Sheathing / Discussions

...sheathing will definitely reduce lumber costs when framing a house, which is a very good thing given wood is currently about 150% up in price since pre-covid. This page about ways to cut back on lumber when building houses will probably be of interest to you as well -  How to build high performance houses using less lu...

...sheathing (on top of ext stud wall, underneath finish ext siding) has formaldyde, glues all of which are toxic.  What can I use that will be non-toxic, or at least much less toxic? Thank you very much! pier charter OSB and plywood exterior sheathing no longer contain Urea Formaldehyde, so they really aren’t that toxic ...

...sheathing? We prefer to use Plywood instead of OSB as sheathing, read more here. The latest Ecohome demo house is targeting LEED Platinum, and has extremely safe air quality. All the interior finishing (walls and trim) were done with a formaldehyde-free UV treated non-toxic plywood, so if you are considering it for ind...

I have a 40 year old cottage in the Kawarthas.  It has exterior grade Plywood.  The walls are insulated with traditional Fiberglass Pink.  I will be putting solid 3/4" wood siding over top of the exterior walls.  I plan on strapping the cottage with 1" x 2" and filling the gaps with 1" of Rigid Foam insulation.  In the...

...sheathing with a fully adhered sheathing membrane? ZIP Sheathing is a pretty hot topic with some differing opinions. The ZIP System is a structural sheathing intended for walls and roofs, with an OSB base and WRB (weather resistive membrane), which is basically a mesh that is attached to an OSB sheathing panel with a p...

...Sheathing System is an air barrier sheathing when the joints are taped as specified by the manufacturer. There should not be any notable air leakage from additional fasteners used to attach insulation that you need to worry about. A nail or screw driven into wooden sheathing will pretty much fill its own hole. In our 2...