Mike.C
Established Member
Hi All,
I am about to clad the walls of my workshop with ply, but before i order it i have a couple of questions which i hope someone can help me with.
First of all the render on one of the outside walls of my workshop is a bit damp. It is a 2 storey workshop made of granite and part of this ground floor wall is below grade (you walk down 6 steps to the lower garden). I am going to get a pro in to sort this out, but as i am about to revamp the inside of the workshop i want to protect it now, just incase this problem comes back in the future.
At the moment there doesn't appear to be any damp on the inside of this wall, but as i am going to clad the walls in plywood is there any ply that resits damp? Or better still is there a plywood that resits damp and insulates at the same time?
I know that there is various plasterboards which do this job, but i really want to use ply as this affords me the luxury of being able to put a screw in where i want too, and not having to search for a stud.
Secondly, as i am going to need 40 8x4 sheets it is going to get a bit pricey, so would i get away with 12mm shuttering ply on 2x2 studding?
Regards
Mike.C
I am about to clad the walls of my workshop with ply, but before i order it i have a couple of questions which i hope someone can help me with.
First of all the render on one of the outside walls of my workshop is a bit damp. It is a 2 storey workshop made of granite and part of this ground floor wall is below grade (you walk down 6 steps to the lower garden). I am going to get a pro in to sort this out, but as i am about to revamp the inside of the workshop i want to protect it now, just incase this problem comes back in the future.
At the moment there doesn't appear to be any damp on the inside of this wall, but as i am going to clad the walls in plywood is there any ply that resits damp? Or better still is there a plywood that resits damp and insulates at the same time?
I know that there is various plasterboards which do this job, but i really want to use ply as this affords me the luxury of being able to put a screw in where i want too, and not having to search for a stud.
Secondly, as i am going to need 40 8x4 sheets it is going to get a bit pricey, so would i get away with 12mm shuttering ply on 2x2 studding?
Regards
Mike.C