Budget board stuff

[throbscottle]

I want to divide our double garage across-ways so the back of it can be a utility room and the front can be my workshop. I'd like the divider to be non-permanent, so it's just held up by some brackets at either end, in case it needs to be moved or removed (also needs to fit around the electric door mechanism). Will have a doorway in it.
I will doubtless want to screw stuff to it!
What's the cheapest material which is up to the job? OSB?

 

[Sachakins]

By non-permanent, do you mean not fixed to floor, walls or ceiling in any way?

 

[Cabinetman]

Kingspan is wonderfully stiff, if it were me I think I would wrap a timber frame around bits of it and make up some bifold doors? You could inset wheels in the bottom.

 

[--Tom--]

Stuffing and osb would be my go to. Screwed together so can be disassembled at will

 

[throbscottle]

By non-permanent, do you mean not fixed to floor, walls or ceiling in any way?

Would have to be attached or it would fall over! But I'm thinking 3 or 4 brackets on each side, and screws. Maybe some sort of fluffy dust barrier round the edges

 

[Sachakins]

Would have to be attached or it would fall over! But I'm thinking 3 or 4 brackets on each side, and screws. Maybe some sort of fluffy dust barrier round the edges

If your going for brackets and OSB im not sure how stable it would be for a door and for hanging your tools on, as the brackets will be subject to all the weight of anything you hang on it.
That type of temp wall might be fine without a doorway or stuff hanging off it, but wouldn't trust a single skin, 3/4 osb board, plus tools etc and maybe a door all swinging off 3 or 4 brackets.

I'd just go for building a stud wall, all screwed not nailed, from CLS, clad one side in osb, stuff insulation in and board the other side in plasterboard, thin ply or even hardboard at a push.

Easy to dismantle when done.
Done that in a couple of garages before, half a days work if your handy at diy, and under and hour to dismantle.

 

[Fergie 307]

If it is a standard garage why not just a couple of sets of bifolds. So not removable as such, but can be folded back against the walls when not required.

 

[throbscottle]

If it is a standard garage why not just a couple of sets of bifolds. So not removable as such, but can be folded back against the walls when not required.

Well on the utility side of the divider there will be floor standing shelving blocking the way! On the other side will be workshop stuff. Being openable is a nice idea but there's limited use to it, not to mention extra time/materials/cost!

@Sachakins - I see I mis-phrased my original description! it will be stood on the floor, so the wall attachments won't be taking any weight. I hadn't thought about making it double skinned. I'm trying to avoid plasterboard, though it is a better idea. Any movement done would amount to tinkering with the spacing before fixing it securely, possibly a change if needed during it's lifetime, and it's ultimate removal. Can I call it semi-permanent?

Cost is priority though - what's likely to be my cheapest option?

 

[Fergie 307]

Ok didn't realise you wanted something semi permanent.
Not easy to think of a cheap option. The width, and desire to hang stuff on it means it would need to be pretty sturdy.
Maybe 75mm framing clad in osb? I wouldn't go any lighter. You could just put a frame around each OSB sheet and screw them together to make it easy to dismantle. Add further bracing later if you find you need it. But if not well secured to the walls and roof it's going to be pretty wobbly.
Plasterboard won't be much use unless attached to a good frame, it has no real intrinsic strength.

 

[throbscottle]

Sections seems a good idea. Now I think about it, the ceiling is board so there must be a frame there I can pin it to. Less wobble then.. I wouldn't be hanging much on it, just a few tools.its a very secondary function.

I must confess I really hadn't thought this through!

 

[TRITON]

What about strip curtains ?

They're long thin but wide flexible pvc usually between 6"-12" wide x 2mm or 3mm thick and they overlap so dust cant get through, but you can walk through.

Very common in the meat trade and last workshop which was about 2000 square feet had them to help prevent fine dust from the machinery area circulating around and into the bench/work area. Plus they helped retain heat in the areas as the place was quite cavernous.