To be fair osb is not exactly best friends with water either.
Osb roofing deck.
Oriented strand board isn t plywood nor is it a type of particleboard fiberboard or wafer board and although it is a newcomer to a plywood.
A homeowner recently wrote and asked me the following regarding osb roof decking.
So while exterior glued plywood can be used outdoors it works best.
Oriented strand board is an excellent choice for roof deck wall and subfloor sheathing.
Moisture also affects the strength of plywood.
7 16 cat osb sheathing application as 2 x 4.
Oriented strand board commonly referred to as osb is a type of engineered lumber similar to particle board formed by adding adhesives and then compressing layers of wood strands.
Both osb and plywood absolutely hate water lipinskiy mentions going on to say that the most important part regardless of which decking option you choose is that all penetration points on a roof are sealed.
Oriented strand board 660663 the home depot.
Can oriented strand board osb be used for roofing.
For pricing and availability.
Osb sheathing 15 32 cat ps2 10 osb sheathing application as 4 x 8.
It s simply the lesser of two evils according to lipinskiy.
Provides exceptional dimensional stability and stiffness.