I have a large boiler room in the basement (concrete) where I want to put up frames and make walls, partly to screen off from the VP, and partly to get walls that are more suitable for a workshop/carpentry. My question is; Is it enough with a single OSB board on the studs or do I need two layers (it should hold shelves and a lot of stuff)? Could it be better from a fire safety point of view to use plasterboard over the OSB? OK, it turned out to be two questions.
Buy 15mm plywood instead. Gypsum is obviously better from a fire safety perspective, but are there such requirements? Are you going to do, for example, hot work in the workshop?
Buy 15mm Plywood instead. Drywall is of course better from a fire safety point of view, but are such requirements in place? Are you going to do things like hot work in the workshop?
10mm becomes too thin, you mean? I've already bought OSB boards but I could possibly double them up, then. The heaviest stuff will probably be on/under the benches, but I plan to have most of the tools on the wall. There probably won't be any hot work, and I'd prefer to skip the drywall. Thanks for the reply.
You can get quite far with OSB boards. If you're going to set up shelving systems like Elfa, they have a load table somewhere on the website, you can hang up significantly more than you think:-. I still want to advocate for drywall on top; if you paint it in a light color, it becomes much nicer and brighter, plus it's a bit easier to clean if you're going to do woodworking there. I did the same in my garage/workshop.
It will be great. If you're going to hang really heavy things on the wall, I suggest it's more important to consider how the metal studs are attached to the ceiling and wall than which reinforcement board you use.
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