower cost, here's a few thoughts. If you don't really care about aesthetics, AND you plan to leave the ply or OSB unpainted, then yes, 7/16" CDX ply is currently about 50% cheaper than 3/8" SmartSide, and 7/16" OSB is about 70% cheaper. But if you leave it unpainted, the garage/room will be dark and (IMHO) ugly. And if you want to paint it, it is a LOT of work -- trust me, I've painted OSB in a garage and cheap ply in a large outbuilding. If you paint it with a roller, you can plan on 2 primer coats and a top coat, and even then some of the glue (from the ply/OSB manufacturing process) will still stain through. After all that work, the finished surface will be brighter, but still rough (esp. OSB) and unappealing. Bottom line, if you want a painted surface, go with drywall or SmartSide.
(Edit: I forgot to mention that of course better-quality plywood is an option, but the cost would be as much as or more than Smartside, and without the benefit of the lap joints.)
Well said
Where we are at you have to have 5/8 drywall for fire rating
Man I get that. Alternatively, you could apply these panels directly over the drywall if you are looking for additional durability or a better overall look.
Looks fantastic,and will take lots of abuse!
My current 2 car garage has drywall, and since I am the 3rd owner...the drywall has holes all over ,along with many dings.
Function carried out with attention to detail = a bright and beautiful space.
@@2chipped that's exactly why we prefer something other than drywall in the garage chip. Exactly what you just said. Thanks for checking out the video buddy.
Does it burn?
@@williamevans6522 it sure will. If your in an area prone to wildfires, this might not be the product for you. Unfortunately the product your looking for will likely be much more expensive, or less durable like drywall.
@miillersconstruction Hardieplank. Cementitious siding. Maybe something similar in panel form.
@ Honestly if Hardie were my only option other than drywall, I would go with Drywall. Hardie we have found just does not hold up to abuse, and it can be a nightmare in a garage where clients want to hang things on the walls. We have seen clients hang rake hangers or shovel hangers, etc and it ends up cracking the panel around that area. Its not a good look. Have you thought about exposed fastener metal? Its popular here for roofing, but we have also used it in garages before and it looks great and the cost is not terrible, plus its prefinished.
@@miillersconstruction Agreed, Hardie panel would be a bad choice on the interior. But IMHO metal isn't a good choice for a garage/workshop either -- you wouldn't be able to hang anything except on studs, and the inevitable dents (esp. between studs) would be impossible to remedy.
@SplashJohn the steel I'm referring to is 29 gauge and it can take a serious beating. We always recommend installing cleats that span the studs for everything in that system. Just trying to think of options for you.
Nice job,but cut-in boxes on new work is a code violation.
@@tmitch4976 thanks. The purpose of this video is to show the garage walls. If the code violation bothers you, I'm sorry about that. Common sense will tell you that it's going to work just fine.
Who’s code..? Idaho, Alaska, NYC, rural Indiana…???
@@miillersconstruction Good response. Common sense is frustratingly uncommon.
@@SplashJohn Man that is unfortunately so true. Kind of like the electrical boxes comment on this same video.
Ur on drugs man…. Wtf happy smart side sponsored you.. lol!