Did you OSB?

[BellyUpFish]

For those of you who used OSB on your shop walls and have had them for a decent amount of time - still happy?

It’s getting down to the nitty gritty for me to make a decision...


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[Jakemedic]

I used it on the walls as well as the ceiling. Primed and painted white. It was great for the 8 years I had the shop. Looked nice, sturdy and at the time quite inexpensive. Have another shop in my future, thinking of using tongue and groove pine next time. Good luck with your project!

 

[skeletonizer]

Built in '09. Primed and painted. Still happy.

 

[58Yeoman]

Only a couple years here, but still happy. Primed and painted off white on the walls and grey on the ceilings.

 

[doublearon98]

Put up probably 10 years ago. No paint just plain, no problem

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[BruceMc]

Both a small shop ('05) and a garage ('15). No regrets or 'I should'ves'.

 

[Nermal43]

In my shop/garage put it up over a year ago with no regrets. Did prime and paint and it is holding up well. Makes it easy to hang things as well. In my small welding shop, I used 4X8 to 4' high Hardie siding so it would be firesafe. OSB painted and primed with the seams sealed with caulking. Love it.

 

[JonBoehman]

My previous shop I had primed and painted and held up excellent for the 17 yrs I was there. Built a new shop on our new property and did the same. Should last my lifetime

 

[ezover]

works good for me.

only problem I had was on the ceiling, trusses are 24" on center and I hung 7/16? osb and only used four screws on each truss. some of the osb starting getting ripples between the screws so I doubled up with 8 screws on each truss and the problem went away.

has been about 5 years or so and still looks good.

 

[BellyUpFish]

works good for me.

only problem I had was on the ceiling, trusses are 24" on center and I hung 7/16? osb and only used four screws on each truss. some of the osb starting getting ripples between the screws so I doubled up with 8 screws on each truss and the problem went away.

has been about 5 years or so and still looks good.

Good to know. My trusses are 24" OC as well...

 

[BuffettFan]

I did my garage a year ago. No paint, no issues.
Its nice to not have to worry about finding the stud every time you want to hang something.
If I were going for a more finished look, I would have primed and painted.

 

[DJL1967]

16 years later and I still love my OSB walls. Primed and painted white and calked the seams. Looks great and very durable.

 

[laser3kw]

works good for me.

only problem I had was on the ceiling, trusses are 24" on center and I hung 7/16? osb and only used four screws on each truss. some of the osb starting getting ripples between the screws so I doubled up with 8 screws on each truss and the problem went away.
has been about 5 years or so and still looks good.

I have primed and painted OSB on the walls (insulated) and used ceiling rated drywall glued and screwed on the ceiling (also insulated and 24" truss).
5 years and still looks great. Unless you are looking for it, you don't notice the difference between the two materials.

 

[ScaldedDog]

I put up OSB 10 years ago, and then drywalled over it with a layer of caulk in between. I love it, and would do it that way again, for sure. It keeps all the garage noise in the garage, and has all the benefits of both drywall and OSB.

Mark

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[LXCam]

My previous shop was all done up with painted osb. Luv'd it and I can guarantee my next shop will be done the same way. It was way to handy and I liked the fact that with it totally sealed and cove base installed virtually eliminated fire watch after a bunch of metal work.

 

[ducksface]

Insurance told me.
'You can put anything you want on the walls and ceiling, just so what you see is dry walled, taped and muddled.
Osb UNDER the drywall is no problem.'

Make the phone call.

We finally, after a bit of a fight, have a concensus on the value of calling insurance before installing a wood burner in a garage and that cowboys who refuse to call should be ignored.

Let's see if we can finally make it a good idea to spend three minutes on the phone regarding wall covering.

 

[Jackfre]

I just got a price for 1/2" OSB and 1/2 nom. CDX for my the new well house I'm building. $20.16 for the OSB and 29.50 for the CDX. These prices are for only 9 and 6 sheets, so YMMV on quantity. In the shop with 10' walls I used 1/2" AC ply. Due to the price difference i went with 8'sheets vs 10's. I topped the wall with a two ft strip and a 1x4 band around it. Looks good and I can get into the wall anywhere in short order.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I used it for both the walls and ceiling, been about 9 years and still happy with it.


