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Interior wall/Wardrobe. OSB or chipboard
Hello!
I have torn out old built-in wardrobes to install sliding doors with a modular system. However, the interior wall needs to be rebuilt to handle the load, and now I'm considering how it should be constructed.
OSB board or chipboard? Chipboard has a better surface finish, so you might avoid having to plaster, but can it handle the load in the same way as OSB?
Best regards, Jimmy
I have torn out old built-in wardrobes to install sliding doors with a modular system. However, the interior wall needs to be rebuilt to handle the load, and now I'm considering how it should be constructed.
OSB board or chipboard? Chipboard has a better surface finish, so you might avoid having to plaster, but can it handle the load in the same way as OSB?
Best regards, Jimmy
Jimmy, what are you going to put up on the wall?
And then the question is, what surface finish do you want as the end result?
If there are very high loads, i.e., shelves filled with books, I recommend plywood.
It also depends on how you plan to attach the shelves/tracks. Are you going to use wood screws directly into the board, or will you use expanding metal molly plugs? Are you going to set up elfaskenor and then place shelves on them, or are you going to custom-build the shelves from shelving boards, etc.? OSB holds just as well as particleboard of the same thickness. But a 15mm particleboard obviously holds better than a 12mm OSB. However, 12mm plywood is better than 12mm OSB. On the other hand, 15mm plywood is clearly better than 15mm particleboard. There's no reason to build them to hold several hundred kilos if it's only going to load 20kg.
And then the question is, what surface finish do you want as the end result?
If there are very high loads, i.e., shelves filled with books, I recommend plywood.
It also depends on how you plan to attach the shelves/tracks. Are you going to use wood screws directly into the board, or will you use expanding metal molly plugs? Are you going to set up elfaskenor and then place shelves on them, or are you going to custom-build the shelves from shelving boards, etc.? OSB holds just as well as particleboard of the same thickness. But a 15mm particleboard obviously holds better than a 12mm OSB. However, 12mm plywood is better than 12mm OSB. On the other hand, 15mm plywood is clearly better than 15mm particleboard. There's no reason to build them to hold several hundred kilos if it's only going to load 20kg.
It's going to be a wardrobe with something like the Elfa modular system, so a simple track to hold up drawers, shelves, etc. But I'd like to make the whole wall sturdy in case I want to change it later in life. Surface finish should be good, mainly for my own sake maybe.. I'm thinking 12mm plywood with 6mm gypsum board just to get a nice surface? Would that work, do you think?I ItWasntMe said:Jimmy, what are you planning to put up on the wall?
And then the question is, what kind of surface finish do you want as the end result.
If there are very high loads, i.e. shelves filled with books, I recommend plywood.
Then it also depends on how you will attach the shelves/tracks. Do you plan to only use wood screws directly into the board, or will you use expanding molly plugs in metal? Are you going to put up Elfa tracks and then add shelves, or are you going to build the shelves on site from shelves, etc.? OSB holds just as well as particleboard of the same thickness. But a 15 particleboard of course holds better than a 12mm OSB. However, 12mm ply is better than 12mm OSB. In contrast, 15mm plywood is clearly better than 15mm particleboard. However, there is no reason to build for them to hold several 100 kilos if it will only carry 20kg.
then I would go for screwed 13-15mm plywood. And 6mm renovation plasterboard (you can glue these on). That is sufficient if you now use 6X40mm screws with round heads without plugs for each hole for the rail. The force is pulling downwards so it will hold for hundreds of kilos. It's different if the force is pulling straight out. Then expanding plugs are needed.
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