Whatever you use you should have raised it at least a quarter to a half inch off the floor so it wouldn't wick any water off of the concrete.

It needs a good sanding to get rid of the free advertising then a good clear coat, stain or french burn. Some french cleats, peg board and surround sound with 600 watt bass speaker.

I live in Michigan and have a small machine shop. I finally heated it with Nat Gas and decided to wall with OSB. Glad I did. I agree with your reasoning. Now I have to decide on a ceiling after two winters out there. I insulated the walls with 13 and the ceiling with 38. What's cool (no pun intended) is the shop stays cool in the summer now without AC. Plus almost zero humidity if you keep the doors closed. I'm thinking 3/8 rock up top painted white.

Good choice. I'd paint it for a cleaner look.

I put 7/16 inch OSB up in my workshop out back. Surprisingly, my stud finder can still locate stud through it. I was a little surprised. Plus, I can easily find where they are just by looking for the nails.

OSB = $30. A sheet in my area of Northern California.

Hi from the UK, i have just started doing this in my garage using 11mm thick OSB, I like you do like the plane look of the OSB what I have done is use counter sunk machine screws and used threaded inserts for the same reason incase I need to get behind to add a nogging or two for extra support for weight. Nice video

Thank you so much. I have been trying to figure out for months the best way to finish a garage Im renting out of because Im absolutely tired of looking at the insulation! I appreciate you so.

Idk what to do I'm living in a garage got some old insulation from a bld being torn down then I have plastic over that I have a small piece of panel behind my bed it is covered in mold I don't have no help and can't afford to pay someone and I might be able to buy 1 piece of wood a month so far that hasn't worked out any suggestions anybody it gets very cold in winter time I use kerosene heater and electric heater and electric blankets I have time on the both sides but none in the front or back

Not a big deal, but I would stagger the joints to add a little more stiffness to the wall.

Loved this video.....this is what is going to happen to my garage.

Thanks for this video! I may go with OSB for some of the remaining portions of my shop walls after seeing this.

I was going to ship lap my garage ( man space) , but it is expensive, I may go with chip board or plywood now and run a chair rail 1x4 at the horizontal joints 😊

Mannn, Thank you!! 💯💪🏾💪🏾

Still good practice to cut second sheet up in half and stagger the joints or go vertical with sheets assuming standard framing.

I only use two gang receptacles for an extra few bucks you save the wire multisnakes. Also amazon has multitasker box blades which cut all four sides one and two gang boxes. We are going big bucks for trusscore in apartments. Expensive on the truck way less on the wall with decades of no paint.

I may have missed this, but what were the cost comparisons for sheetrock, metal, and OSB?

I use 7/16 OSB in the general shop area. I use 5/8 drywall in the welding room.

I put peg boards on my shop walls. Super cheap, easy to install, huge utility value.

I just took all the osb off my walls. I need the lighting benefits of a painted surface and I just can't abide painted osb.