This means that the average 4 by 8 sheet of drywall can weigh 20 to 30 pounds.
Plywood interior garage walls.
The 1 2 inch plywood sheathing that goes on the outside of your house and on the roof can also make a good utility covering for your garage walls.
Sheathing the interior garage walls with plywood is a great alternative to drywall.
The garage is the one place that requires ample space and the ability to hold many heavy materials.
When sheathing garage walls especially on a concrete floor use a temporary spacer such as strips of plywood to raise them off the floor about 3 8 1 2 while fastening them to the wall or measuring for cutouts.
It s a wall covering that you can smack repeatedly with two by fours and you won t have to be selective about where to put hooks to hang your tools.
A 5 8 inch sheet of plywood weighs 1 8 to 2 1 pounds per square foot versus 2 75 psf for a sheet of 5 8 inch drywall.
When it comes to garage walls plywood and drywall serve the same purpose.
Drywall doesn t do well when it get s wet it certainly won t do well when you slam something against it and it s a real pain.
Osb has a smoother and more consistent finished surface and a painted osb wall will have a smoother look than a painted plywood wall.