I'm almost done hanging the OSB sheathing on the stud wall in the shop but I'm starting to have second thoughts about the number of screws I'm using. I didn't want to go nuts, waste a bunch of screws, and have a screw head in the way every time I wanted to hang something. Then again, I don't want the OSB to come loose because I skimped.
Here's the sitch:
So what do you think? Am I OK? More screws? Longer screws?
Here's the sitch:
- The studs are average 80" tall, average 16" on center.
- I had to add 1" x 2" furring strips to each stud to get them proud of the metal support poles.
- I've hung the OSB vertically.
- I'm using 1 5/8" drywall screws and boring a countersink for the heads.
- I've been putting 5 screws on the outer edges of each sheet and 3 screws each into the two intermediate studs.
So what do you think? Am I OK? More screws? Longer screws?