Shop Walls

[Travis]

I'd like to finish off my shop walls to cover the exposed 2x4's. If you were going to skin your walls, would you do it with sheetrock or OSB? OSB will make the shop darker, but its strong. Sheetrock is brighter, but fragile.

[don in brooklin on]

I did 3 walls in 3/4 OSB then painted white. Took 3 coats of primer as it really sucked it up.

 

Just love those walls as I hang up lots of tools and never have to worry about where the studs are.

 

I did my other wall in dry wall as it was next to the furnace as I thought there is better fire resistance with dry wall.

 

I also used dry wall on the ceiling.

 

Everything painted white and it is very bright in my small work shop.

 

Don

[Messman]

If you want strong walls and a bright whop use the OSB or Plywood and prime and paint your walls white

[toolbeltman]

If you put Borax in the paint it makes it fire resistant

[wedo scroll]

I have finished the inside of the shop walls with OSB. I left them unfinished. This is in my basement with no outside windows. No problem with it being too dark. I use florescent lighting and its plenty bright. I sometimes supplement the general lighting with a local light.

Bill

[Xray]

I've always liked exposed 2x4's, lots of room to stash stuff and nail things.

If I ever was going to finish my garage, I'd probably just go with drywall, and if I went through all that bother I'd insulate while I am at it.

[Clayton717]

I have all the studs evposed in my shop and have built a lot of shevles between them. sinse I work in a very small shop this has saved me room/space. But if I ever had a bigger shop and finished the walls I would go with OSB atleast the lower part so I wasn't poking wood or something else through the drywall. I would also insulate while I was doing it.