Osb Plywood Wall Panel

Osb is less expensive than plywood and when its utilized for sub flooring wall and roof sheathing the savings to builders are significant.

Osb plywood wall panel.

Tallwall osb wall sheathing has been used by the nation s home building industry for over 20 years and was the first longer length wall sheathing in the market. Available in 9 and 10 lengths tallwall provides builders and framers with additional advantages when compared to traditional 4 8 wall sheathing installed horizontally. Osb has a greater shear strength than plywood panels. Manufactured from waterproof heat cured adhesives and rectangularly shaped wood strands that are arranged in cross oriented layers osb is an engineered wood panel that shares many of the strength and performance characteristics of plywood.

If the inside finished ceiling height will be 8 feet you can hang 9 foot osb panels vertically on the exterior walls. Georgia pacific camo panels are the ultimate sports panels for deer stands and other temporary exterior applications. These osb panels are backed by a 90 day. Osb used for interior and exterior projects will accept stain and clear coat sealing products.

Plywood panels are created when sheets of veneer are peeled from a log and cross laminated together with a hot press. Likewise panels resist racking and shape distortion when subjected to demanding wind and seismic conditions. It is not usually stained or painted but that doesn t mean that it can t be done.