Building a shop, quick question

RuggedExposure · Today, 01:08 PM

I'm putting together a shop, and I'm concerned about sparks from grinding/welding getting through the pegboard and into the insulation.

The upper wall of my shop is going to be pegboard all the way around (14'x28'), and there will probably be a considerable amount of grinding going on. The best thing I can think of right now is some weed barrier fabric (4' roll of the cloth stuff, not polypropylene), and staple a few layers of that between the insulated studs and the pegboard.

Anyone have thoughts on this or a better idea? I know I can't be the first person to use pegboard in a welding shop and worry about catching the insulation on fire.

Murf2 · Today, 04:27 PM

I think I'd just hang drywall and them mount the pegboard out from that on 1x2's. But that's just me.

Good Luck!
Murf

CodeMonkee · Today, 05:45 PM

I have seen a number of welding shops with insulation in/on the walls - typically fiberglass of some sort with a plastic film over it. I have seen a lot of the film melted where sparks hit it, but no fires. Is this really going to be a problem? Isn't most of this type of insulation fire retardent?

NDEBT · Today, 06:05 PM

A good fire extinguisher. I had a droplight explode in fuel on a lift before. The extinguisher saved everything.

Roland44 · Today, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Murf2

I think I'd just hang drywall and them mount the pegboard out from that on 1x2's. But that's just me.

Good Luck!
Murf

Quick and easy fix that will last, I like it...

BobbySands · Today, 08:58 PM

Welding curtain. That's what we use when we're cutting/welding/grinding.

a 6'X6' is only 33 dollars.

You can buy a frame or just buy the tarp. You already have pegboard up so just hang it when you need it. Take it down when you're done. There are grommets at the corners. Should last someone who uses it now and again a lifetime. Well, 10 years.

I worked at fiberglass plant for a couple weeks and that shit was everywhere. And it did catch fire. I don't know if they treat it afterward but it will still burn, might be fire retardant but you don't want any sparks in your walls hidden from view.

http://www.toughweld.com/products/15...cement-curtain

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CodeMonkee Geek Adventurer Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Orygun Oddometer: 4,605	I have seen a number of welding shops with insulation in/on the walls - typically fiberglass of some sort with a plastic film over it. I have seen a lot of the film melted where sparks hit it, but no fires. Is this really going to be a problem? Isn't most of this type of insulation fire retardent? __________________ '09 Husaberg FE570 '99 Beta Alp '04 Ducati MTS - sold Not all who wander are lost

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NDEBT Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Poteau Oklahoma Oddometer: 4,530	A good fire extinguisher. I had a droplight explode in fuel on a lift before. The extinguisher saved everything. __________________ Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark Twain

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BobbySands JockeyfullofBourbon Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Your man of The Da Vinci Code. Oddometer: 5,683	Welding curtain. That's what we use when we're cutting/welding/grinding. a 6'X6' is only 33 dollars. You can buy a frame or just buy the tarp. You already have pegboard up so just hang it when you need it. Take it down when you're done. There are grommets at the corners. Should last someone who uses it now and again a lifetime. Well, 10 years. I worked at fiberglass plant for a couple weeks and that shit was everywhere. And it did catch fire. I don't know if they treat it afterward but it will still burn, might be fire retardant but you don't want any sparks in your walls hidden from view. http://www.toughweld.com/products/15...cement-curtain __________________ "So what makes this protest different is that you're set to die, Bobby?" --May well come to that. "You start a hunger strike to protest for what you believe in. You don't start already determined to die or am I missing somethin' here?" -- It's in their hands. Our message is clear. They're seeing our determination.

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Today, 04:27 PM	#2
Murf2 Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Kansas Oddometer: 707	I think I'd just hang drywall and them mount the pegboard out from that on 1x2's. But that's just me. Good Luck! Murf