Osb On Concrete Wall

Osb panels for exterior walls.

Osb on concrete wall.

Half way through the pour the osb let go and he had concrete everywhere. He then got the osb back in place used his truck for side support and continued the pour. Drill a hole through the pilot hole into the concrete block up to the painter s tape on the drill bit. Hold the furring strip against the block at the 16 inch on center mark.

It differs from commonly used plywood in many aspects. Lots of extra concrete got used the wall looks terrible and there was plenty of clean up. Drainage plane for the house wrap is right at the edge of the. There is only one spot in the 14 span where the thickness is 12.

That is where his trailer hitch was up against the osb. Select osb sheets rated for use as a wall sheathing that meet or exceed the stud spacing on your walls. The rest of the span varies from 12 17. Currently exterior walls are up with a standard foam sill plate gasket and the 7 16 osb.

Osb sheathing is a special type of board that is well engineered being composed of strands of compressed wood which are layered and unionized together using a resin. Builders dealers diy framers. Osb panels come in 4 foot widths and 8 foot or longer lengths. Construction is 2x6 wall 7 16 osb 2 inch eps foam high perm house wrap 3 4 rain screen and siding.

The panels can be installed directly onto the concrete slab over. For example it does not have voids or knots or gaps and laps. Sleepers which are installed onto the concrete slab or over rigid foam insulation. I am wondering if the osb in direct contact with the concrete foundation wall will be an issue when the whole wall is completed.

You may use a sheet rated for a 24 inch span when studs are spaced 16 inches apart but not a. Osb structural wood panels can be installed over concrete slab floors for both commercial and residential applications.