Oriented strand board or osb is a popular and frequently used.
Exterior wall sheeting.
Fiberboard is an insulating structural sheathing made up of plant cellulose.
Hold a panel of osb flat against an exterior wall at the corner of the house.
Exterior wall sheathing is either structural or non structural.
The edges of the obs should be flush.
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Oriented strand board exterior wall sheathing osb.
For multi story buildings the sheathing on the bottom should extend down to the bottom of the lowest framing member extend to the halfway point on rim joist as shown in red.
Plywood the main reason that a consumer would choose plywood over osb is because it is more.
How to sheath an exterior wall 1.
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Structural exterior wall sheathing ties framing studs together making the walls resistant to twisting and bending.
Hold the next panel.
Drive nails every 12 inches along the vertical studs in.
For a one story house the sheathing should extend from the bottom of the lowest framing member to the top of the highest framing member as shown in blue.
Types of exterior wall sheathing 1.
Drive nails every 6 inches around the edge of the panel.
Exterior wall sheathing strengthens the wall system provides a nailing base for the siding and gives a layer of protection against outside elements.