Weird Tolkienish Figure
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I prefer the look of OSB to drywall... I dunno why.
Everyone ready for the "Drywall vs OSB" weekly thread?
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I'm using OSB and slowly doing one section at a time as I clean up that area. Painted white it reflects light better than unfinished walls or bare insulation, can hang things wherever, durable. Yes plywood would be better but it's just a garage to work in, not worth the expense.
Hollywood D
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I did plywood on mine but it's the T1-11 siding. The unprimed kind, just a raw wood finish. I did it more for the looks than anything else. I don't plan on painting it and it is not cheap at $37 a sheet
I've built three shops, and used OSB in every one. I admit sheetrock looks infinitely better, but I hate taping/mudding/painting. OSB, for me, is simply too easy to hang and attach stuff to later....and is much easier to remove down the road should the need arise. That being said, with current OSB prices, it does make some of the other options a little more attractive. When I built my current shop. OSB was $6/sheet...last time I was in Lowe's it was $13.
The inspectors would make me cover the OSB with drywall to make it fireproof or want drywall underneath it to make it fireproof because I should know better, homeowners can get away with anything. I was in a new steak place with vaulted painted OSB covered ceilings and I couldn't believe it passed inspection, two months later it burned to the ground. The flames from the grill flared up and caught the ceiling on fire and it went up like a roman candle. Drywall is so cheap and easy, I think the taping/mudding part scares people away from it, I can tape in my sleep. I did all drywall with stippled ceilings in my garage for noise control, held up fine for ten years and looks it's supposed to, not like the sides of a cheap tin roof shack.
MushCreek
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When I do my shop (28X32X12), I'm going to get a price on having a drywall guy come in and do it. They did my 1400 sq ft basement for $1300 this summer (not including materials). In the shop, I'm going to use liner metal for the ceiling, so I just need the walls done. If nothing else, the pros are FAST. I'll probably do 4' of metal wainscoting, depending on budget. I'm wondering if it's better to do the shop in Fire-X or moisture resistant greenboard?
OccupantRJ
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Be aware that from my personal experience that you may experience some drywall joint cracking in a shop or garage that is sometimes unheated and sometimes not. I would assume this due to the large swings in thermal expansion and contraction. The main room in my shop has painted plywood walls and I would not have anything else. The 8x20 room added to the back of the shop is drywalled, and has joint cracks. The temps in the room swing from 40 when not heated to 80 or more if the compressor is running during sandblasting.
tonyciambrone
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There is such a thing as mold resistant Type X board. It's about $10 per sheet by me
Handyandy23
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Not to go too far off topic, but by stippled do you mean popcorn ceiling? Do you find there was a noticeable acoustic difference?
Drywall is great as far as it looking best when finished if you can tape and spackle and not have to pay someone to do it. It’s also nice if you know where every single item is going to hang on the walls so you can put blocking up ahead of time. I have sheet rock in my attached 1 car garage and I can’t tell you how many dings, cracks, and holes I have in the sheet rock from things banging against it and the home settling.
As far as being fire resistant the sheet rock is a great choice but in my garage with painted OSB I don’t have a kitchen grill with open flames, I don’t use an Oxy acetylene torch, and if I do weld I usually put something in front of the wall if I have to weld near it not for fire but because I don’t want to burn the pain with the sparks. My race deck flooring has more chance of being damaged then my painted OSB walls and ceiling.
As far as being fire resistant the sheet rock is a great choice but in my garage with painted OSB I don’t have a kitchen grill with open flames, I don’t use an Oxy acetylene torch, and if I do weld I usually put something in front of the wall if I have to weld near it not for fire but because I don’t want to burn the pain with the sparks. My race deck flooring has more chance of being damaged then my painted OSB walls and ceiling.
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BellyUpFish
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Mine shop would definitely come under this.
I don't plan on cooling it in the summer time, currently. That could always change, but I do plan on heating it in the winter time.
So, in Alabama, I guess temps could swing from 5*F to 105*F.. LOL
ram2010
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I considered OSB and drywall and wasnt thrilled wuth either. Finally I selected recycled corrugated steel for the upper half of my barn/shop. I have the rustic look with 3 ft wainscoting rusted corrugated steel then 4 ft of rustic old pine wood boards for mounting and hanging stuff and then more corrugated steel up to the 16 ft ceiling which is also rusted corrugated steel. Much lighter the both DW and OSB plus it really looks great. This gives a great rustic old time shop look.
openwheelracing88
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definitely drywall. There is a reason we don't use OSB in our bedroom or kitchen. It looks nice. It finishes nice, and guess what??? You can hang anything on drywall including big heavy cabinets. My house came half drywalled (the side that is attached to the house), so I insulated and finished the other side. Painted the top white, with a red stripe and black base. Spent tons of time working in this garage and zero dents. Even if I put a dent in it, it will take 10 minutes to fix. If I really want to go above and beyond, I would cover the lower portion of the wall with metal plate for extra durability.
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BellyUpFish
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I'm leaning pretty heavily to sheetrock. I think in the end, it'll give me the look I'm after.
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That right there is the answer. Each of us have a look and use we want. Some guys want Sheetrock, some OSB, some metal, and some just the cheapest thing they can find. What works for one doesn’t always work for others.
Falcon67
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Same here. It's a warm look from the wood IMHO.
>There is a reason we don't use OSB in our bedroom or kitchen.
I ain't cooking or sleeping in the shop. If I parked race cars, jacks, engine cranes, etc in the bedroom the walls would look like hell pretty quick. And don't think one of those won't bust a hole in a sheet of 7/16" OSB either.
>The inspectors would make me cover the OSB with drywall to make it fireproof
This is also BS, I can hold a torch on a piece of OSB and not have a problem. To listen to some people you'd think it would explode and burn your arm off. I keep a sheet around for launching fireworks, to try and keep from catching the grass on fire.
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I paid $6000 to have my 32 x 28 x 12 garage and stairway and attic room drywalled this past summer. This was a low estimate. And I'm chasing cracks now. The place is heated and cooled but obviously the temp swings are larger than in my house.
Concerns with the low ball drywall work....
1) did not use rotozip around boxes etc. I had to use jumbo plates just about everywhere because the cutouts pretty much stunk.
2) They used pre-mixed mud exclusively and no quick set durabond. The durabond gives a much stronger joint.
Concerns with the low ball drywall work....
1) did not use rotozip around boxes etc. I had to use jumbo plates just about everywhere because the cutouts pretty much stunk.
2) They used pre-mixed mud exclusively and no quick set durabond. The durabond gives a much stronger joint.
laser3kw
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I have OSB on the walls and drywall on the ceiling. All was primed with Kiltz and top coated with Sherwin Williams. Looking in the door you can't see a difference. Others have applied a thin coat of mud on their OSB and sanded it for a very smooth look.
It's all in what you want. I am sitting here looking at a softball size hole in my drywall (in the house). Didn't take much for my wife to put it there....