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Building question..
Posted on 7/20/19 at 11:52 pm
Posted on 7/20/19 at 11:52 pm
What is your preference of choice in home building for sheathing and roofing? OSB or plywood? I'm astonished since I moved to Western Washington last year and the sheer number of homes which have OSB and even particle board for sub-flooring. I showed my coworker how to change out his toilet a few weeks ago and his home is 7 years old and I was astonished he had particle board underneath his linoleum.
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Posted on 7/21/19 at 12:21 am to birchbayduck
Plywood for flooring
OSB for wrapping the home.
My father always taught me that cheap things are always expensive
OSB for wrapping the home.
My father always taught me that cheap things are always expensive
Posted on 7/21/19 at 12:54 am to Auslander
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My father always taught me that cheap things are always expensive
I was taught “It’s expensive to be poor”. That’s in the do it right the first time sense, not the OT sense. Along the same vein though.
Posted on 7/21/19 at 1:29 am to birchbayduck
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I showed my coworker how to change out his toilet a few weeks ago and his home is 7 years old and I was astonished he had particle board underneath his linoleum.
I doubt it was particle board. Probably that coated plywood like the LP Smart Board stuff they use for shed/garage floors.
Posted on 7/21/19 at 1:40 am to Golfer
They turn old apartments into luxury condos and the floors as fricked up. 1" thick gypcrete ontop of plywood.
Posted on 7/21/19 at 4:47 am to birchbayduck
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I was astonished he had particle board underneath his linoleum.
Sounds like a nice place.
Posted on 7/21/19 at 4:54 am to Auslander
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My father always taught me that cheap things are always expensive
Meaning that things that will prove their value in the long run will cost more upfront than inferior products, correct?
Posted on 7/21/19 at 5:51 am to birchbayduck
This is a question that if you ask 10 contractors you will get 11 answers.
I GCed my last two house builds and really didn't save tons of money (like you can) because I over-engineered quite a bit of both builds. I used my time and my labor to build a "better" house.
My final decision after too much research was 19/32" GP Dryguard OSB for the roof, 19/32" Blue Ribbon T&G OSB for the walls and 1 1/8" PlyTanium Sturd-I-Floor T&G for the subfloor. All were on 16" centers. The floor is like walking on a slab.
It really isn't as much about OSB or plywood, they each have positives and negatives, but the actual product you use. Not all plywood and OSB are created equal. Let the contractor choose the product, especially the ones that build for low cost per square, and they are not likely to use the best products on the market.
I GCed my last two house builds and really didn't save tons of money (like you can) because I over-engineered quite a bit of both builds. I used my time and my labor to build a "better" house.
My final decision after too much research was 19/32" GP Dryguard OSB for the roof, 19/32" Blue Ribbon T&G OSB for the walls and 1 1/8" PlyTanium Sturd-I-Floor T&G for the subfloor. All were on 16" centers. The floor is like walking on a slab.
It really isn't as much about OSB or plywood, they each have positives and negatives, but the actual product you use. Not all plywood and OSB are created equal. Let the contractor choose the product, especially the ones that build for low cost per square, and they are not likely to use the best products on the market.
Posted on 7/21/19 at 6:20 am to Obtuse1
And yes, there is s OSB that is made just for sub flooring now. It's not the same as your standard OSB.
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