panel on top of the drywall?

[Tony Dahlgren]

The inner walls in the boiler room/workshop are covered with painted plaster. I'd like to put up tools and hang things on the wall, but I think it might not be very good if I start screwing directly into the plaster everywhere. I'd also like to add paneling to the wall for aesthetic reasons Of course, it all needs to withstand some load.

What's the best way to do this? Screw into battens and then nail paneling to them?
Or some form of OSB board between the plaster and the paneling?

The house is made of timber and insulated externally. I'm also wondering if there might be a problem with moisture in the walls if I add too many layers of boards and other materials. Should I consider an air gap?

 

[huggan]

Are you still using the furnace? The chimney sweep usually doesn't like combustible items in the furnace room.

 

[Daniel 109]

There is no requirement for the boiler to be in a boiler room.

 

[Tony Dahlgren]

The pannan is used, but it is located in a fireproof small room inside the boiler room. It is a large house, an old school. Next to the wall in question is a huge pellets storage made of plywood. So there's already plenty of combustible materials...

 

[Tony Dahlgren]

No suggestions at all?

 

[Liteavvarje]

How much space do you need to hang things, entire walls or just a section

 

[Tony Dahlgren]

How much space do you need to hang things on, entire walls or just a part

I'm thinking more or less the entire wall.

 

[Liteavvarje]

The spacing for the gypsum is probably 600mm, if you find the studs, do you want vertical paneling then?
A regular panel on studs will likely crack in some places when under load,
so an OSB 13mm on the studs and paneling on that holds well, and is steady for screwing in.
A tip is to mark in the ceiling where the studs are, so you can find a good mount if something heavier is needed,
like shelf brackets or similar.

 

[Tony Dahlgren]

C/C gypsum is probably 600mm, if you find the studs, and you want vertical panel boards then
A regular panel on studs will probably crack in some places when load comes,
so an OSB 13mm on the studs and panel on that holds well, and is sturdy for screwing
A tip, mark out in the ceiling where the studs are, so you can find a good anchor if something heavier is to be installed,
like shelf brackets or similar

thanks, that's what I was thinking about!

 

[Liteavvarje]

thanks, it was something like that I had been thinking about!

Directly on the plaster I did not write but works fine