Styrofoam meets most if not all of those criteria. While it is flammable and
puts off toxic gases, it is difficult to burn in the horizontal plane. If
you paint it with latex, it's even better. It's cheap, excelent insulation,
light to work with overhead. Glue it up.
Rex Burkheimer
J-CON Coordinator, WM Automotive Whse.
Fort Worth Texas rex@inoli.com
Texas Region SCCA FC Reynard #19 ITB Pinto #49
-----Original Message-----
From: Vaughn Rockney <vintagegarage@erols.com>
To: tllaz <tllaz@cros.net>; shop-talk@autox.team.net
<shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 11:18 PM
Subject: Re:
>
>I'm wrestling with the same problem right now. I need to put a ceiling in
a
>32 x 40 shop with insulation above the ceiling in the rafters. I've
>considered a drop ceiling, plain plywood, or plywood paneling installed
>backside down. What I'm really looking for is something that looks like
>ceiling tile, comes in 4 x 8 sheets, is light, fire retardant, costs $10 a
>sheet, and can be nailed and/or glued directly to the bottom of the joists.
>Is there such a material?
>
>Vaughn
>----- Original Message -----
>From: tllaz <tllaz@cros.net>
>To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 8:05 PM
>
>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I just finished buiding my new workshop/garage and have some questions if
>any one out there can help.
>>
>> !. What are the beat type of lites to use in a heated garage/shop.
>>
>> 2. Hase any one ever used a suspended ceiling in a graage. I need to put
>up something over the insulation and hate to lift drywall 11 feet.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
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