Plywood vs. OSB by Paul Fisette OSB performs as well as or better than plywood in most applications — if you keep it dry The issue for most builders who choose between plywood and OSB is durability. OSB looks like a bunch of wood chips glued together (that’s what it is). Its detractors are quick to say that OSB falls apart. This opinion has a familiar ring — plywood suffered the same criticism not too long ago. Delamination of early plywood sheathings gave plywood a bad name. Many “old-timers” swore by solid board sheathing until the day they hung up their aprons. But not many builders today share that view of plywood. Similarities of OSB and Plywood The model
Plywood vs. OSB
OSB performs as well as or better than plywood in most applications — if you keep it dry
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