using OSB to finish inside walls

11-11-2010, 05:52 PM	#1
Linds Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1	using OSB to finish inside walls Is it OK to use OSB to finish inside shop walls ??

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11-11-2010, 10:08 PM	#2
jlhaslip Member     Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canadian Rockies Posts: 1,280	using OSB to finish inside walls certainly __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Bud Cline To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Go ahead and apply for a variance, those guys at City Hall can use a good laugh. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-12-2010, 01:16 AM	#3
jklingel Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1,747	using OSB to finish inside walls Keep 'em dry, and painting over them MAY help w/ the off-gassing. You may want to look into that if you are going to be out there a lot. Does your code allow unprotected OSB/plywood? Codes are always a concern.

11-12-2010, 10:53 AM	#4
Termite Moderator     Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,520	using OSB to finish inside walls If you're under the International Residential Code and are in a single family residence, there's no reason you couldn't use OSB or other wood panels on your walls. The only exception would be your garage walls, which require gypsum wallboard. OSB could be applied over the gypsum fire membrane though.