Workshop lining

[harvestbarn]

I am considering lining with white melamine faced 18mm MDF can anyone see a problem using this material? There will be insulation behind sufficient to give a 0.2 wall U factor and similar on the roof. Heating will be via a variable aircon heat pump so should keep the cost down and provide cooling in the summer.

 

[Beau]

Sounds like a great workshop. Used to have plain chipboard on my old workshop walls and that was fine if a bit dusty. Melamine faced chip sounds perfect. Light, cleanable and unlikely to hold dust also at 18mm plenty of thickness to attach heavy items to.

 

[ED65]

Only possible issue I can think of would be the occasional situation where you'd get glare from the semi-gloss surface in some lighting situations.

In terms of cost, wouldn't melamine-faced chipboard be a lot cheaper?

 

[memzey]

I used 18mm OSB3. Cheap, strong, takes a screw well and can be painted. Also pretty good at sound insulation.

 

[Lons]

3 things to think about maybe.

If it gets a bash it might well chip.
It might be prone to condensation if your workshop isn't ventilated and heated evenly.
melamine can be prone to static electricity discharge so might get a little shock or two.

 

[skipdiver]

I also used OSB and painted it.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I used shuttering ply and painted it. I needed it to take screws a little better than OSB.