Sheathing for Barn Wood Wall

[barnee]

I'm going to be installing reclaimed barnwood in a room in my new detached garage (not the main garage area). Likely 1" random width boards

Its currently framed and insulated, and the backside will be getting 5/8" firecode drywall.

Would you use 1/2" OSB or Plywood? I think the answer is whatever is cheaper but wanted to know if either is better for holding finish nails or if one is more stable over time (warping, etc).

 

[yeldogt]

Why not just nail through the drywall into the studs ?

If you are doing vertical just use some 1x. or put some nailers in before the sheetrock

 

[barnee]

Right now there is no drywall, so the OSB/Plywood would be attached to the studs. I figure its a better nailing surface.

 

[77Birdman]

I would agree on putting some 1x material horizontally at 2' oc plus/minus for a nailer. Instead of using finish nails though, I would use a wrought head nail. I have done many projects using reclaimed wood and the wrought nails look good in it. One source is Tremont nail co.

 

[barnee]

Another issue is that there might be some gaps between the boards so its recommended to have a painted surface behind the barn wood so the gaps don't show. I don't know how that would work with 1x material over studs. Seems like you might have openings into the wall cavity.

 

[yeldogt]

Sorry -- Sounded like you had to put the drywall up for fire code .. then you were going to cover.

The gaps will depend on the material -- some thin plywood painted black would do the trick.

I don't ever use OSB.

 

[dw1]

You could staple some black roofing felt paper to the bare 2x4's, run and nail your barn boards horizontally, if you did have gaps, they would not be as noticeable

 

[garage guy1of38]

You could staple some black roofing felt paper to the bare 2x4's, run and nail your barn boards horizontally, if you did have gaps, they would not be as noticeable

Exactly what I did. Worked great.

 

[rburke65]

That really looks nice garage guy!

 

[barnee]

Very nice. that's the look we are going for. My wall is 17' long by 14' high

 

[R68GTO]

I hung my barn wood vertically. I used OSB furring strips screwed to the studs to attach it, worked out great. I also stapled tar paper on the backside of large knot-holes so you wouldn't see the insulation.

 

[Devar]

The barn wood looks great on your garage walls! I'm contemplating tongue & groove knotty pine for my garage walls.

 

[squatch]

Or you could hate yourself like I did and do it at a 45* angle...

 

[Falcon67]

OSB holds nail real well, it's a pretty hard/dense material. Run a drywall screw in it with too much torque and it'll easy snap the head off the screw.