When installing OSB on a subfloor, the strength axis (the longer edge) should run perpendicular to the supporting framing. Vertical or horizontal is acceptable when installing it as sheathing ...

OSB has been used for sheathing in construction ... eliminates the need to make an additional trip around the home or building to install a layer of housewrap, saving time on the job site. IsoRED CI ...

Nea Poole, a principal at 2PA, has also used LP FlameBlock sheathing and other LP products—LP® SolidStart® LSL and LVL as well as LP® TopNotch® OSB Sub-Flooring—for a number of multifamily ...

Plywood used to be king for wall sheathing and flooring material, but oriented strand board (OSB), introduced in the ... the country and some builders have long-standing personal preferences ...