Semi gloss vs gloss in garage

Osb and look good shouldn't be used in the same paragraph.

Drywall and gloss, so it isn't a fire hazard, which exposed OSB is. Look is really not the issue here.

Or just plaster if you really want to go retro.

Agree to OSB does not equal acceptable finish. I painted some OSB in a shop, and all the nooks and crannies do a job on the brightness, plus do a good job in collecting dust.

On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:40:21 -0500, the infamous Louis Ohland scrawled the following:

Granted, it ain't no showroom wall covering, but enough paint on OSB will fill those nooks and crannies so they neither catch dust nor show up nearly as much. I used an eggshell white for no glare (which gloss is notorious for) and love it. It reduced the need for extra lighting. Five 4' fluor fixtures are fine in my 2-car gar^H^H^Hshop.

-- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw

If I had OSB and wanted to paint it, I'd get a couple bucks' worth of plaster to mix up just to slap on and smooth out the voids. Then I'd paint with semi-gloss (or even flat), because glossy would glare.

Cheers! Rich

I think that it is crazy to have OSB walls in a shop, due to fire issues. I cannot imagine any reason why he should not use drywall instead.

Gloss will clean up much better. JR Dweller in the cellar

stryped wrote:

Another vote for eggshell on OSB.

I will get around to putting a layer or two of plasterboard/drywall over OSB the walls and ceiling, but at the moment I've got other things to spend the time and money on...

Mark Rand RTFM

Doesn't matter. The paint, assuming latex, is going to raise the wood and make cleaning it difficult.

Wes

Without the plasterboard/drywall, no!

Mark Rand RTFM

Plenty of wooden sheds around the world :-)

Mark Rand RTFM

Yes, but this was supposed to be a metal workshop.

On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:45 +0100, the infamous Mark Rand scrawled the following:

Perzactly. And since when is paint not flammable?

Most drywall has paint + a layer of paper on the outside. It doesn't catch fire very often. Why should painted OSB be any worse?

-- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw

On Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:22:22 -0400, the infamous Wes scrawled the following:

First off, the extra glue around OSB usually keeps the grain from raising too much, but a quick swipe with a 120 sanding sponge (or sandpaper) will take it right down. Put another coat on and it fills more of the voids to make a smoother surface, though not flat.

What the hell? It's a shop, not a piece of artwork.

And why are we following yet another thread of a known troll? Damn...

-- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw

It was cold and rain last night and I didn't have to go to work today. Btw, it is cold and rainy now. ;)

Wes

and make cleaning

True, but you can prime with PVA type primer, and when it's dry, go over it with a medium-heat flatiron. No joke, it really DOES flatten the grain.

Use a sprayer, though; loose wood fibers don't improve paintbrushes.

I stopped over to my brothers place today, he lives about 20 miles away. Due to the terrain he is building a very expensive garage using poured walls and lots of iron since it is recessed into a hill. One of the retaining walls makes it a contiguous structure since it is against zoning to have an out building in front of your home.

I look up to what he is hanging from the trusses and my mind asks, where did he get textured drywall? Then I figure out he is nailing painted OSB to the underside of his trusses. I wish I had my camera with me.

From the distance, tall garage to get his service truck inside, it looked okay but just seemed way wrong. His comment on using painted OSB was that is was lighter to work with.

Well, maybe he is using 7/16" but 1/2" OSB is about the same weight of 1/2" drywall. I think his thinking is a bit flawed. Oh well, he is too far into it at this point.

My plan for this weekend was to get the ceiling drywall up in my machine room. Uncle is sick, my brother is working on his own place so I figured I'd get that drywall up on my ceiling on my own.

There is one problem though, the room is 8 x 12 and there is a 14x30 lathe and a bridgeport in it. Makes working a biatch. I spent 3 hours screwing around getting the first sheet over the lathe up. With a second hand it would be easy. Straight overhead, not a problem but over that 4x8 area that I can't stand in, it was a pain in the kester.

I ended up laying the sheet on top of the lathe and running cleets up the walls to inch it up, one cleat screwed into the studs at a time. A second helper and a few minutes of the helpers time, it would have been a 10 minute job for that sheet including cutting in the utility boxes overhead.

My trusty Ryobi 18V drill has a battery pack that died, so I as using the other one that will charge but discharges overnight. My corded drill seems to be missing the chuck key :(

Ended up getting the sheet up, a few screws holding it and headed off to my nearest home despot to get a new battery, decided on two of them for 59.99 and tax. Ryobi's strategy is to use the same battery more than a few years. What an idea!

I still think my brother should have used drywall. Why line your garage with combustables?

Wes

-- "Additionally as a security officer, I carry a gun to protect government officials but my life isn't worth protecting at home in their eyes." Dick Anthony Heller

As has been mentioned several times -- you don't *have* to tape and mud it -- it is done to make it look nicer -- and to seal gaps where cold air can leak into the shop.

And such gaps are just as likely with OSB if the panels are the same size. Are you going to tape or otherwise seal the joints between panels of OSB?

I would put in drywall, tape the joints which were not backed by the frame 2x4s, and if I felt like it, tape the other joints as well for looks. If I did not plan to paint it (drywall is already white for nice light reflection) I would not bother mudding.

And -- I would certainly not use OSB because of the increased fire hazard. (Probably it would not even pass code here.) Do you have to pass inspection, or are you far enough away from cities so you don't have to worry about that?

Enjoy, DoN.