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Jiles

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I have a friend with a small "cabin" app. 1K sq. ft. that needs some refurbishing.
The entire interior was finished with OSB and it has not been painted. What would be your thoughts about painting? I am just skeptical about applying a thin coat of sheetrock mud, sanding, and painting.
I have very little experience finishing OSB and would like some suggestions.
 
Painted the OSB on my shop walls white years ago. Put a couple of coats on and it still looks good.
Richard in NW SC
 
Depends on the look you're after. Painting OSB is still going to look like painted OSB.

If you're wanting to trick it out, cover the OSB with sheetrock, tape, bed, texture it. That will also seal the room from drafts, make it way more fire retardant.
 
What kind of strides have they made with paneling these days? It's not just wood grain anymore is it? I've seen it with outdoor murals. Is there something with more of a textured wallpaper pattern?
 
Somebody on this board actually taped and mudded the OSB joints in a connecting room to his garage. He said you couldn't tell it from the sheetrock after it was painted.
 
As Steve said it depends on how you want it to look.
Few surfaces look cleaner and more modern than sheetrock.
Painting OSB would be fine for a shop but would be too rustic inside a dwelling for most people.
You don't need any structural strength with the osb already on there so you could use 3/8" or even 1/4" sheetrock to cover it.
Easy to find 1/4 or 3/8 thick mullion if you wanted to fir out the window frames and door jambs so your trim goes over the rock and looks nice.
Would be easy to put on the rock as you could put screws in anywhere.
 
(quoted from post at 01:20:41 06/13/14) As Steve said it depends on how you want it to look.
Few surfaces look cleaner and more modern than sheetrock.
Painting OSB would be fine for a shop but would be too rustic inside a dwelling for most people.
You don't need any structural strength with the osb already on there so you could use 3/8" or even 1/4" sheetrock to cover it.
Easy to find 1/4 or 3/8 thick mullion if you wanted to fir out the window frames and door jambs so your trim goes over the rock and looks nice.
Would be easy to put on the rock as you could put screws in anywhere.
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All this is true but all the electrical will need to be extended out. That can be a pain.
 
(quoted from post at 04:22:25 06/13/14) Mud and then wallpaper?
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The last time I removed wallpaper, I swore that I would NEVER put up wallpaper again!
Well--I may have to get forgiveness because that may be the best solution---Thanks
 
I redid a room that was an add on...exterior wall of house now
interior. One wall was OSB the rest sheet rock...I could have
gone over it with sheet rock, but I had an extra pail of mud and
lots of tape...

Long story short, I saved $50 at best and needed even more
mud. It took a long time. It does look ok for the kids play room. I
wouldn't do it in the main part of my house unless I wanted a
textured plaster wall.

Sheet rock is cheap and quick...good luck. Grant
 
Since you don't have to worry about wavy walls with the OSB,
buy the cheapest, thinnest paneling you can find and go right over it..
Easier than drywall (ugh, sanding), tougher too.
Don't like the pattern/color?.......paint it.
Had a dark paneled room at a camp, the Woman said it was too dark, and painted it white. Hey, ya can't paint paneling...she did, it worked/looked fine.
 
My office in my shop is painted OSB. It turned out well, and I am happy with it, in the END.....getting there was another story.....lol

you would need to use the oil based primer that kills/blocks stains. The glue of the osb will come through several coats of paint.

Also, a off color would be better / easier than white, I learned that.
 
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