Should you have plastic on the roof and walls for a cold garage or not? There are different opinions!
 
For a cold garage, it is not needed.

However, even if the garage is not going to be heated, it might be insulated and prepared for heating?
In that case, it may be appropriate to install plastic.
 
The walls are insulated and covered with plastic, the ceiling partially.
So to speak, does it do any harm if it is insulated and covered with plastic?
 
I don't think so.
What can happen is that it's warmer outside than inside the garage, and then the moisture barrier is, so to speak, on the wrong side, i.e., there's a risk of condensation inside the wall. In practice, there probably aren't too large temperature differences for extended periods, so the risk should be quite small.

If you have the rest wrapped in plastic, it's probably just as well to do the same with the ceiling.

Then you can consider maintenance heating so that it at least remains frost-free. A garage is a good storage place, not just for cars, and being frost-free provides increased possibilities. For example, waterborne paint.

I have a garage/workshop with insulated walls and, so far, an uninsulated ceiling. Despite that, it almost stays frost-free, so not much additional heat is needed.
 
If I enclose the ceiling, insulate, and add a vapor barrier, then it becomes a cold attic that I have no control over. Maybe I should install a hatch in case someone needs to crawl up into the attic? Or is it unnecessary?
 
An inspection hatch is never wrong.
Even if it's just for a maximum of one annual inspection, I think an external hatch on the gable is best and simplest. On the side that's often sheltered if possible.
 
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