Does OSB insulate?

[Ha Ha ha]

Going to insulate a cold garage. Don't need to put things on the walls. Needs to be cheap. But still wondering if we lose insulating effect by not putting up OSB or does the insulation come 100% from the insulation?

 

[surris]

Going to insulate a cold garage. Don't need to put things on the walls. Should be cheap. But I'm still wondering if we lose insulating effect by not putting up OSB or does insulation come 100% from the insulation itself?

All materials insulate, but at different levels. An OSB board doesn't matter in the grand scheme if you're insulating a stud wall.

Are you planning to have heat in the "cold garage"?

 

[Ha Ha ha]

All materials insulate but to varying degrees. An OSB board doesn't make much difference in the grand scheme if you're insulating a stud wall.

Are you planning to have heating in the "cold garage"?

Heating, why do you ask?

 

[surris]

Heat, why?

Yes, what do you want to achieve by insulating?

 

[Ha Ha ha]

Yes, what do you want to achieve by insulating?

Was thinking if the heat affects OSB?

 

[surris]

Wondering if heat affects OSB?

Well, if there's no heat, it won't get warmer just because it's insulated. In fact, it could get colder during certain times of the year and more humid if there's not good ventilation.

 

[Ha Ha ha]

Well, if you don't have any heating, it won't get warmer just because it's insulated. It can actually get colder at certain times of the year and more humid if there's not good ventilation.

Can it become more humid and colder WITH OSB at certain times if we have heating? Didn't understand the last sentence.

 

[surris]

Can it become more humid and colder WITH OSB during certain periods if we have heating? I didn't understand the last sentence.

No, if you have heating on, it doesn't matter if you have OSB or not.

 

[Viktor.J]

https://www.traguiden.se/konstruktion/konstruktiv-utformning/stomme/vaggar/yttervaggar/

 

[Ha Ha ha]

[link]

 

[Viktor.J]

?

1: click on the link
2: read
3: become wiser

 

[Ha Ha ha]

1: click on the link
2: read
3: become wiser

Or you could reply to the thread?

 

[Viktor.J]

Or you could reply to the thread?

Your attitude makes it feel not worth it, I gave you a good link that you couldn't find yourself. I've already helped you.

Good luck!

 

[klaskarlsson]

Need to insulate a cold garage. No need to put things up on the walls. Should be cheap. But I'm still wondering if we lose the insulating effect by not putting up OSB or if the insulation comes 100% from the insulation?

Not 100% but maybe 99%
Wood/OSB has a much worse lambda than, say, glass wool. So 12mm of wood doesn't provide much insulating effect.
However, OSB stabilizes, and it's also good when you need to screw things onto the wall.

 

[Ha Ha ha]

Your attitude makes it feel not worth it, I gave you a good link that you couldn't find yourself. I've already helped you.

Good luck!

With that logic, you can refer all questions to a search engine.