What materials should I use for interior walls, uninsulated storage?

[Daniel Sunny]

I have a detached shed where I want to set up some form of interior walls.
I've had visits from mice/rats, so it's more about getting rid of them, as well as making it look nicer.

As mentioned, it is an unheated and uninsulated detached shed (in Skåne).

Attaching pictures of what it looks like.

I intend to do the work myself, am fairly new to this.

 

[Småbrukaren]

Is it the vapor barrier that's visible now between the studs? The mice probably get in somewhere other than through the wall.
But it looks like it was built to be insulated.

If you don't want to heat it, then insulation isn't a good idea. In that case, I would suggest using tongue and groove boards. It looks nice, and you'll have a solid wall to screw into. Alternatively, there are different panel materials that tolerate moisture to varying degrees.

 

[Daniel Sunny]

Is it the wind barrier you see now between the studs? The mice probably get in somewhere other than through the wall. But it looks like it's built to be insulated.

If you don't want to heat it, then insulation is not a good idea. Then I would say you should use tongue and groove boards. They look nice and you have a solid wall to screw into. Alternatively, there are different panel materials that tolerate moisture to varying degrees.

Yes, exactly, there is fabric between the studs. The rodent has bitten through it in one place and got in that way.

I don't want to insulate.

I just want to put up some form of walls to make it look a bit nicer and make it harder for the rodents to get in.

You suggest tongue and groove boards. Wouldn't OSB or Plywood work???

(I intend to leave it "open" so it can ventilate, and I'll put some form of netting or similar there to prevent animals from getting in that way).

 

[Småbrukaren]

I wrote that sheet material works. Of course, you can use plyfa, but I think raw plank or paneling is nicer. But it's your storage.

 

[Coolman]

OSB board and roll on white paint for outdoors.
I had insulated... No major cost in the context.

 

[Småbrukaren]

Insulating is not recommended if it is to remain unheated. But I'm curious, why is there a wind barrier if it is not to be insulated?

 

[Oldboy]

Completely insane and pointless to insulate unless the rodents' ability to get in is stopped first. Rodents love mineral wool.

 

[Daniel Sunny]

Insulated is not recommended if it is going to be unheated. But I'm curious, why is there a wind barrier if it's not going to be insulated?

So it's not me who built the shed. It was like that when we bought it. And we don’t feel the need to insulate or heat it.

So the purpose of my question is mostly what material we should choose for the inner wall.
And I feel that I've gotten a lot of good advice.👍

 

[Småbrukaren]

Go for it!

 

[Coolman]

Completely insane and pointless to insulate unless the rodents' ability to enter is stopped first. Rodents love mineral wool.

Stone wool?

 

[Oldboy]

Stone wool?

Stone wool and glass wool are mineral wool. The rodents love them both, for nesting, turning them into Swiss cheese, and completely pulverizing them over time. It works like a soft and fluffy down jacket, so it doesn't have a huge significance whether the spaces are heated or not.