Osb Plywood Wall Panel

Osb s combination of wood and adhesives creates a strong dimensionally stable panel that resists deflection delamination and warping.

Osb plywood wall panel.

Available in 9 and 10 lengths tallwall provides builders and framers with additional advantages when compared to traditional 4 8 wall sheathing installed horizontally. If the inside finished ceiling height will be 8 feet you can hang 9 foot osb panels vertically on the exterior walls. Likewise panels resist racking and shape distortion when subjected to demanding wind and seismic conditions. Osb oriented strand board is similar to plywood and used primarily for subfloors covering exterior wall studs and roofing.

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. It is not usually stained or painted but that doesn t mean that it can t be done. Plywood panels are created when sheets of veneer are peeled from a log and cross laminated together with a hot press. Osb is less expensive than plywood and when its utilized for sub flooring wall and roof sheathing the savings to builders are significant.

These osb panels are backed by a 90 day. Osb used for interior and exterior projects will accept stain and clear coat sealing products. 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.