However, if I had it to do over again, I'd use ribbed metal on the ceiling instead of OSB. Put it up and done.

 

[dr_clyde]

My current shop is in an industrial steel building with a 2' high foundation around the base. I have 8' of OSB up the wall and then nothing but insulation all the way up. 20' ceilings.

It works fine, not the prettiest thing, but it works. I like being able to mount things wherever with screws.

If it was my home shop, I would do clear coated plywood with 4' steel wainscoting. Or some nice looking paneling instead of the ply.

I don't like all steel. While safer, it is LOUD, and hard to keep looking good.

OSB is a compromise, and I think it looks kind of cheap. But, the alternatives are usually more $$.

 

[BellyUpFish]

Insurance told me.
'You can put anything you want on the walls and ceiling, just so what you see is dry walled, taped and muddled.
Osb UNDER the drywall is no problem.'

Make the phone call.

We finally, after a bit of a fight, have a concensus on the value of calling insurance before installing a wood burner in a garage and that cowboys who refuse to call should be ignored.

Let's see if we can finally make it a good idea to spend three minutes on the phone regarding wall covering.

Good advice..

Well, it was a 7 minute phone call, but they (USAA) don't care what's on the walls.

 

[Worsedog]

Wall and ceilings for ten years now. Painted with the cheapest five gallon buckets of Home Cheapo white paint. Rolled it on with deep knap roller before I hung it.

 

[glider]

Did more metal than osb. But a four foot strip of pre-painted osb was installed around building. Nice to break up the white metal and to hang stuff on. Was just installed over winter. I am happy so far.

 

[kbs2244]

Put me in the happy camp.
4 years, walls and ceiling
2 coats of sprayed cheap white paint.

 

[58Yeoman]

I guess I should say that all the osb that I used was 48"x52" sheets that I would get from work. We would have pallets of paper bags (about 2200 large bags per pallet) and the osb would be strapped to the tops for stability. We generally stacked them 3 or 4 high. I would get the sheets and bring them home rather than the dumpster. My 5x8 landscape trailer was full up to the tops of the sides when I moved.

I did the walls and most of the ceiling in my 24x40 shop; one double door, one single, one man door and two small windows. Part of the ceiling was already done above the double door. I then did the walls in our 12x12x10 tool shed and the walls and ceilings in my wifes 8x12 potting shed. I had a couple sheets left over, so I use them on the bottom of my landscape trailer when I need dirt or gravel.

 

[Bad Eye Bill]

Put up probably 10 years ago. No paint just plain, no problem

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Same. Mines been up 21 years.

 

[BruceMc]

Have you noticed a pattern here and in the other 83 threads about using OSB? Broadly, there seems to be two groups of people. On the one hand, you have those that have actually used it and are satisified with the results. Then you have those who haven't ever used it and are prepared with a long list of reasons as to why we're wrong for using it.

 

[PassnThru]

OSB on the walls and ceiling for going on 15 years and no regrets (other than the fact that it burns down every 6 months (I kid, I kid)).
It isn't the most attractive option but I like that fact. It's finished but it's not over finished if you know what I mean. Mine is painted.

Now that I think about it, the paint is 15 years old.

 

[ducksface]

Have you noticed a pattern here and in the other 83 threads about using OSB? Broadly, there seems to be two groups of people. On the one hand, you have those that have actually used it and are satisified with the results. Then you have those who haven't ever used it and are prepared with a long list of reasons as to why we're wrong for using it.

Some people love birkenstocks and wife-beaters, seperately or as an ensemble.
I can only tell you why I'll never wear them.

 

[bottom feeder]

My attached garage is drywalled. I built a 12x14 ft garden shed and put OSB on the walls. Both are painted white. The OSB is nice if you think you'll ever need to get into the wall cavities, which I have done a few times in the shed to modify some electrical outlet locations. Just take the screws out, remove the panel. Piece of cake. But other than that I prefer the drywall. Hanging stuff on the wall hasn't been an issue in either building.

