Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

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Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby bns » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:43 pm

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12' wide by 16' high!
training in style!!
cost: 300$!!!

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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby ben smith » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:01 pm

Nice- How long did that take? I want to make one!
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby Murph » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:04 pm

You should make a bunch of those so that they can be placed next to a pool. Sell them for 8 grand each… lol :lol:
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby Eager » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:28 pm

That's awesome, where ya to?
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby Andrew09 » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:46 am

looks great, dont know if i would have used chip board though:)
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby jeremy benjamin » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:51 am

That is one fine looking woody you got there Zig.
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby chameleon » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:58 am

yeah zig, and you shoulda built it as a slab with glued on lichen for the real NS climbing experience!
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby granite_grrl » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:01 am

We have a pretty good wall in the basement, but it lacks the height. How long you stuck in CB? Outdoor walls are great till the rain, snow and cold hit.
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby tracstarr » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:40 am

what's wrong with "chip board". As long as it's osb, it's probably better than plywood.

-stronger sheer strength and greater resistance to blowing off in high winds
-better ability to span distance and bear weight per equal thicknesses.
- OSB also shows no difference at all in nail holding power to plywood.
- OSB has been proven to actually repel water better than plywood.

and it's way cheaper!
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby chossmonkey » Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:38 am

tracstarr wrote:what's wrong with "chip board". As long as it's osb, it's probably better than plywood.

-stronger sheer strength and greater resistance to blowing off in high winds
-better ability to span distance and bear weight per equal thicknesses.
- OSB also shows no difference at all in nail holding power to plywood.
- OSB has been proven to actually repel water better than plywood.

and it's way cheaper!
I've thought about using OSB to build a wall, but I've heard the T-nuts are more likely to come out.

There is likely a huge amount of misinformation out there seeing how terms that aren't supposed to be interchangeable often get used interchangeably.



That's a pretty sweet wall non the less. And if it is temporary it should be just fine.
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby jnnfr » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:07 pm

Collin and I used OSB on our wall in his parent's basement. Hardly a "high-traffic" wall, but we haven't had any problems with t-nuts coming out, or anything like that. And I can't remember the exact numbers, but I think Collin said it cost about 1/3 of the price of plywood...
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby bns » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:27 pm

exactly! 1/3 of the price for OSB plywood (read 16$ for a 4x8 sheet versus 50 for regular plywood) for a sick temp wall for after work sessions. Plus we have the back of the wall totally covered with a tarp so it won't get wet. T-nuts are t-nuts, you will always run into trouble. UNB now uses (as is RC) t-nuts with 3 screws instead of the MEC sold prong t-nuts. That would be another option for home wall builders.
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby bns » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:29 pm

ben smith wrote:Nice- How long did that take? I want to make one!


hey Ben, it took us 2 evenings. but it is doable in a long day, start to finish. 300$! big and you could change the angle! warning though, this wall is heavy, we needed 6 guys to push it up in place and the help of a ATV to slide it into place!
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby Andrew09 » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:25 am

Dont get me wrong i love the wall, just thought as its outside in CB it might get a little wet.

OSB dosnt do to well with the moisture. If exposed to significant amounts of water or moisture (ie in CB), the edges expand especially if they are cut edges. When plywood gets wet, it expands evenly throughout the panel, dries more quickly and shrinks down to its original size more rapidly than OSB.

Just thinking about your safty thats all :mrgreen:

but like i said love the wall, especially the height
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Re: Training on outdoor woodie while away for work (near Cape Br

Postby NB_Gecko » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:54 pm

Do you have any blueprints or specifics you can post?

I'd like to have a little instruction on how to build this wall. It's prefect for my situation at home.

Looks like a fun time.

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