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Put a heat shield behind the stove so you don't burn your wall.MD
Absolutely. After I panel I'm going to put up some metal roofing (or maybe ducting), screwed to the studs with spacers between. It's resting on an old road sign to protect the floor too. We just put it in place to mark the spot for the pipe. I just found out I can't put the pipe on until after I get it where it's going because it will be over the maximum height for tilt and loads if I do.
are you going to cut the bottoms out of five gallon buckets and drop them thru the floor and thru the ice once it's in place? That way you eliminate the draft from under the shanty.
I've been following your build from the beginning and just went back to page 1 and read through all of it again to get all of the comments and tips. You had mentioned a generator room. How is that coming along? Are you planning a generator room/potty separate or what?? My hat is off to you and your father-in-law! You need to get him signed up on IS!! He would make a great member of the Grumpy Old Men Shanty!! Then he could tell tales on you!! It's called payback!! Something us old folk are good at! LOL.. Just kidding and love the build. Keep the updates comming and thanks for sharing it with us!! I'm not alone, your view count is up to 4711 or so!!
Looking good like always.
Gettin there F&W!You could always paint the inside walls some time to add a different look than the OSB. I paint whatever I can to preserve the wood from moisture.
I was thinking I might want to paint or stain the walls one day. My Father-in-law doesn't think it will take it...he thinks the smooth side (which we have out) is treated with some kind of wax. I think it's just sanded. Does anyone know what the deal is on OSB or what is recommended?I don't know if I'd like the look of painted OSB...I might want to treat it with some kind of clear stain to bring out it's brightness.
OSB is fairly weather resistant (to a point), I think the glue is the key.Its usually tongue and groove though, you sure its not CDX?
Just the glue.Ive seen guys stain it, and then it darkens right up after a little smoke from their wood stove.
It said "OSB" on the side of the bundle. It's only 1/4 inch though...would it even be possible to tongue and groove 1/4 OSB? The tongues and grooves would be almost paper thin...they'd break before they left the mill. Maybe I'm wrong...it wouldn't be the first time.It was my impression that OSB is far from weather resistant, at least compared to ply. There was some full sheets at my camp that were left out for a few years and they swelled up to about twice their original thickness and broke apart under their own weight. They took a good while and a hot fire to burn.
OSB isn't tongue and groove unless its subfloor. Normal osb is not weather resistant and will start to swell right away.