How many garages with osb interior?

[hapbob]

I did walls and ceiling. Painted ceiling white, before I installed the sheets. Painting on the floor and lifting them up all painted by my self wasn't to bad. I


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[jeff64]

I used a mixture of leftover osb and plywood construction scraps. I painted it white because the shop has few lights and it helps. I also used about three sheets of 3/4 inch plywood. It's cheaper than pegboard and I can drive nails in it to hang heavy tools without worrying about making sure it's on a stud.

 

[NUTTSGT]

The NFPA has reported on studies of the use of engineered lumber in structural uses. For example, floor joists made of it failed in 1/3 the time of traditional lumber in the same use.

http://www.nfpa.org/news-and-resear...august-2009/features/lightweight-construction

Yes, I know you're speaking primarily about wall sheathing in OSB. Not structural, you don't want gypsum board because it's too-easy to break the paper covering.

The rock band Great White had a concert in Warrick Rhode Island. Their pyrotechnic display ignited an illegal unpermitted, uninspected cladding of the walls of plywood paneling and soundproofing. The fire spread so-rapidly, within two minutes the fire elevated the temperature at head-height to over 1,000 degrees F. One hundred people died. The prior show for Great White was in Boynton Beach FL. The fire marshal refused to allow their pyrotechnic show unless they did an empty building display prior to their paid performance before an audience. "It's too-expensive," said the band's manager, to the fire marshal. The local official refused to give-in. The band performed without their pyrotechnics. They packed for the road trip, and headed to Warrick, Rhode Island.

You want to do 'hot work' in your untreated OSB-interior wall clad structure, w/no sprinklers? Consider the possible consequences.

The Life Safety Code has been adopted in all 50 states, and is designed to allow occupants to have a reasonable amount of time to evacuate via means of egress, or to be able to 'defend in place,' for occupancies like nursing homes, hospitals and jails.

If you follow the local building code you will have a reasonable expectation of survivability in the event of a fire, to survive. Consider the alternative.

http://www.nfpa.org/public-educatio...sembly-occupancies/the-station-nightclub-fire

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...umentary-about-tragic-nightclub-fire-20151112

Comparing the Warrick fire with the improper foam sound proofing and pyrotechnics to hot work in garage with OSB without sprinklers is an apples to oranges comparison. Even taking sprinklers out of the equation is not a comparison.

 

[aar0s]

Osb, walls and ceiling. Blaming the osb for your garage burning is like blaming chocolate cake for you getting fat, you still had to eat it.

 

[nicholam77]

I did Grade C plywood. Might paint it later, but the natural wood look is growing on me.

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[like2wheel]

Looks great, but are you sure that's not AC?
C grade in my neighborhood doesn't look like that...

 

[nicholam77]

Looks great, but are you sure that's not AC?
C grade in my neighborhood doesn't look like that...

Haha yeah I meant to actually type "BC". Oops!

 

[fairway605]

I use osb for everything as i work in a osb mill, it can be made to look good with the right finish. Desk made from osb.

 

[CNGsaves]

Helped a friend insulate and put up OSB in his small 1 car garage.
LESSON LEARNED: Big mistake to NOT . . . . . Paint It First.
Pain in *** standing on ladders for all those coats of paint as OSB really soaks it up.

+1 to PRIME . . . . . then PAINT multiple coats . . on sawhorses first, if you end up going with OSB.

Also, put up with SCREWS so you can take it down later as needed.

 

[Iann128]

I have almost all my walls done in OSB in my 40x50 8' up. It does make hanging stuff up nice. Still have to finish one wall.