Newbie Questions

[rjgimp]

It rotted.

OSB?

Tony

What is OSB?

Oriented Strand Board. Comes in 4'x8' sheets in a few thicknesses like plywood but is basically thin chips glued and pressed into a sheet.

[MickinOz]

It rotted.

OSB?

Tony

What is OSB?

'Orrible Second-rate Building material

[bobhenry]

Used to be but new binding resins have stabelized the product and are now rated from an engineering standpoint to be comperable. I have 3 campers with osb shells that have been stored out of doors their entire life one built in 2011 and most finished by 2013. All are doing just fine.

[Dahlia47]

That type of board wasn't used in the original build. We did use it for the roof. Sealed the roof tight. The flex seal was perfect. No leaks since I pout it on. The other panels and wood that I used have been of better quality. The better quality wood still got sealed. Better safe than sorry.