Nice photos. You've come a long way fast! Anyhoo...
It might be worth getting an evaluation of the load carrying capacity of the TBR ceiling sooner rather than later. If you can't put much weight on it anyway (or if you need to put insulation up there no matter what you do with the ceiling to get R60 or better), it could be that sheetrocking the ceiling and putting a buttload of insulation above it is the cheapest way to go. With volunteers clearing the floor around some scaffolding on wheels (or sheetrock jacks), it might not take professional sheetrockers too long to do it. Too bad Keef is no longer with us, but maybe there's a non-singing mudmaster who compares.
At this point I think we should be developing a spreadsheet with some prices so we can actually compare:
For each room:
Tear out existing TBR ceiling, dispose of it, clean up surfaces
(a) Staple foilish insulation between the joists and add insulation up to R-60ish (b) Sheetrock, float, paint and add insulation up to R-60ish (c) Something else and add insulation up to R-60ish (d) Something else and add insulation up to R-60ish (e) Something else and add insulation up to R-60ish
(Maybe) Put in utility track for hanging stuff from the ceiling (if the joists can support it) (a) Allthread? (b) Something else? (c) Something else?
Anything else needed in a bike shop that hangs from the ceiling or goes through it? (a) Solution 1 (b) Solution 2 (c) Solution 3
Install conduit/wiring for lights, ceiling fans, power (and maybe HVAC ductwork, emergency lights, fire alarm, intrusion system, telephones, computer, intercom, stereo speakers, whatever might be necessary in the future)
You might need information on building code requirements so you can be future-proofing whatever is done (ie, can you anticipate any expansion of TBR activities that would require building systems you don't have/need now?).
Photos of Sculpture Space, a cool industrial artist non-profit in Utica (http://sculpturespace.org/facilities), attached...
On Jul 28, 2011, at 10:23 PM, andrew wrote:
hi friends,
i am wondering if anyone out there bike space builders or otherwise have heard of or used any creative alternatives to sheetrock on the ceilings of industrial, loft, or community bike spaces. we want to insulate to R60 if possible.
we have one example of what appears to be foil-backed attic batting stapled to the joists to create an insulated, reflective, and easy/inexpensive solution, but dont have any details or specs on the materials. we are dealing with a 15 foot ceiling that is currently uninsulated tin, and is in bad shape.
thanks for reading and shoot me an email if you have any ideas!
this for a future-phase of renovation at the new Troy Bike Rescue space in Troy, NY, but we need to figure out the cost now.
heres some pics of the space in action
Before (when we got the building in January for $5000 from the city): https://picasaweb.google.com/tbr.collective/WheelhouseBefore
After (we opened June 2 with a youth shop and open shop twice a week) https://picasaweb.google.com/tbr.collective/Wheelhouse_Summer11
Andrew Lynn http://www.troybikerescue.org
