I have a customer who wants to make a cedar closet out of a rather large space.
9′ x 14′ with a 6′-9″ ceiling. I am afraid that lining such a large space with aromatic cedar is going to overwhelm the entire house. I am going to drywall the space and weatherstrip the door.
I’m thinking one wall would probably be enough. Does anyone have experience with the 4×8 OSB cedar closet lining, pros and cons.
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I built a cedar closet a few years back using the OSB to line the closet. I wasn't thrilled with having the OSB as shelving (potential splinters, rough surface texture, etc.) so I built web frames of 1x4 pine with interior rabbits to hold the thin T&G solid cedar boards; looked great.
If the closet has a door, I wouldn't worry too much about the odor overpowering everything. The cedar scent (which I love, although my DW doesn't care for) diminishes over time as the surface pores of the wood seal up. To renew the wood and resurrect the odor, sand the cedar. But not too many people go through the trouble to sand (or even know it's possible?)
Huge closet, I envy you. Building it would be great, surrounded by the cedar scent. I could build those closet all day, and at half the price just for the pleasure of doing it.
Built a closet approximately 6 x 15 out of the 1/4 x 4 inch cedar t&g that sell by the box -- closet has a door -- odor doesn't reach out into the room nor the house -- bought 1by cedar from local mill shop for trim -- that was the real downside -- hard to find nice and very expensive.