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Plywood for Garage Walls
Posted on 10/9/21 at 7:52 am
Posted on 10/9/21 at 7:52 am
90% of the sheet rock is ripped out in my garage currently due to Ida. I am debating on putting plywood or osb back up instead of sheet rock. Some googling on the topic revealed that 5/8 sheet rock may be required on the walls "adjacent" to the living areas and on the ceilings of the garage..........Does any one have any insight on this or know of how I can check my local codes to determine if that requirement applies? This is an attached garage.
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Posted on 10/9/21 at 8:28 am to ShatRock
Where do you live? Unless you have major storm damage requiring permits and building inspectors, you can probably put up anything and never have any issues from Gov’t
Posted on 10/9/21 at 9:09 am to ShatRock
I thought about doing plywood for the walls of my shop instead of Sheetrock. Looking at prices, the Sheetrock is 1/2 or 1/3 of the cost of plywood and OSB depending on what type of wood. Just something to consider if you’re trying to keep costs down.
Posted on 10/9/21 at 9:37 am to ShatRock
A guy in my subdivision has OSB walls in his attached garage.
Posted on 10/9/21 at 10:29 am to magicman534
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I thought about doing plywood for the walls of my shop instead of Sheetrock. Looking at prices, the Sheetrock is 1/2 or 1/3 of the cost of plywood and OSB depending on what type of wood. Just something to consider if you’re trying to keep costs down
I agree that sheetrock in a shop may be less expensive but the risk of holes being knocked in the sheetrock is high in a shop. I used OSB for that reason.
Posted on 10/9/21 at 11:05 am to ShatRock
As far as I can tell 5/8 drywall is code for walls, ceilings adjacent to the living area, for a fire break. You may run into issues with an inspection when you sell. I just put up 1/2” sanded plywood for walls in a detached shop. Finished drywall certainly looks much nicer, and I did a pretty good job with the plywood. You’ll have small gaps, fasteners that look ugly.
Posted on 10/9/21 at 3:09 pm to turkish
Paint the plywood with a fire retardant paint
Posted on 10/9/21 at 3:57 pm to turkish
5/8 gypsum is a 1 hour fire rated material. You can achieve this same rating with fire retardant treated plywood or by painting the plywood with fire retardant paint.
Posted on 10/9/21 at 5:20 pm to ShatRock
I’d go back with drywall…it’s a hell of a lot cheaper and it is fireproof.
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