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.
Osb or plywood sheet.
Item 12218 model 637367.
23 32 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove osb subfloor application as 4 x 8.
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Osb was introduced in the 1970s and steadily gained market share from plywood surpassing plywood in production in 2000.
As osb is cheaper than plywood and has the strength and durability of plywood it is becoming more widely used than plywood.
Pros and cons advantages of plywood.
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Zip system 1 2 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove osb sheathing application as 4 x 8.
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.
A viable alternative to plywood this osb board is engineered to prevent any cupping warping or splitting.
Plywood is the more expensive option to build with than osb.
Today osb has 70 75 market share and plywood has about 25 share.
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