I built a workshop a few years ago, and have been slowly chipping away at different aspects of it. I'm at the point now where I need to tackle the interior walls. This may seem unnecessary, but I need to get the walls covered before I can finish my electrical.
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This is the second floor - first floor is concrete but the walls are identical in construction. The sidewall girts are 2" thick. Top and bottom of the girts were left rough sawn, but the wood facing the interior was planed smooth.
I had a variety of ideas for the inside walls - one was to break up pallets and use the wood on the walls. After collecting, moving, tearing apart 20 or more I realized it was a very unrealistic idea, and abandoned it. "Luckily" I happen to have enough 3/4" rough sawn white pine to side the entire building (was originally going to be the siding), so have enough for the interior.
So - was hoping to get some advice on how to go about this next phase.
Right now, here's what I'm thinking:
Plane one face of each board to get a flat surface
Rip each board edge to get a set of standard width boards (I have an assortment of 12", 10", 8")
Using an appropriate construction adhesive, apply boards horizontally to the OSB
Questions:
Should I shiplap the boards? The sheer amount of wood needed to be cut feels daunting. I have a Craftsman 100 table saw (1950's era) + dado stack, router+table but it's a basic model with just a 1/4" collet
Which side should face inwards? Originally with the pallet wood I was going to leave it rough. I like the rough-sawn contrast, but it might be a dust collection nightmare.
I'll have to do some testing, but would you glue rough side to OSB, or smooth side?
Thanks for any suggestions/ideas.