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Finishing garage with pegboard - but it's 6" short
Aug 29th, 2010, 11:32pm
 
I am preparing to install 3/16" X 8' white peg board on two walls in my garage to cover the raw studs.  My problem is that the ceiling is 8' 6 1/2" leaving a void at the top or bottom.  Rather than cutting a whole lot of 6 1/2"' strips to fill in the bottom gap, I would like to find another solution.  My thought was to buy 8" boards as thin as possible (maybe 1/2") and use those to fill the void at the bottom of my pegboard.  I would probably shim the boards out 3/16" and let the board overlap the pegboard in order to hide any imperfections.  I would have to buy at least 40' of this board to finish off the job.  I'm not trying to make it look like the interior of a house, but I would like it to look somewhat professional.  It just occurred to me that I could put up a 4" board at the top and bottom.   Should I just cut stips of pegboad or is there a better way?   Any ideas? Thanks...
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Re: Finishing garage with pegboard - but it's 6" short
Reply #1 - Aug 30th, 2010, 12:16am
 
heeelllooo and welcome Redtape Grin Grin Grin

pegboard will need some support and backing if you plan on any real load
what exacly you hanging from it and how far appart is the support
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Re: Finishing garage with pegboard - but it's 6" short
Reply #2 - Aug 30th, 2010, 9:35am
 
How about fitting skirting board at the bottom? I would not fit it right up to the floor but leave a small 20mm gap to prevent any damp rising if the floor ever gets wet.
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