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Homebuilding - OSB vs Plywood: Is there even a debate? [16:31] - Essential Craftsman

submitted by Love240 to Woodworking 11 monthsJun 5, 2023 11:39:20 ago (+9/-0)     (www.youtube.com)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q9OMu1N6uU



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[ - ] observation1 1 point 11 monthsJun 6, 2023 17:29:53 ago (+1/-0)

Some people confuse osb with particle board which is behind the myth.

[ - ] NeonGreen 1 point 11 monthsJun 5, 2023 21:04:10 ago (+1/-0)

You know I actually follow this guy because I'm building my own house. I also I need to do a lot of concrete work. He's amazing.

TLDR: The OSB is better.

[ - ] chrimony 0 points 11 monthsJun 6, 2023 02:52:03 ago (+0/-0)

It warps better, yes.

[ - ] White_Pride_Cis 1 point 11 monthsJun 5, 2023 15:41:44 ago (+1/-0)

Depends on application. For roofing, I prefer cdx, but if you can’t get it covered with felt paper or snow and ice guard right away, it swells even more. If I have to use it for exterior sheathing, I prefer osb.

[ - ] inaminit 1 point 11 monthsJun 5, 2023 13:48:25 ago (+1/-0)

It's never gotten better than diagonal 1x6 sheathing.
If you ever get a chance, work a remodel on a 100 year old building; do it just to see the way they used to build things.

[ - ] White_Pride_Cis 3 points 11 monthsJun 5, 2023 15:44:38 ago (+3/-0)

Live in a house from 1907. I tried to pull nails out of a stud in the servants quarters, and I was able to do a pull up. I told my 92 yo grandpa who started the family housing business in 1950 with my great grandpa about it and he laughed. He said they would cut the oak that they used for the studs, and would install them when they were still green. That way, as the wood cured out, it locked everything together. My house went through an inland hurricane called Derecho, and all I got was some broken soffit (steel, added a century after the house was built, the original tongue and groove soffit was still in place) and a broken storm window.

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 2 points 11 monthsJun 5, 2023 17:29:48 ago (+2/-0)

My house is from the 1930's, and well built enough to last though it does need repairs. They really don't build houses like this anymore. And I mean it.

The walls are covered in concrete-like plaster and the original doors are solid hardwood. It's hard to find any replacement shit, I mostly have to make it myself, which is a whole other hassle.

[ - ] White_Pride_Cis 0 points 11 monthsJun 7, 2023 08:16:52 ago (+0/-0)

Restore has a lot of stuff from older houses. I’ve got 1’ thick lathe and plaster interior walls. Even without AC, it stays relatively cool all year long. If you open up all of the doors and windows, they designed the house so the air is concentrated in the sleeping room. I’ve got 4’ overhangs with double hung windows so you can have the windows open during most storms without issue. You’re 100% right, they don’t build like they used to. We build to last 20 years before tearing down and rebuilding. I blame jews and their push for brutalist architecture for killing our once great building heritage.

[ - ] TheNoticing 1 point 11 monthsJun 5, 2023 18:25:57 ago (+1/-0)

Young oak?

[ - ] White_Pride_Cis 1 point 11 monthsJun 5, 2023 19:38:14 ago (+1/-0)

No, it’s still old growth, but it’s not been dried all the way.

[ - ] TheNoticing 0 points 11 monthsJun 6, 2023 17:19:02 ago (+0/-0)

About all I know about wood is some of it is used for guitars.

[ - ] White_Pride_Cis 0 points 11 monthsJun 7, 2023 08:13:59 ago (+0/-0)

I tinkered with the idea of building a large humidor for my pipe tobacco and cigars. The Spanish Cedar was like $15p/lf the last time I looked.

[ - ] chrimony 0 points 11 monthsJun 6, 2023 02:54:43 ago (+0/-0)

OSB is a sponge. Builders love it because it's cheap.