sheetrock or wood to line the walls

going to finish insulation and then sheetrock or wood the the walls of the grow room. which would be better? Im not in construction so....yeah.

Used OSB, a couple quarts of kilz then flat white paint over it. No issues here.

I would never use plain sheetrock you are just asking for issues I think with humidity. If you REALLY wanted to spend the money you could get bathroom sheetrock but it is expensive... I would go with @adower suggestion

Sheetrock would be fine millions of people live in humid places with Sheetrock on their walls

I'd use quarter inch cement board( durock

BRANDON77 said:

going to finish insulation and then sheetrock or wood the the walls of the grow room. which would be better? Im not in construction so....yeah.

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Sheetrock would be fine. I built my rooms all using sheetrock. Years later no issues. Just took a few down to add on and no issues. In the south all homes are plain ole sheetrock and no issues there. So theres that.

Greenboard or drywall?

Corso312 said:

Greenboard or drywall?

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Just regular 3/4 drywall. Then I taped and floated it and painted it like any other room.

Personally if it's a room dedicated to just the grow I'd insulate then cover with panda film. White side out of course.

Excellent vapour barrier and at less than a $100 to cover 1000 sq.ft it's a cheaper alternative.

The nice part about plywood is you never have to hunt for a stud under sheetrock to nail/screw into.you can fasten any piece of equipment anywhere you need to.I'd go with plywood and paint it with Ben Moore's muresco ceiling white with some mildewcide mixed into the paint.

OldMedUser said:

Personally if it's a room dedicated to just the grow I'd insulate then cover with panda film. White side out of course.

Excellent vapour barrier and at less than a $100 to cover 1000 sq.ft it's a cheaper alternative.

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After painting I covered everything in orca grow film. Super tuff stuff.

As stated above 3/4" plywood allows you to screw anything to the walls anywhere. Works great. Paint it white with a kitchen or bathroom designated paint. Mildew control already mixed.

Wood is Lots of $$ compared to drywall. The ability to shoot a screw anywhere is overrated.

I would only use drywall, personally. 5/8” thick. There is no 3/4” drywall

Rrog said:

Wood is Lots of $$ compared to drywall. The ability to shoot a screw anywhere is overrated.

I would only use drywall, personally. 5/8” thick. There is no 3/4” drywall

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That's my bad its 1/2" lol

BRANDON77 said:

going to finish insulation and then sheetrock or wood the the walls of the grow room. which would be better? Im not in construction so....yeah.

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Either.

Wood will mold and mildew just as fast as regular drywall will. I always use the green treated 5/8ths drywall as it's actually mold and mildew resistant. And as far as mounting and painting, it's actually easier with drywall. Anything you do to wood is done permanently. Anything you do to drywall can easily be patched if you decide to go a different direction later on.

Drywall is simple cheaper, more resistant to mold and mildew (the green kind) and more versatile, so I would go with the green treated drywall...but that's just me.

Hope op has mudding and taping experience.if not,factor the time in he's going to spend trying to do that(3 coats standard where I am).he might wish he went with plywood after he gets mud in his eye a few times lol.

Osb or plywood for sure.. no one wants to have to find a stud everytime they hang something . Or move somethin to

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Osb or plywood for sure.. no one wants to have to find a stud everytime they hang something . Or move somethin to

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Disagree.

Having been in construction since the early ‘80’s you can hang all sorts of heavy things on drywall. And there’s still wood studs every 16”.

Rrog said:

Disagree.

Having been in construction since the early ‘80’s you can hang all sorts of heavy things on drywall. And there’s still wood studs every 16”.

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If I want a fan to go in spot A... my OCD isn't going to allow me to move it 16 inches any direction I want it right where it goes. If that's something you don't mind dealing with than by all means use drywall. I'm not a construction guy I'm a pot farmer

You can hang any of this on drywall. All sorts of drywall anchors, toggles, etc.

And drywall is far easier and generally cheaper to install and SEAL. The ass-ache factor is completely worse with OSB and ply. Not to mention off-gassing of OSB

I’d stick with 5/8” drywall. Denser, quieter, stronger. But that’s just me.