The garage can be used not only as a car park, but also as a place to work, service the car and even relax. To make it comfortable for the car owner to be and work in this room, it must be properly equipped. Here it is important not only to have the appropriate equipment and tools, but also a suitable cladding of all surfaces.
What materials can be used to decorate the walls in the garage and how to do the work with your own hands, we described in our article.
What are the requirements for garage materials?
When choosing materials for repairs in the garage, their reliability is first of all evaluated, and only then aesthetics. If you choose a finish for the floor, then it should be easy to clean from the dirt brought on the wheels of the car. Also, the coating must endure the fall of heavy metal tools and spare parts, the impact of aggressivechemical compounds.
In general, garage wall materials should have the following properties:
- high strength;
- fire safety;
- resistance to pollution;
- easy care;
- Resistant to oil, gasoline, solvents.
Garage wall cladding must be high performance. If the garage is not heated, choose a material that can withstand temperature fluctuations and changes in humidity levels.
As for the ceiling, it is less susceptible to mechanical stress, which allows you to use budget-type materials for its lining. However, if you plan to do repairs in your garage using a power tool, choose a lining that can withstand contact with small sparks and splashes of oil and gasoline.
What are the most common garage wall finishes?
There are several ways to equip the interior space in the garage. The choice of a particular method depends on the purpose of the premises and the financial capabilities of its owner.
In most cases, car owners prefer plaster, as such a finish is considered quite reliable and cheap. However, if you plan to do the work yourself, please note that the process of applying plaster to the walls is quite messy and laborious.
More clean andan attractive method of protecting all surfaces from external influences is ceramic tiling. Numerous photos of the garage wall decoration from the inside confirm that such a design is not only practical, but also quite presentable.
Ceramic cladding perfectly withstands humidity, temperature changes and is easy to clean. As for the disadvantages of such design, they include:
- high cost of the lining itself;
- need for surface preparation (levelling);
- duration of the finishing process;
- complexity of facing ledges, boxes and niches.
Finishing the walls of the garage with OSB plates is also one of the most popular methods for arranging a parking space. The main advantage of this method is the additional insulation of the room. Wood chip boards are characterized by low heat dissipation, which allows them to keep heat inside the garage for a long time.
Finishing with slabs is also attractive because the walls are sheathed quickly enough, since the OSB sheet has large parameters. When choosing this method of wall cladding, pay attention to the fact that it is more suitable for heated rooms. Humidity and temperature fluctuations can quickly render the wood board unusable.
If wall insulation is not a priority, you can perform the interior decoration of the walls of the garage using a profiled sheet. Metal cladding has the following features:
- duration of operation;
- strength;
- ability to withstand extreme temperature fluctuations;
- easy care;
- resilience to external influences.
If you often use a grinder in the process of working in the garage, then this option is optimal. Its use allows you to protect the room from accidental fire as a result of sparks from the disc falling on the walls.
No less popular is the decoration of garage walls with PVC or wood panels. This method of wall cladding involves the assembly of the crate, which eliminates the preliminary alignment of the walls.
Panelled surfaces look very attractive and work is done fairly quickly. You can choose this method of wall protection only for spacious rooms, since the assembly of the lattice base helps to reduce space.
Preparation for work
If you decide to do the wall decoration in the garage with your own hands, start by drawing up a project. Consider in advance in which area you will arrange a storage space, a rack with tools and a desktop. Calculate how many shelves you need, where they should be located. Transfer the project of the future garage interior to paper, put all dimensions on the drawing.
Using the plan, you will be able to calculate how many materials you will need to cover all surfaces. If you chose tiles as a finish, then purchase it according to the square of even walls, plus make a margin for the design of recesses and ledges. cut smallfragments are much more difficult, so put 3% of the total into waste.
If the walls of the garage (inside) will be finished with plaster, be guided by the overall square of the room and the curvature of the walls. If the surfaces are even, a layer of 3-5 cm will be enough for you, but if there are large irregularities, the plaster layer will have to be increased to 10 cm. In this case, pay attention to what consumption the manufacturer indicates on the packaging of the material. Based on this information, purchase dry mix.
Calculation of materials for wall cladding with panels is based on the area of the walls. If you plan to equip cabinets, shelves and niches, increase the amount of cladding purchased by 3-5%.
Plastering garage walls with your own hands
If you decide to finish the walls of the garage from the inside with plaster, try to completely empty the room, as such work cannot be called clean.
For finishing unheated garages, it is better to choose cement compositions, as they tolerate dampness and cold better. Stucco mixture can be purchased at the store or made by yourself.
If you chose the latter option, then use the standard proportions of sand and cement that are used for plastering exterior walls: 1 part cement and 3 parts sand.
