Screws or nails for ceiling OSB

[NC-Shaun]

Well I finished fastening all the sheets with 1 5/8 deck screws last week. I painted the 2nd coat today. Heat is on and will be left on for several days to aid in drying.

Honestly I am regretting using the OSB for interior sheeting. It was a hassle to paint, and doesnt look the way I imagined. I already painted it with 15 gallons of paint so now I am kinda committed.

I surely would have chosen drywall if I did it again. Funds are tapped out and I still have another coat of paint to put on the sponge board.....I

Any cheap ideas on covering osb to make it look better? I was thinking of adding drywall mud to paint in hopes of covering the grain more. I may just leave it alone. Everyone says I am too picky, and its just a garage. It is definitely the nicest garage I have ever owned, but when ya spend a pile of dough you expect it to turn out the way you wanted. Everyone around here prefers osb to drywall. My last rental shops were drywalled and i should have stuck to my original thought and used that

 

[NUTTSGT]

Shaun, did you prime the OSB before painting ? I would have recommended two coats of Kilz oil based primer before paint.

However for the ceiling, knowing what I know now, ribbed steel panels instead of OSB. Put it up, screw it and done.

 

[peterl]

I used OSB on walls and ceiling and for trim srtips I ripped 2" strips of OSB and it worked great and it was very cheap.

Good luck

 

[paredown]

If you really hate it, just install 1/2" drywall over top. Even around here you can find decent finishers who will work pretty cheap. Get them to work with the longest boards they can manage to minimize **** seams, and pay for tape and fill...

 

[NC-Shaun]

Shaun, did you prime the OSB before painting ? I would have recommended two coats of Kilz oil based primer before paint.

However for the ceiling, knowing what I know now, ribbed steel panels instead of OSB. Put it up, screw it and done.

Yea I primed it, the color is looking fine. It got too cold too finish it so I am leaving shop closed with heat in to cure paint before the final coat. I will look into the corrugated metal.

I used OSB on walls and ceiling and for trim srtips I ripped 2" strips of OSB and it worked great and it was very cheap.

Good luck

Yea, my install was fairly tight so I only need to caulk a few gaps before final coat of paint. Everyone says I am being too picky, but shop time is the closest thing I can get to being ok with the daily grind. Things are extremely stressful these last few years.

If you really hate it, just install 1/2" drywall over top. Even around here you can find decent finishers who will work pretty cheap. Get them to work with the longest boards they can manage to minimize **** seams, and pay for tape and fill...

I think this may be the best option if I decide to make the change. Since its already sheeted with OSB I wont have to stress out on perfect measurements to catch roof joists and wall studs. I would probably just do 4x10 sheets from block to ceiling ( 9ft4 ) with one cut at top. 4x10 sheets on ceiling. I would have very little mud work involved.

 

[nadogail]

After reading your posts, I am beginning to wonder if I might have done my garage ceiling wrongly.

I put the pre-painted 3/8" OSB on the tops of the chords of the trusses so that they serve as a floor in the attic.

It's not a tall attic, but I have a lot of stuff stashed in it. The attic also has working lights and pull down stairs.

Nailed the OSB in place on the tops of the chords with 6d electro galvanized common nails.

 

[jumbo61]

I used a Senco self feeding screw gun. OSB on walls and ceiling. Since I work by myself it made the job go quicker and easier, along with a rolling scaffold and drywall lift. http://www.speedynails.com/Merchant...ct_Code=ts_DS200ac&Category_Code=t_screwgun_2

 

[67CarGuy]

I realize it's done, but regardless my vote is screws. Easy choice if you ever have to remove a panel. Drywall over your existing OSB may prove helpful in the future, plus it should help to dampen sound vibrations and slow heat transfer.

 

[NC-Shaun]

I realize it's done, but regardless my vote is screws. Easy choice if you ever have to remove a panel. Drywall over your existing OSB may prove helpful in the future, plus it should help to dampen sound vibrations and slow heat transfer.

I ended up ok with it once it was painted, we ran all of the EMT and pulled all the wire, we connected it with direct burial cable, the ground froze again so I have to wait to cover the ditch back up. I used 18 LED 2200 Lumen 4000k ballasts.

The light turned out perfect color and spread. I will post pics soon. Wednesday is supposed to be warm again, so I will do the final coat of paint and trim work this week. Then I have to run the water line to the shop and figure out how to make the entry of that look proper, and add the outside led flood light. I am trying to move into the new shop within the next 10 days. Im so burnt out on this project......Never again. If I ever move I am buying a turn key new place and leaving it alone.