Sorry for the reply so long after you commented, I just wanted to share my experience here in east Tennessee because it's so cowboy out here it just makes me laugh. The caveat to all of this is that I do own the building. I couldn't do this at someone else's place, but since I own the building...
Is there any reason why I couldn't install horizontal furring strips with some kind of shim behind them at the studs instead of first installing vertical furring? Below is a summary of the project.
41 x 27 workshop with an "office" (guest room), bathroom, storage/utility room, and a workshop...