quick question on studs/joists - structural or non structura

hi
just a quick question

situation - wanting to put up walls in garage. will need wood frames for insulation and plasterboard.

i'll need treated pine for termite protection, but do i need structural or non structural pine?

other than the weight of insulation and plasterboard, they won't be load bearing (unless shelves count?)


thanks

You don't neccessarily need structural, however I would use structural...straighter and better quality...
wouldn't cost a lot more either.

And you may not need insulation either.

whys that?

Typically the walls of a garage are not lined with insulation. Studies have shown negligible benefit gained by adding insulation to the internal walls (between garage and habitable rooms). There is sufficient air space contained within the garage itself to provide thermal insulation.
However, you are more than welcome to add insulation if you want too. It may make you feel better about it and the manufactures wouldn't mind either.

really?
thats definitely news to me
a single brick wall garage has sufficient insulation to not need anymore??

maybe i should specify that i wish to make the garage something of a 'games or man's room' to drink, play pool and hang out in to late in the morning

this is a quote taken from the insulation page of yourhome.gov.au

I think there are some crossed messages regarding insulation here. You do not necessarily to insulate the garage as this room is not considered habitable, the air mass in the garage and the walls surrounding the garage offer effective insulation to the next layer of the house, therefore it may not be necessary to insulate the walls between the garage and the rest of the house. If you are converting the garage to a habitable room or even a blokes room, I would definitely suggest insulation, otherwise you will need to drink more beer in winter to stay warm there.