Plywood instead of osb+drywall?

[yens]

I am just starting to renovate a storage room, and the plan was to put OSB+drywall on all the walls. But now I've started to consider putting plywood on one wall instead. It's the wall that will be used to mount a lot of holders/shelves etc. for tools. I'm thinking of using french cleat, which is apparently called "fransk upphängning" or "fransk list" in Swedish.

But then the question arises, can I replace OSB+drywall with just plywood? And how thick? If I put 15mm plywood, will it be perceived as thick enough to screw and attach whatever you want to? Or is 12 enough?

Thanks in advance.

 

[andersmc]

I am just in the early stages of renovating a storage room, and the plan was to install OSB+gypsum on all the walls. But now I'm starting to consider using plywood on one wall instead. It's the wall that will be used to mount a lot of holders/shelves, etc., for tools. I'm thinking of using French cleat, which is apparently called "fransk upphängning" or "fransk list" in Swedish.

But then comes the question, can I replace OSB+gypsum with just plywood? And how thick? If I install 15mm plywood, will it be perceived as thick enough to screw and attach whatever you feel like? Or is 12mm enough?

Thanks in advance.

It's great if you already know that you will hang tools on the wall. Then you can just hammer in a nail and hang your tool there. No need for any flimsy profiled strips.

The point of gypsum in a storage room is that it provides some resistance to fire. It's a property not to be underestimated.

But you can also have plywood+gypsum.

 

[Avemo]

It works perfectly to attach things to 12mm plywood. It is excellent as walls in a storage room. But it should be noted that it also works perfectly to attach things to OSB as well.

 

[Tobbe.A]

I have 12 mm plywood on the walls in the storage room, and when I asked a carpenter what weight it could hold, I got the answer "you might not need to put up a betonggris." I interpreted that as the plywood can handle quite a lot

 

[yens]

It's great if you already know that you want to hang tools on the wall. Then it's just a matter of driving in a nail and hanging your tool there. No need for silly profiled strips.

The point of using plasterboard in a storage room is that it provides some resistance to fire. It's a quality not to be underestimated.

But you can have plywood+plasterboard as well.

But I like the system with silly profiled strips. I’ve had nails and screws in a terrible mess before. Now the idea is to combine silly French strips with 3D-printed mounts for the different tools, so that they hang as they should, not crooked and uneven and on top of each other and "damn it wasn't perfect." Now it will be organized. Additionally, with the flexibility to move them around as you like.

Regarding fire, the point is that the wall which will have plywood (if that ends up happening) is 80mm concrete on the outside, so that's part of the design. The walls against other buildings will get OSB+plasterboard.

Thanks for the input!

 

[yens]

It's perfectly fine to attach things to 12mm plywood. It works great as walls in a storage room. But it should be mentioned that it's also perfectly fine to attach things to OSB.

However, I think aesthetics are a bit important too. OSB gives a slightly "unfinished" impression that I would like to avoid. And when I noticed that OSB + plasterboard is only marginally cheaper per sqm than just plywood, I got this idea.

Thanks for the input!