[GBlist] OSB

[Alan Courtright <acourtri@krl.org>]

Lately there's been an opinion expressed that if OSB gets wet, it'll turn 
to mush.

But here on the we(s)t side of Washington (which actually gets less rain 
than New York City) people build all the time using OSB, including for 
roof underlayment, and seem to feel no need to cover the stuff up if it's 
raining during the construction process.

Is there no equivalent to CDX in OSB?  I'd think mfrs would make some of 
the stuff with exterior glues?  And is there an equivalent to the smoother 
grades of plywood also, for other uses?

                         -|//*Alan Courtright*\\|=   
                                Poulsbo, WA
                             acourtri@krl.org
                       



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