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    Per fire code there is a requirement for drywall separating living spaces and garage just an fyi
    You sir, are a specialist in the art of discovering a welcoming outcome of a particular situation....not a mechanic.

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    I used texture to hide my "Less than perfect" taping job on the ceiling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeraldR View Post
    I used texture to hide my "Less than perfect" taping job on the ceiling.
    Looking at your shop, i doubt anyone is looking at the ceiling. Let alone critiquing it.
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    Really appreciate everybody's feedback so far.

    At this point, sounds like I'm going to ask them to skip texturing and do a rough paint-ready finish. Probably do a satin paint sheen to find a happy medium that's not quite semi gloss so it doesn't show every flaw but isn't at all flat. Bright white ceiling and very light grey (threw a sample of some SW "agreeable gray" on the wall and it looks almost white, so I think that might work).

    Will look into ladder options. From what I'm seeing online, there are basic 22.5" options that are supposed to fit between the trusses and then a 25" that might mean they have to be cut and modified. A lot of people seem to say the 22.5" is too thin to be able to get normal cartons/boxes, etc. up there, but I'm assuming given the trusses are already questionable when it comes to a load perspective, adding more weight by cutting in and reinforcing a wider opening is probably a bad plan, or at least something that goes from simple to expensive / complicated pretty quick? Dumb question, but that pull-down string doesn't just hang there full time, right? I'm assuming there's a latch option or something?

    Anybody mess with google sketchup for drawing up plans? I might give it a shot but might not have time to learn something new given I'm about to start on this fairly soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post
    Really appreciate everybody's feedback so far.

    At this point, sounds like I'm going to ask them to skip texturing and do a rough paint-ready finish. Probably do a satin paint sheen to find a happy medium that's not quite semi gloss so it doesn't show every flaw but isn't at all flat. Bright white ceiling and very light grey (threw a sample of some SW "agreeable gray" on the wall and it looks almost white, so I think that might work).

    Will look into ladder options. From what I'm seeing online, there are basic 22.5" options that are supposed to fit between the trusses and then a 25" that might mean they have to be cut and modified. A lot of people seem to say the 22.5" is too thin to be able to get normal cartons/boxes, etc. up there, but I'm assuming given the trusses are already questionable when it comes to a load perspective, adding more weight by cutting in and reinforcing a wider opening is probably a bad plan, or at least something that goes from simple to expensive / complicated pretty quick? Dumb question, but that pull-down string doesn't just hang there full time, right? I'm assuming there's a latch option or something?

    Anybody mess with google sketchup for drawing up plans? I might give it a shot but might not have time to learn something new given I'm about to start on this fairly soon.
    I have the 22 inch ladder, and yes it is narrow, but how often are you planning of getting up there ??? The rope does hang down, but it is tied off so that it is above my head, and there is no problem. The metal treads can get slick, so I did add the non-slip boat tape to the treads.

    Google sketchup ?? just get a white board and some dry erase markers.

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