I just built a new detached garage this spring and am planning to drywall it. I plan to spend a lot of time in there and don't like the look of OSB, painted or not.

 

[brothernov]

I think OSB is ****. I'd leave it bare studs until I could afford at least 1/2 inch ply. OSB just does't hold a screw very well.

 

[RivennHewn]

Personal preference, but I hate the look of OSB. Painted or not.

I've never had a problem hanging anything, anywhere I wanted.

If you can't find a stud, or appropriate fastner..................?

 

[Copymutt]

24 x 36 garage/man cave since 95. OSB on walls. Finished with drywall mud and glue tape. I can hang anything I want anywhere I want and looks like finished drywall.

 

[28HopUp]

I have OSB sheathing visible with the open studs in my detached 2-car garage. I am painting the walls with Valspar satin paint that is color-matched to Gladiator slatwall that I have set aside for future use. The garage is already brighter inside. Once I run the electric I will drywall the ceiling.

 

[YeahPete]

I prefer Drywall. It's cheaper, more fire resistant, looks sharp, and I don't like hanging tools from my walls anyways. I put shelves and cabinets up. I don't like what OSB looks like. It takes a lot of paint to cover it up.

 

[mdog892001]

1/2 OSB and not one problem yet



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[PassnThru]

Have you noticed a pattern here and in the other 83 threads about using OSB? Broadly, there seems to be two groups of people. On the one hand, you have those that have actually used it and are satisified with the results. Then you have those who haven't ever used it and are prepared with a long list of reasons as to why we're wrong for using it.

A prophetic statement.

We are now seeing the anti-OSB posts even though the OP clearly stated - "Did you OSB". I was surprised that the first page was mostly clear. I wasn't the valedictorian in my high school graduating class but I was somewhere close if you divide my ranking by two and then multiply by 10. I did manage to grasp the concept of reading comprehension though.

 

[BuffettFan]

I think OSB is ****. I'd leave it bare studs until I could afford at least 1/2 inch ply. OSB just does't hold a screw very well.

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Everything on this wall is screwed to OSB.
I use Kreg pan head screws and they hold very well.
I can see where a drywall or deck screw wouldn't hold well, but a coarse thread pan head holds great as long as you don't over tighten to the point of stripping them out.

 

[BruceMc]

A prophetic statement.

We are now seeing the anti-OSB posts even though the OP clearly stated - "Did you OSB". I was surprised that the first page was mostly clear. I wasn't the valedictorian in my high school graduating class but I was somewhere close if you divide my ranking by two and then multiply by 10. I did manage to grasp the concept of reading comprehension though.

Right? Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket while I'm on a roll.

Years ago I spent some time working out of a remote cabin that the owner, over the insulation and vapor barrier, finished off the inside walls with a coarse muslin. It was genius not only because it looked great, but this was in a place remote and rugged enough that you wouldn't want to be hauling in rigid sheets of anything. But as much as I liked the looks of that cabin, it never occurred to me to finish off the inside of my garage or shop that way. Nor would I suggest to someone asking for advice on putting up sheetrock that they should use fabric instead, since I think it looks so much nicer.

 

[pbon]

I wanted the finished look and am using drywall. Fancier shop with checkerboard tile floor and NewAge cabinets. But if I had more of a woodshop than an automotive shop, I might have done the first 4 feet or maybe 6 or 8 in higher grade plywood. My shop is actually a 140 year old barn so I have 1 inch board behind the drywall on the walls and ceilings in most places. Under my garage tile floor are 2 layers of 3/4 OSB, on 1 inch oak plank, on 2x10 rough cut joists, with steel beams under those.

 

[James-W]

My older brother had OSB on the inside walls of his shop. He liked it and had things hanging on all of the walls. He painted the ceiling white but he didn't paint the walls, not sure why, he just didn't.