OSB and Studs

[schmiddlicous]

I am going with an OSB wall but the studs are not spaced right. Is OSB strong enough not to worry a about meeting osb at the Studs?

 

[buddyboy]

i would think all joints would end on a stud, osb, drywall, plywood, wall paper, plate steel...

 

[tac]

Interior wall or sheathing? You may get away with the h-clips used for roof decking but I would personally tie it to a stud or block if used for a wall. You can rip it to fit or add extra stud or nailer block to fasten it to.

 

[laser3kw]

if the wall length is not a perfect multiple of 48, your short (narrow) sheets go in the corner(s). You then hang full width sheets across the remaining studs, they will meet at the studs. If you still end up without a nailer in the corner, sister up (double up) a 2 x 4 so you can nail into a solid stud. Also bump them up tight (1/8 gap ) to the ceiling (factory edge) and leave your gap (cut to length end if needed) at the bottom to be covered by your 1/2 x 4 kick/ trim strip.

 

[gdh33]

If it is for exterior application ensure that the sheets are as large as possible, staggered seams and that the ends line up on a stud. If need be rip the sheets before install or set the depth of your circular saw and use a 4' level to mark stud location on installed sheet and rip it in place.

 

[Highbeam]

No. Land each joint on a stud. Yes, this means that you will have waste. Blame the guy that framed the wall and be glad that OSB is so cheap.

 

[Kevin54]

I second for ending it on a stud, or maybe third it but you want your ends, or sides if hanging vertically to land on a stud. 2x's are cheap, so you can add a stud in where you need one. Toenail top and bottom, and if possible, nail the sheathing on the outside to that stud. If that is not possible, at least add a stud in for the ends or the sides and toenail the stud in.

 

[Stuart in MN]

the studs are not spaced right.

Explain more about what this means...are they randomly spaced, or spaced at some multiple that doesn't work out to a standard OSB sheet dimension?

 

[sublime68charger]

pics of the wall you are covering would help
and is this inside our outside?

 

[schmiddlicous]

Explain more about what this means...are they randomly spaced, or spaced at some multiple that doesn't work out to a standard OSB sheet dimension?

They are not 48 inches apart like they are suppose to be. This would also be inside.

 

[APEowner]

No, land the edges on studs. I find it easier to add studs to use a nailers than cutting the sheets to weird sizes.

 

[Shiftless]

Maybe some pictures would help us give advice. Wall studs are almost always 16 inches apart measured from the middle of one stud to the middle of the next one. Carpenters call it sixteen inches on center. 3x16 = 48 and 6x16 =96 so your sheets of OSB should fit fine. Lay up your full sized sheets first and then trim sheets down to fit into any odd corner spaces. All edges should be nailed to solid framing or blocking that you might have to add. No big deal.

 

[finn]

Add a few studs. They are less than $2.50 each last time I checked.

Make sure you put a mark on the floor or ceiling so you know where to set your nail pattern for the misplaced studs.

 

[schmiddlicous]

Add a few studs. They are less than $2.50 each last time I checked.

Make sure you put a mark on the floor or ceiling so you know where to set your nail pattern for the misplaced studs.

2 walls that need to be done 28 x 9 and 30 x 9... I was going to go vertical with 12ft Osb. Maybe it might be better to go long ways instead..

 

[tac]

Are you talking about the seam top and bottom? If so most codes require fire blocks between the studs for walls over 8 ft. Add these at the right place and it gives you something to nail to.

 

[k-os]

2 walls that need to be done 28 x 9 and 30 x 9... I was going to go vertical with 12ft Osb. Maybe it might be better to go long ways instead..

The panel will be stronger if you install it horizontally.

 

[finn]

The panel will be stronger if you install it horizontally.

Agree: Go horizontal if possible

 

[Shiftless]

Third vote for horizontal. Seems to me that would also result in less waste

 

[Kevin54]

Schmiddlicious.......at what spacing are your studs now? That would help to figure things out too.

 

[Falcon67]

Land on studs. If you have to, add studs to the wall or double up existing ones. Had to do that for my Hardi, it adds very little cost to the whole thing.

 

[FunkyfullWidth]

The guy that owned my place before used crating osb plywood. It measured a little over 7 feet and a touch under 4 feet wide. Needless to say, 90 percent of the wood did not meet the studs. Some of them I fixed by cutting them down but it creates a lot of waste and makes it kinda goofy. I can't afford to replace it all, or really cut it all down and go out and buy new stuff, so in the few places where I pulled the wall down and put it back up (for whatever reasoning I had ha ha) i would rip a 2x10 and stuff it up in the wall to have something to add some rigidity to the seams.

For a new build, or open wall.. if it's not too crazy, i'd consider putting a few studs in place 16 or 2' oc instead of making a boat load of cuts on the osb.

 

[CNGsaves]

OP . . . . what country are you in ?? Update GJ Profile with location.

Possible that "anything goes" might be standard protocol for Siberia Russia ??

 

[pstnbly]

You can get 9' OSB