New forum member (at least in terms of posting) here, but I appreciate the many posts i have read as I have tried to figure out my new barn.
I am in the process of building out a new 30x50x12 pole barn (pics to come when i figure out how to do this). The basic building is nearing completion, with a couple minor to-do items (flashing on exterior, hang shop ceiling fan). All this work has been done by a contractor we hired. The pole barn is approx. 100 feet behind our home in Missouri.
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On the inside, I (meaning me, not a contractor) am semi-finishing a "game room" area that will be approx 24x14. This room will have some moderately heavy items hanging on the wall (taxidermy) - 50-100 pounds. My plan is to have most of the wall in old barn wood with a galvanized metal wainscoting and rusty tin ceiling. However, i want to be able to put a nail/hanger anywhere on the wall without finding a stud under the barn wood. Old barn wood may/may not support that and I don't want to find out the hard way.
I have framed everywhere in the room in between the poles to create the basic interior wall structure. My current plan is to hang 7/16 OSB over these studs and then nail gun the barn wood over the top of the OSB, with a layer of black felt in between so you can't see the OSB through any cracks in the barn wood. Also, I plan to use cellulose insulation blown into the dead space i created with the 2x4 framing on the inside of the poles.
Two questions....is the OSB a good choice for this "base layer?" And would you run this base layer all the way top-to-bottom? I don't know that I need the OSB under the metal wainscoting, but i need something down there to hold the insulation in as I blow in the insulation from the top.
Appreciate any advice you can offer. I'm a sales and marketing guy and not a construction craftsman. I'm learning this as I go along.
I am in the process of building out a new 30x50x12 pole barn (pics to come when i figure out how to do this). The basic building is nearing completion, with a couple minor to-do items (flashing on exterior, hang shop ceiling fan). All this work has been done by a contractor we hired. The pole barn is approx. 100 feet behind our home in Missouri.
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On the inside, I (meaning me, not a contractor) am semi-finishing a "game room" area that will be approx 24x14. This room will have some moderately heavy items hanging on the wall (taxidermy) - 50-100 pounds. My plan is to have most of the wall in old barn wood with a galvanized metal wainscoting and rusty tin ceiling. However, i want to be able to put a nail/hanger anywhere on the wall without finding a stud under the barn wood. Old barn wood may/may not support that and I don't want to find out the hard way.
I have framed everywhere in the room in between the poles to create the basic interior wall structure. My current plan is to hang 7/16 OSB over these studs and then nail gun the barn wood over the top of the OSB, with a layer of black felt in between so you can't see the OSB through any cracks in the barn wood. Also, I plan to use cellulose insulation blown into the dead space i created with the 2x4 framing on the inside of the poles.
Two questions....is the OSB a good choice for this "base layer?" And would you run this base layer all the way top-to-bottom? I don't know that I need the OSB under the metal wainscoting, but i need something down there to hold the insulation in as I blow in the insulation from the top.
Appreciate any advice you can offer. I'm a sales and marketing guy and not a construction craftsman. I'm learning this as I go along.
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