Determine the required amount of the mixture based on the data on the curvature of the surfaces. To finish 1 m2 walls you18 kg of dry mix will be required (if the layer thickness does not exceed 1 cm).
Also in the process of work you will need:
- container for mixing the working mixture;
- trowel;
- wide spatula;
- grater;
- rule;
- hammer drill or drill;
- fasteners.
If the walls in the garage will be finished using beacons, purchase metal strips in advance. They are taken at the rate of 1-2 elements per linear meter of the wall. You can choose the installation step of the beacons yourself, since this distance only affects the convenience of work. Experts recommend choosing the distance between the profiles so that it is completely covered by the rule.
The technology of work is as follows:
- The walls are cleaned of old finishes, loose elements are removed from them.
- The surface is marked for the installation of beacons. In the process of work, a plumb line or building level is used.
- Beacons are fixed according to the intended marking. They can be mounted on self-tapping screws or on cement mortar. In the first option, you can immediately start applying the plaster. Cement fixation gains strength only after solidification, therefore, the application of the composition can be started after 16-20 hours.
- After installing the beacons, the surface is primed.
- Plaster is applied in several stages. First, a liquid thin layer (up to 5 mm) is applied using a trowel.
- A mixture of standard consistency is applied over the set base. They throw it on the walls and compact ittrowel.
- The next day start finishing. Here again a more liquid composition is used, which is applied to the base using the rule. Thus, the walls are smoothed out, all irregularities and flaws are removed.
The finished walls are rubbed and left for final hardening. When the plaster is completely dry, it can be covered with paint. Most often, for such purposes, facade varieties are used, which are distinguished by higher performance characteristics. Processing is carried out in 2-3 layers.
Finish with PVC panels or clapboard
PVC panels and wall paneling are materials that completely transform a room. Photos of wall decoration in the garage (from rack products) demonstrate the attractiveness of such a design, but it is difficult to call such a cladding practical.
This design is not suitable for repairs using combustible and oily compounds. Rack materials should only be used when the garage is used as a parking space.
If you prefer such a cladding, measure all walls before purchasing material. Here, the important criterion will not be the square of the room, but the length of the walls.
Modern panels can have a length of 2.6 to 6 meters, depending on the parameters of the walls, choose the size that suits you. It is better to sheathe surfaces so that only solid strips are used during the work.
Knowing the width of one panel, you can calculate what you neednumber of lanes. At the same time, do not forget about a margin of 3-5% for trimming and marriage.
Finishing the walls of the garage from the inside with wooden or plastic panels is carried out using the following elements:
- start profiles;
- wall profiles (in case of using lining, purchase wooden slats);
- slats for arranging openings for windows, doors, niches;
- elements for arranging internal corners;
- H-profiles (if you have to connect short panels).
For reliable fixation of the panels on the lattice base, short varieties of self-tapping screws are used (the diameter of the cap is about 8 mm). Buy them at the rate of 13-15 pieces per square meter. The crate itself is fixed on the walls with ordinary nails of a suitable size or dowels.
In the course of work, you will need the following tool:
- building level;
- plummet;
- roulette;
- construction knife;
- metal scissors (if metal crate is used);
- screwdriver or drill.
At the beginning of work, clean the walls of debris and apply markings on them. Beat off the verticals for installing the crate and a horizontal line above the floor along which the starting punk will be mounted. If the panels will be fixed vertically, fix the battens horizontally.
Next do the following:
- Set the starting bar around the perimeter of the entire room.
- Use J-rails to outline door and window openings.
- In the corners of the room, install special internal profiles.
- Insert the first bar into the corner profile and fix it in the bottom rail. Fix it to the crate with a self-tapping screw.
- Insert the second bar into the guide. Connect it to the adjacent strip and fix it on the base. Sheathe all the walls in this way.
In the process of lining the openings, you will have to cut the planks in length and width. For this purpose, you can use a hacksaw for metal or an electric jigsaw. Finish the edges of the trim with finishing strips.
Wall tiling
Garage interior wall tiling is a great option for those who value practicality and aesthetics. This lining perfectly tolerates the effects of aggressive compounds, high humidity, contact with sparks from grinders and temperature extremes.
If you prefer durable materials, use clinker or porcelain tiles. These varieties are characterized by increased strength, which is very important for garage premises.
To determine how many tiles you need, measure the area of the walls to be finished. Add 3% to the resulting square meters for trimming and marriage. The final figure will be the required number of tile squares.
In the course of finishing work, you will also need additional materials. The main list includes:
- tile adhesive;
- plastic crosses for arranging seams;
- trowelmixture;
- sponge and rubber roller for grouting between tiles.
From the tool you will need a building level, a grinder with a diamond disc, a notched trowel for glue, a pencil, a tape measure.
