It is cheap and will let the rain fall right off of it.
Osb siding for garage.
The edges of osb can delaminate quickly if they get damp.
Building codes the engineered wood association architects and most builders rate plywood and oriented strand board obs sheathing equal in strength and durability.
If you really need to buy some time before you get siding the very least i would do is wrap it in tar paper.
Store osb panels in a garage or watertight shed before installation and install exterior siding immediately after hanging osb panels.
Osb can be left uncovered for utilitarian bare wall constructions but can be primed and painted.
Osb thickness for wall sheathing.
Once siding boards are removed check the sheathing and waterproofing paper or other material.
The strands are glued.
Oriented strand board osb is an engineered wood structural panel created of strands of wood about 1 inch wide and up to 4 feet long.
Osb is now used for about 70 percent of all floor wall and roof sheathing in north america.
If you want to use osb as a finish material is it possible to.
Oriented strand board or osb is a functional board not a finish board.
For a really good job replace old waterproofing paper with a modern wrap such as tyvek.
With its cross hatched flakes of wood arranged perpendicular to each other osb does have many good features and it is widely used and accepted within the building and remodeling industry for qualities such as low cost high strength and easy availability.
It s strong and durable and it can be used as a base for nailing or stapling insulation to garage walls.
Osb is a effective sheathing material for garage walls.
In 2001 oriented strand board surpassed plywood in terms of square footage produced.
Osb will absorb any and all moisture and swell then it will kick the paint off and rot.
Hi you have a cute shed there but if you paint over osb it would be a real shame and a mess.
Replace any damaged sheathing with plywood or oriented strand board osb.
That averages between 3 50 and 7 20 per square foot prices might change depending on the material you choose labor.