Osb Or Plywood Sheet

Plywood is the more expensive option to build with than osb.

Osb or plywood sheet.

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. Item 12218 model 637367. The material tends to be thicker and needs to be made to more exacting standards which increases costs. Price high to low.

Zip system 1 2 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove osb sheathing application as 4 x 8. Plywood and panel products. 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 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. A viable alternative to plywood this osb board is engineered to prevent any cupping warping or splitting. Compare click to add item 7 16 x 4 x 145 1 8 osb oversized wall sheathing to the compare list. Osb sheathing 18 sort by.

Price low to high. Today osb has 70 75 market share and plywood has about 25 share.