On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:18:21 -0500, "
wrote:

Im tired of looking for a stud every time I want to fasten something to the
wall in my garage and being limited by the position I can put it. I want to
sheath one wall, maybe two in plywood on the inside It has been suggested to
me that ths may be against code and be a fire hazard. I dont see how as the
wall will still be covered in 5/8 drywall. I havent been able to get a
response from local city authorites on this. Any info would be greatly
appreciated.



As long as you cover it with a fire-rated depth of sheetrock, you
should be fine. It used to be that if you had 3/4" of wood,
you didn't need sheetrock at all, but I don't know if that's
still the case. (In a single dwelling unit, that is.)