Osb Or Plywood Sheet

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Osb or plywood sheet.

Compare click to add item 7 16 x 4 x 145 1 8 osb oversized wall sheathing to the compare list. A viable alternative to plywood this osb board is engineered to prevent any cupping warping or splitting. Osb sheathing 18 sort by. Zip system 1 2 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove osb sheathing application as 4 x 8.

Osb was introduced in the 1970s and steadily gained market share from plywood surpassing plywood in production in 2000. Plywood is the more expensive option to build with than osb. The material tends to be thicker and needs to be made to more exacting standards which increases costs. 23 32 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove osb subfloor application as 4 x 8.

Plywood and panel products. Today osb has 70 75 market share and plywood has about 25 share. Add to list click to add item 7 16 x 4 x 145 1 8 osb oversized wall sheathing to your list. Price high to low.

A 4x8 foot sheet of construction grade plywood costs roughly 10 a sheet while the same size sheet of osb costs only 6 a sheet. As osb is cheaper than plywood and has the strength and durability of plywood it is becoming more widely used than plywood.