On Mon, 5 Apr 2010 11:26:29 -0700 (PDT), jamesgangnc
wrote:

On Apr 3, 3:07*am, Evan wrote:
On Apr 1, 1:18*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:





On Apr 1, 10:15*am, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:

On Apr 1, 8:51*am, jamesgangnc wrote:

On Mar 31, 2:04*pm, jamesgangnc wrote:

On Mar 30, 9:48*am, "v8z" wrote:

"Robert Olin" wrote in message

... I'm building a well house/shop. *In a living space you have to cover the
walls with something like sheetrock for fire code, however, in a shop
would just osb be ok?

Thanks,
RO

Depends on how fast you want it to burn if you have a fire......
Seriously, if you do have a fire, the additional time the gypsum board will
give could make the difference between just the losing stuff inside, and
losing the structure itself. *Another thing to think about, for a shop as
opposed to a garage, is to ensure you have two points of egress at opposite
ends so you can't get trapped inside by a fire. *ABC extinguishers near both
doors as well.

I've pondering the same thing. *I built a garage with living space
above it. *Code says you have to have 5/8 sheet rock on the garage
ceiling but is silent about what you do with the walls. *I'd really
like to have something besides sheetrock because it's so fragile for a
garage or shop wall. *At the same time I don't want to spend a fortune
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I added alt.home.repair cause this thread was not getting any traction
over in alt.building.construction. *The op and I both would like to
cover some walls with something besides sheetrock. *He's got a
workshop and I've got a garage ground floor with living space above
it. *I'm pretty certain code only requires me to have 5/8" sheetrock
on the ceiling.

The trouble with the walls is that sheetrock is not a very good choice
for a garage or workshop. *Any suggestions for a cheap alternative?

I don't think you're going to get much traction over here, either.

What does your building inspector say?

Ours allowed us to OSB the interior walls in my husband's shop BECAUSE
IT IS NOT CONNECTED TO A DWELLING. *(Sorry for shouting; I wanted
to emphasize that.)

If the space is attached to a dwelling, it needs some sort of fire-
rated stuff
between the garage and the living space--on every side where they
abut.
Drywall is the usual thing.

You can OSB over the drywall, I believe. *Do what your inspector
recommends,
unless you live where they don't have code enforcement.

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Yes, I understand the firecode requirements. *My situation is a garage
with the living space above it. *I plan on putting up 5/8" on the
garage ceiling. *The code calls for that. *The garage walls are
exterior walls. *I'm going to insulate but I'n not heating/cooling the
garage. *I'd just like to find some cheap alternatives for the garage
walls. *My past experiences with garages that get used for more than
parking vehicles is that drywall gets beat up rather easily.

So you are able to completely fire stop the ceiling separate from the
walls
through the entire wall cavity, so that what is above is separate from
what
is below?

Sounds like you are shelling out a lot of money to seal up all the
edges
around the perimeter walls (which are still BELOW a dwelling and
connect
to the walls and structure being supported above) to "save" buying a
few more
sheets of 5/8" fire code sheetrock to line the inside of the
"compartment" where
you are going to be using a workshop...

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I'm not trying to save. I'm trying to find something hardier than
drywall that is not more expensive than the drywall. Drywall is
pretty cheap as wall coverings go.

OSB is more expensive than drywall, so I doubt you're going to be successful.