Osb Or Plywood Sheet

Oriented strand board osb is a material with oriented strand board osb is a material with high mechanical properties that make it particularly suitable for load bearing applications in construction.

Osb or plywood sheet.

Plywood is the more expensive option to build with than osb. Today osb has 70 75 market share and plywood has about 25 share. 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. The material tends to be thicker and needs to be made to more exacting standards which increases costs.

A viable alternative to plywood this osb board is engineered to prevent any cupping warping or splitting. As osb is cheaper than plywood and has the strength and durability of plywood it is becoming more widely used than plywood. Compare click to add item 7 16 x 4 x 145 1 8 osb oversized wall sheathing to the compare list. Add to list click to add item 7 16 x 4 x 145 1 8 osb oversized wall sheathing to your list.

Zip system 1 2 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove osb sheathing application as 4 x 8. Plywood and panel products. Price high to low. Osb was introduced in the 1970s and steadily gained market share from plywood surpassing plywood in production in 2000.

Item 12218 model 637367. Osb sheathing 18 sort by.