Finishing the walls of a brick garage begins with cleaning and leveling the surfaces. If the walls are too curved, it will not be possible to lay the coating beautifully. Surfaces must be leveled with plaster. After the composition has dried, the walls are covered with a primer. After that, you can start lining them.
The work is done as follows:
- Styling starts from any corner of the room.
- Take a tile, put adhesive on the back of the tile, press it against the wall.
- Moving from the floor to the ceiling, cover the entire wall. Install plastic crosses in the seams between adjacent elements.
- Do not lay out the entire wall in one go, as the cladding may begin to slide under its own weight.
- Internal and external corners of the room decorate with plastic corner rails.
- When the grout sets, prepare the grout. Fill the space between the tiles with it, smooth the seam with a sponge.
- Finish the inside of the garage walls this way.
If during the work the tile gets dirty with grout, do not let the mixture dry, immediately remove the solution with a wet sponge. Otherwise, stains may remain that are difficult to remove.
Wall cladding with OSB materials
The use of chipboard allows you to cheaply and quicklyfinish the room. However, do not forget that wood finishes are too afraid of moisture. To make the cladding last longer, pre-treat the boards with water-repellent compounds.
Do-it-yourself wall decoration in the OSB garage can be done using several fixing methods:
- on the crate;
- on dowels;
- on polyurethane foam.
The suitable option is chosen depending on the type of walls in the garage. If you sew up metal surfaces, it will be easier to install the boards on the foam. Either method can be used on wood and brick walls.
In the course of work you will need:
- roulette;
- pencil;
- circular saw;
- fasteners;
- mounting foam.
If the slabs are installed on a batten, use appropriately sized wooden planks. Fasten them to the base so that the seam between the plates falls exactly in the middle of the rail. Fill the joints between the sheets with mounting foam.
Fixation with dowels does not require preliminary preparation. The plates are treated with an antiseptic and immediately attached to the walls.
If you decide to use mounting foam, apply the composition on the back of the plate in zigzag movements. After that, press the product firmly against the wall. In order for the foam to be evenly distributed under the slab, it is better to do the work with a partner who will help to evenly press the OSB to the base.
This way everyone is sheathedsurfaces. On the underside of the wall, you can additionally protect against moisture. To do this, a plinth made of ceramic tiles or decorative stone is equipped. Also, the slabs can be painted with facade paint, which will give the finish a finished and attractive appearance.
Wall cladding with profiled sheets
Practical, reliable and the most durable option is to finish the walls of the garage with corrugated board. This design does not put a lot of stress on the base, the work is done quickly, and the cladding lasts a very long time.
For garages in which repair, carpentry, locksmith work is constantly carried out, such a cladding is most preferable, as it is completely fireproof.
When choosing a professional sheet for a garage, you should not give preference to expensive varieties. For wall decoration, products of the S-8 brand are quite suitable. At the same time, you should not purchase options with high and wide waves, as they are not intended for internal use and will look ugly.
Sheets of corrugated board are mounted on a crate, which is made of metal profiles. Since in most cases the sheets are fixed vertically, the base is assembled in a horizontal direction.
When choosing a cladding material, pay attention to the fact that the metal wall decoration in the garage is quite noisy. For this reason, mineral wool is often placed under the sheets, which additionally insulates the room.
To fix the profiled sheet, usespecial self-tapping screws with neoprene gasket. They protect the place of fixation from moisture penetration, which helps to increase the life of the cladding.
Garage Exterior Wall Cladding Methods
Exterior finish of the garage is also of great importance, since it is it that protects the walls from harmful external influences and increases the life of the building. What criteria must be met by materials for outdoor processing? First of all, you should consider finishing with the following properties:
- high moisture resistance;
- low flammability;
- resistance to chemicals;
- high strength;
- ability to withstand weathering.
Under the listed requirements, facade plaster, siding and clinker tiles are most suitable. Siding is considered the most budget option, but it quickly fades in the sun, and becomes brittle under the influence of negative temperatures.
Finishing the outer walls of the garage with facade plaster is used on brick, block and monolithic bases. The process is laborious, but the final result allows you to forget about finishing the garage for 20-30 years.
The most expensive method is the use of clinker cladding. This finish looks very attractive, but is only suitable for those owners whose budget is not too limited.
Expert Tips
Photos of wall decoration in the garage presented in our article,demonstrate the variety of options used, but which one is better? Professional builders recommend choosing a cladding based on the purpose of the room. If you're using your garage as a car park and seasonal tire store, then you can opt for the most economical materials.
Those motorists who prefer to repair and maintain their own vehicles should first of all think about the reliability of the cladding.
Also consider the climate in your garage. If the room is not heated, choose materials that are resistant to moisture and cold. In this case, it is better not to save money, as this may lead to the need for repeated repairs. When working in heated rooms, base the choice of materials on your preferences and capabilities.
