It's been 15 years since my last encounter with water/OSB issues. Has
this aspect been improved significantly?
Chuck Utzman
Tom Skaggs wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Rudolph [mailto:timrudolph@att.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 19:54
> To: seaint@seaint.org
> Subject: Plywood Shear wall
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> Hi,
> I have designed an addition to my local volunteer fire department
> building. It is an essential facility - I called for 5 ply Structural 1
> plywood for the shear walls and plywood for the roof diaphragm. The
> contractor would like to substitute OSB for the plywood(OSB is
> cheaper). In custom homes and commercial buildings it has not been a
> problem to allow the change. But with the Essential Facility Structure
> is plywood what should be used over OSB?
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> Or rephrased what would OSHPOD want- in a hospital building?
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> I know about OSB and a slightly different /stiffer interaction at the
> wood nail interface
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> Thanks,
> Tim Rudolph PE
> Bishop CA
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