Stupid panelling question
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From: Frequently frozen MN
Stupid panelling question
Hi,
I'm slowly redoing the insulation on the lower part of my basement walls ( The lower part projects out.)
Anyway, I put up some thicker insulation with 2x4s for holding the next layer of stuff.
I was going to put in some sheetrock, but I was in a hurry and just slapped up some 1/2" OSB. The insulation is rigid, but I didn't want the cats clawing it.
Anyway, I could take it down and put up sheetrock, but I thought that probably I could just panel over it.
Is there any good reason not to do it that way?
Thanks,
hj
I'm slowly redoing the insulation on the lower part of my basement walls ( The lower part projects out.)
Anyway, I put up some thicker insulation with 2x4s for holding the next layer of stuff.
I was going to put in some sheetrock, but I was in a hurry and just slapped up some 1/2" OSB. The insulation is rigid, but I didn't want the cats clawing it.
Anyway, I could take it down and put up sheetrock, but I thought that probably I could just panel over it.
Is there any good reason not to do it that way?
Thanks,
hj
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What kind of paneling are you talking about? You can drywall right over it if thats what you mean. You won't have to worry about finding the studs to screw into doing that. If you are talking about those 4x8 foot sheets of fake wood paneling, I would recommend against that but its just my opinion that that stuff looks really cheap, always. Just like laminate floors.
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Does your local fire code allow paneling over OSB? Some of them now require the paneling to be on a fire-stopping surface, like sheetrock.
I wouldn't use paneling in a house after seeing how fast a trailer goes up-
I wouldn't use paneling in a house after seeing how fast a trailer goes up-
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From: Frequently frozen MN
Does your local fire code allow paneling over OSB?
The reason that I'm not worried is that its only half height, and, since it's in the basement, there's cement on the other side of the insulation. Plus, the upper part is sheetrock, and it's offset the width of a cement block.
hj
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