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Shop walls

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Shop walls

Guy

>Hello, I am finishing up my shop walls tommorrow and I plan on using 3/8 inch plywood (already on hand). Do I but them up on each other or should I leave some space between sheets for expansion? I'm not sure how much plywood expands/contracts but I'm thinking that since I am screwing the ply to studs spacing shouldn't matter since the screws will inhibit movement anyhow. My ceilings are 8 feet and change so I plan on using them vertically and trimming the edges so I can center the edges on studs. Insulation is already up and I have the ceiling in ( 1/4 inch ply). Once all is in I am painting the whole thing white. Any opinions, comments? Thanks in advance, Guy

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Roly (So Cal)

>Guy, after 50 years in construction, I can't recall any problems of expansion with plywood sheets applied indoors. If used on exterior surfaces, the moisture may be a problem, since rain water will cause the sheets to swell. In my younger years, I built a wood fence with the boards nailed nice and tight against each other, and after the first rain, it was buckled all over and was a mess. Forget about spacing your wall plywood, and if you have a problem after following my advice, I will deny ever writing this! :-)

Roly, busy turning fallen dead wood from storms.


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RevDoug

>Butt the edges together. You'll have no problems unless water gets to them.