Osb has its advantages.
1 2 plywood roof deck.
On more modern homes roof decks are more often seen with laminated panels of plywood or non laminated oriented strand boards osb.
Oriented strand board is an excellent choice for roof deck wall and subfloor sheathing.
3 4 plywood 4x8 3 8 plywood plywood subflooring plywood roof sheathing 48 24 sheathing plywood 3 4 in.
Osb panels often have lines at 16 and 24 in.
Applies to panels 24 inches or wider.
The materials can range anywhere from asphalt wood metal clay or even glass.
1 2 or 5 8 inch plywood is.
1 inch 25 4 mm 1 pound per square foot 0 0479 kn m 2.
Oriented strand board 660663 the home depot.
The materials used may vary depending on the location of the building to the shape of the roof and even the surrounding climate.
Before lumber companies began selling osb the standard choice for sheathing a roof with a 24 inch rafter spacing was 1 2 inch cdx plywood the letters cdx indicate that it is construction grade.
Intervals so you know where underlying studs rafters and joists are for nailing.
Osb sheathing costs a few dollars less per sheet than 1 2 in.
In our area 1 2 in.
Some panels have a textured surface which makes them less slippery when used for roof sheathing.
Severe weather 1 2 in common douglas fir plywood sheathing application as 4 x 8.
Floor and roof sheathing conforming with this table shall be deemed to meet the design criteria of section 2304 7.
Cdx ground contact pressure treated plywood model 131876 45 98 45 98.