interior wall construction

Re: Here is a photo

Mike Stafford

If it was my shop I would run furring strips on 16" centers from the floor to the roof line screwed to the sole plate and horizontal braces. This could be done after the insulation was sprayed. Doing so would eliminate a lot of the problems with material size and fitting.

I know you said you were going to use surface mounted wiring and receptacles but the space behind the wall material between it and the insulation could be used to run the wiring although code might require it to be in conduit to prevent nails or screws.

surface mount all you electrical

Charlie belden

Shop layouts are frequently changed. So surface mounting your electrical will give your you the ability to change things without ripping open walls. And speaking of walls - if you use Osborn’s rather than sheet rock, you can wall mount things anywhere you want.

I’m sure you figure you have all the room you’re ever going to need. Alas, that’s never true, no matter how large the shop space you have.

Plywood lenghts

jorge

When I lived in upstate New York, in several lumberyards, they did not stock them or advertise it, but if you ordered and have the patience to wait a week, you could get plywood in lenghts bigger than 8', 10', 12', 14' and 16', in 1/2", 5/8" and 3/4" in 4' wide sheets. Then in Chicago, a pleasant surprise, you could order it in 5" widths.

It does not hurt to ask...

Re: Here is a photo

jorge

large OSB will be hard to handle without braking it. Plywood is OK. Ask around I used to get it in upstate NY.

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Ed Wozniak

They are metal and usually come come in 12' strips. They are mounted horizontally across the vertical studs. They may be standard procedure when using metal studs. I use them when I hang drywall on wood studs. They isolate the drywall from the studs which reduces sound transmission. I buy mine from 84 lumber.

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