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.
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.
Price high to low.
Osb sheathing 18 sort by.
Zip system 1 2 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove osb sheathing application as 4 x 8.
23 32 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove osb subfloor application as 4 x 8.
Today osb has 70 75 market share and plywood has about 25 share.
Item 12218 model 637367.
Plywood and panel products.
As osb is cheaper than plywood and has the strength and durability of plywood it is becoming more widely used than plywood.
The material tends to be thicker and needs to be made to more exacting standards which increases costs.
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Price low to high.
A viable alternative to plywood this osb board is engineered to prevent any cupping warping or splitting.