OSB as a substrate for wallpaper?

[Kurtivan]

After some demolition work, the masonite has been removed from a board wall. Can I wallpaper if I put OSB on the boards?

 

[Ola78]

It can be done, but the wallpaper will crack over time; OSB moves, which is why the boards have the width measurement of 1197-1198 to allow for some space between the joints. Additionally, the boards are a bit rough, in other words, not a good surface for wallpaper. Why not install 13mm drywall instead? Then you'll have a smooth and stable surface that's good for wallpapering. Sure, you'll need to fill the joints and nail heads, but you would have had to do that with OSB as well.

 

[prototypen]

Additionally, the OSB is lacquered, so wallpaper paste doesn't adhere well.

Protte, use drywall since you have a board wall behind and drywall is probably cheaper.

 

[Mikael_L]

After some demolition work, the masonite has been removed from a board wall. Can it be wallpapered if I put OSB on the boards?

Short answer: No.

Long answer: Yes, if you accept poor results.

Plasterboard will probably be great.

 

[Zynx]

Renovation gypsum that builds 6mm is great to apply, works well with wallpapering.

 

[prototypen]

If TS is considering an OSB, the thickness is probably not crucial; renovation gypsum is unreasonably more expensive.

If 13 mm is acceptable, use "regular gypsum"; if you want to match the thickness of masonite, then it becomes renovation gypsum.

Protte

 

[kalubah]

I also agree that plaster would be the best option, but that wasn't the question.
However, I don't believe in OSB. The wallpaper might avoid cracks if it's of good quality, but as someone pointed out, the OSB is uneven—it won't look good. A better similar alternative would probably be wood fiber.

Edit:
Oops, didn't see that you have a board wall behind. Well, then there's probably no reason to choose anything other than plaster?

 

[Kurtivan]

The wall is in a staircase, upstairs a laminate floor is to be laid from the wall on the upper floor to the opening and the wall in the staircase. There an angle strip in aluminum is to be screwed downwards, and the screw will thus end up in the board that is placed on the wall. Then gypsum is not a good solution right there, or should one splice in solid wood where the wall meets the floor? I think it gets a bit tricky to achieve...

 

[petersson79]

But you had the board wall behind, and it's excellent to screw into...

 

[krukan]

I wallpapered on an OSB board that extended around the pipes in the kitchen, but first applied easy cover to create a smooth surface instead of wallpapering directly on the OSB. Worked excellently, except that I smoothed the easy cover with my forearms and hands instead of using the scraper that was in the garage, and had itching for a week afterwards...

 

[Kurtivan]

pettersson79, I might be explaining poorly. Screw from the top into the strip, a strip like the one used in an insert resembling the laminate floor. With gypsum, the screw ends up in the standing gypsum board.

 

[tank77]

If you absolutely must use wood-based, then go for regular particle board.

In Älvsbyhus, wallpaper is applied directly onto particle boards!

 

[MaZtoR]

If you must have wood-based, then go for regular chipboard.

In Älvsbyhus, wallpaper is applied directly on chipboards!

My upper floor (decorated in the 80s) is also wallpapered directly on chipboards. However, the result is cracks at several board joints.


Glue the molding in place and screw it into the drywall instead.

 

[Ironman]

If you must have wood-based, then go for regular particle board.

In Älvsbyhus, wallpaper is applied directly on particle boards!

A disaster that Älvsbyhus is stuck in the 80s!! Surely there is no house manufacturer, and not many private individuals either, who use particle boards as a surface layer on walls anymore?

 

[pbengtsson]

It's a disaster that Älsbyhus is still stuck in the 80s!! Surely there's no home builder, and not many private individuals either, who still use particleboard as a surface layer on walls anymore?

Well, when installed correctly, it's a good material, OSB+gips is not entirely cheap.