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OSB or plywood behind drywall?
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Now, I haven't seen that many houses under construction, but a friend of mine had it as a requirement to brace the exterior wall when he was extending. Another house in the village has diagonal tongue and groove board behind the drywall.Elkludde said:
Personally, I use whatever is cheapest, 10 mm Masonite, particle board, plywood or OSB because there should be something behind the drywall.
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If you're going to bother using raw tongue and groove, you should at least ensure you can cut all the boards the same length, or at least many of them the same length. If you cut diagonally, you'll have to lay them continuously unless you want to end up with a huge amount of waste.
The same length on almost all boards + nail gun sounds like a requirement to avoid a brain hemorrhage.
The same length on almost all boards + nail gun sounds like a requirement to avoid a brain hemorrhage.
Oops, I thought no one in the history of the world had ever mounted raw plank diagonally indoorsMathiasS said:If you're going to go through the trouble of using raw plank, you must at least make sure to cut all boards to the same length, or at least many to the same length. If you diagonal them, you'll have to lay them continuously unless you want to have enormous waste.
Same length on almost all boards + nail gun sounds like a requirement to avoid a brain hemorrhage.
I would never think of spending a week's work to get it done, and I thought it was obvious that I was joking, even if I didn't add a smiley
I've used chipboard, OSB, and plywood behind gypsum, but most walls I just use single gypsum.
If it's a new build, I would probably go with double drywall, but otherwise, one layer of renovation plasterboard is enough. A bit more expensive, but then you only need one board.
Neither would I. I use OSB and it works great everywhere. Apparently, there are people who use tongue-and-groove wood paneling diagonally; personally, I'd have a meltdown long before finishing that.Daniel78 said:Oops, I thought no one in the history of the world has ever installed tongue-and-groove wood paneling diagonally indoors
I would never consider spending a week's work to get it done, and I thought it was obvious that I was joking, even though I didn't add a smiley
I've used both chipboard, OSB, and plywood behind the drywall, but most of the walls I just use single drywall.
I've installed some paneling on the diagonal and also built some trellises and similar, and it's no big deal with the right machines and tools. But I would never think of installing it indoors; a screwed OSB board probably provides more support than a bunch of nailed raw wood too.MathiasS said:
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But the friend's wife didn't allow a board with glue in and additionally, the wall must be braced to avoid movement between new and old according to the structural engineer.MathiasS said:
The other house was a "Västerbottensgård" and there it should be a bit more "natural material".
After a long wall, many boards become the same length, the offcuts are used at the beginning and end.
Lose your mind? Depends on how handy you are.
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The advantage of råspont is that it can be sent into any window. It can be a bit difficult with boards in narrow staircases. Then an air hose through the window to the nail gun and it goes quite quickly to set up råspont.
If you place OSB standing, should they be flush against the floor? What about the drywall, is it the same there?