What to put on inside walls of fis house?

[mnhunter2]

I was planning on using 1/4 luan for the inside walls of the house now the lumber guy is suggesting regular plywood, will the luan be strong enough and I was thinking of painting both sides before I put it up.

[bobO]

the lumber guy does not know what he is talking about. your buildind a fish house not a jail. Luan is perfect for the inside, light weight and looks better than reg ply.

[FOOT]

Back in the day we saved up all the old Palyboy centerfolds we could find and papered the inside of our 2 shacks with them.

This lasted until the second season when one of the wives decided she'd like to try ice fishing and got a eye full.

I never knew centerfolds could start such a nice wood stove fire.

[hanson]

Go with the Luaun, it is a lot better than paneling since most paneling is a pressed material if you are looking at it from a structural & cost standpoint. Honestly, I wouldn't be relying on my interior finish material to be providing the strength for the shack, thats what the framed walls and exterior siding material are for.

You can put spar varnish or outdoor polyurethane on the Luaun for some extra protection too, plus it looks nice.

Right now, I have 1/4" Luaun in my shack and it looks great. It soaks up a little bit of water from the melted ice chips from augering but it doesn't bother me. My bigger goal is to replace it with a really nice stained and varnisherd wood paneling so I'm not too concerned what happens to it.

[Tyler Holm]

Don't forget the Sport Illustrated Swimsuit centerfolds. The leave a little to the imagination. Great for covering up mistakes & holes. Also make a good backdrop for photos. It’s also a good conversational piece when fishing is slow.

[crappiejigger]

I used 1/4" luan in my house and sealed it with spar varnish. It cannot soak up water and it looks great!

[hawkeye43]

the aumimum siding on most houses are just stapled on or one screw per stud. Its a very good idea to use PL 200 or some kind of glue where ever possable, best under the paneling

[Kaz]

MN: Think about some 3/4" bead board or high density 1/2 foam board. It's very light weight and helps the heat loss. Glued in place with PL 200 and it adds stability to the luan too... Kaz

[JoeT]

Try using PL300 it's made for foam

[icepike]

kaz..great idea

[tightlines]

I have a buddy that used luan 3 years ago. He polyed the back side and his paneling looks like dump. It is buckling, and swelling. He took a peice off last spring and it was very wet. I used 1/8 inch real wood paneling and it is holding up perfectly. BTW, 1/8 inch plywood paneling is considerably lighter than luan. Gotta remember that luan is nothing more than a bunch or paper and composites glued together. But this of course is just one mans opinion.LOL

[MinnesotaMuskie]

I used a very thin toungue and groove solid wood product. It looks great. I used construction adhesive and shot staples. I used tung oil to seal...very pretty.

That sounded strang..."very pretty???"