You may paint the interior someday, so put the rough side out, I say. Tom
>Joe job2 wrote:
>I am building a small 8' x 10' shed with OSB wood panel on the sides.
>Could someone tell me which side of the OSB wood panel should face
>outside or does it matter. The sides will eventually be finished in
>vinyl siding as money permits.
Isn't there some writing on one surface stating which side out?
Renata
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 14:24:39 -0400, Joe <[email protected]> wrote:
>I am building a small 8' x 10' shed with OSB wood panel on the sides.
>Could someone tell me which side of the OSB wood panel should face
>outside or does it matter. The sides will eventually be finished in
>vinyl siding as money permits.
Oops, sorry. I just recently came across _something_ that had written
on it which side out. Obviously not OSB.
R
On 12 Aug 2003 17:40:18 -0400, DJ Delorie <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>[email protected] (Renata) writes:
>> Isn't there some writing on one surface stating which side out?
>
>Ours said which side went UP but not which went OUT.
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]
says...
> As noted by someone else. its not waterproof in the least and will fall
> apart really fast if it gets wet so cover it immediately.
>
What is waterproof, and superficially looks like OSB, is Aspenite.
Kim
As noted by someone else. its not waterproof in the least and will fall
apart really fast if it gets wet so cover it immediately. For exterior
walls it won't matter which side is out. If you use it for interior
walls and plan to paint it as I did then I'd use the smoother side (the
one with the writing) as the surface to paint. It DEFINATELY needs a
sealer though but looks great once sealed and painted bright white - for
a shop. FWIW, corrugated galvanized metal sheets are like $5 ea at HD
for a 2x8 piece. I used this for my roof, 30# tar paper under that &
7/16 OSB under that.
BTW, if used as the decking for the roof, the side with the small
dimples goes up so you won't slide off the roof when papering and
shingling or whatever other roofing material you use. The smooth side
is slicker than snot on a doorknob, or cat shit on a linoleum floor - if
you prefer.
Joe wrote:
> I am building a small 8' x 10' shed with OSB wood panel on the sides.
> Could someone tell me which side of the OSB wood panel should face
> outside or does it matter. The sides will eventually be finished in
> vinyl siding as money permits.
The printing goes to the inside--especially when used as roof sheathing--so
inspector can read what was used.
-Doug
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"Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am building a small 8' x 10' shed with OSB wood panel on the sides.
> Could someone tell me which side of the OSB wood panel should face
> outside or does it matter. The sides will eventually be finished in
> vinyl siding as money permits.
"bole2cant" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
: The printing goes to the inside--especially when used as roof sheathing--so
: inspector can read what was used.
:
: -Doug
Green side up, oh wait a minute thats a different subject.......
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: "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
: news:[email protected]...
: > I am building a small 8' x 10' shed with OSB wood panel on the sides.
: > Could someone tell me which side of the OSB wood panel should face
: > outside or does it matter. The sides will eventually be finished in
: > vinyl siding as money permits.
:
:
"bole2cant" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The printing goes to the inside--especially when used as roof
sheathing--so
> inspector can read what was used.
>
> -Doug
Don'r recall the printing as to which side goes "up" or "out", but the last
OSB I used for roof sheathing, we put the side with the LINES on it "up".
The lines are there to mark both 16" and 24" centers so you have guides for
nailing it down.
My .02
Nahmie
[email protected] (Renata) writes:
> Isn't there some writing on one surface stating which side out?
Ours said which side went UP but not which went OUT.