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Be very, very careful with any Home Depot contractors - especially those who have to stop in the middle of a job.GeoPac said:
Most likely it is OSB (oriented strand board) which carries the same grade stamp and structural properties as Plywood but is about 50% less in cost than plywood.jkb said:
GeoPac said:
OSB doesn't hold nails like plywood so it squeeks. It also swells like crazy if it gets wet. Plywood is about 25% more for materials, and equal labor. So for 12% savings, its not worth it. Unless of course you are a tract or apartment builder.jkb said:Thankskeenfish said:Good to know.
Eggzactly, but nail squeaks are way worse with plywood. This is a fact.everysurfr said:OSB doesn't hold nails like plywood so it squeeks. It also swells like crazy if it gets wet. Plywood is about 25% more for materials, and equal labor. So for 12% savings, its not worth it. Unless of course you are a tract or apartment builder.jkb said:Thankskeenfish said:
We shall agree to disagree. If OSB was better, at a lower cost, then plywood would be obsolete. It isn'tkeenfish said:Eggzactly, but nail squeaks are way worse with plywood. This is a fact.everysurfr said:OSB doesn't hold nails like plywood so it squeeks. It also swells like crazy if it gets wet. Plywood is about 25% more for materials, and equal labor. So for 12% savings, its not worth it. Unless of course you are a tract or apartment builder.jkb said:Thankskeenfish said:
And plywood is way more than 25% above the cost of OSB at least in the wholesale world and it delaminates and buckles way worse than OSB when there is excess moisture involved.
