OSB & air tightness

11 years ago

http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/osb-airtight?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=eletter&utm_content=gba_eletter&utm_campaign=green-building-advisor-eletter

interesting information from green bld advisor blog.
while I knew the joints/seams of osb & plywood leak..
I didn't know that osb was leaky in areas in the
field of the sheet.

give the article a read if you are planning on
using osb, you may want to change to plywood.

just info folks!

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User
11 years ago
You can put a URL into the Optional Link URL box when you are previewing a new message.

Here is a link that might be useful: link
energy_rater_la
Original Author
11 years ago
giving it a try...

pretty cool! thanks!

Here is a link that might be useful: link
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User
11 years ago
It's not surprising the solution was to use Zip Sheathing in the future. Building designers need to stop trying to make materials do what they were not designed to do.
worthy
11 years ago
Great link for all building nerds! But unless you're building PH with European OSB not all that relevant.

(I do love Martin Holladay's droll response to the alleged aeronautical engineer who says he has no need to read what he's commenting on.)