Nail paneling, replace plasterboard with OSB?

[Dahlgren79]

I am planning to install horizontal wood paneling and I'm considering whether I can take down the existing drywall and replace it with OSB instead, to avoid the wall protruding too much outward.

Will I lose wall stability by doing this? Is it better to use another type of board instead of OSB?

These are partly exterior walls with metal studs, and it doesn't work well to shoot with a nail gun through them.
I've already tested in the bedroom where I had to complement with OSB before I could install the paneling.

 

[HandySmurf]

I have glued vertical paneling to drywall with PL600. Worked well, I think.

 

[Dahlgren79]

There is now fiberglass fabric, herringbone type, on the entire wall. Not sure how well glue would adhere to it without also needing nails.

How did you manage to apply pressure when you put the board in place?

 

[HandySmurf]

I believe it works with glass fiber wallpaper behind it as long as it hasn't been painted with paint that peels or anything. According to the text on the PL600 tube, the glue has a suction cup effect or something so it adheres quite well. I managed to buy beadboard that was fairly straight, so it was enough to apply glue strips on the backside of most of the boards. Where they still wanted to twist away from the wall, I placed small screws at the top and bottom in a couple of places while the glue dried. I removed the screws afterward. I put up moldings that covered the screw holes afterward.

 

[Dahlgren79]

I don't think gluing is an option for me anyway.

So back to the question, do you think the wall will lose stability if I replace drywall with OSB and nail the panel into it?

 

[-RB-]

I can't imagine the wall losing stability if you replace the drywall with OSB. Now, I haven't examined the strength properties of drywall and OSB, but instinctively I would say that the wall even becomes more stable. What kind of studs do you have behind the drywall? If you have wooden studs, you can nail the panel directly into the studs and skip the OSB. If you place an extra stud diagonally in a section or brace the diagonals with perforated banding, it will probably be as strong as with drywall. Perforated banding can be found here http://www.byggmax.com/se-sv/byggva...ttor-vinklar/balkskor-platband/237210/halband

 

[KnockOnWood]

I am going to install horizontal wood paneling and I am considering whether I can take down the existing drywall and replace it with OSB instead, to avoid the wall protruding too much outward.

Will I lose stability in the wall by doing this? Is it better to use some other type of board instead of OSB?

These are partially exterior walls with steel studs, and it doesn't work well to use a nail gun through them. I've already tested it in the bedroom where I had to complement with OSB before I could install the paneling.

Why not keep the drywall? Due to its weight, it is a much better sound insulator than OSB, and it also contributes a bit to fire safety.

OSB is mostly used to have something to "screw into" when you have drywall as a surface layer. But with wood paneling as a surface, you don't need OSB?