OSB or Plywood sheathing?

[Cetnor851]

Finishing off the lower 8’ of my barns interior and was going to use OSB, only concern I have is when painting is it going to start flaking off like OSB does. Especially long term. Am I better off using plywood sheathing instead? Also with lumber prices right now osb is cheaper ****

 

[iSpark]

I'm putting 3/4 plywood sheathing in my garage. I want the smoother look instead of the chippy look when it's painted.
Plus it's already been priced with plywood.

 

[Cetnor851]

Yes I have considered that as well

 

[Crazyjake8493]

OSB is currently 4x the price it should be, and plywood has only gone up marginally, so I would absolutely go with plywood. It'll be a nicer finished look once painted.

I went with OSB because it used to be $8 instead of $32, so the cost difference was worth the aesthetic compromise for me.

 

[sick467]

Plywood! It's nicer, lighter, and easier to work with. It also takes nails and screws much better (for hanging things).

 

[ItsNemo]

The only reason ever to use OSB is because usually it's cheaper. Otherwise Plywood is superior in every single way.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I have OSB on the interior of my garage and the house garage. It's painted and looks fine. I used plywood in the addition of my garage, which does look better.

If prices wouldn't have been crazy, I would have went with a nicer grade than I did. I did pick through the stack when I was buying it.

As far as paint flaking off, why would it ? Some of my osb has been painted almost 20 years and it's not coming off. Do your diligence with either one, good primer and them paint. Cheap out and you'll get what you pay for.

 

[mepstein]

I purchased 25 sheets of osb last summer to cover the exterior walls of my workshop. I had 6 sheets leftover from a project of about 15 years ago. The new stuff is junk compared to the older sheets. It works but is lighter in weight, flakes off at the edges and corners and breaks apart much easier. If I had understood the difference before I started, I would have spent the extra on plywood.

 

[nadogail]

IMHO, The price of OSB can be expected to remain steady, or perhaps even climb, as long as it continues to sell at the present price.

It is simply a "Supply and Demand" issue.

 

[MushCreek]

At the price of sheet goods right now, you might as well cover the walls in hammered gold sheets. I can buy tongue and groove solid wood paneling for the price of OSB. I really need to finish the inside of my shop, but I'm not going to pay the current prices. I simply can't afford to. The cheapest thing I've found right now is 5mm plywood at $17. I'm going to try some on the upper wall where I don't need to hang anything, and see if it stays flat over 16" on center studs.

 

[Sweetcorn]

If you go with OSB, use an oil based primer and you wont have any problems with it flaking when you paint it. You can cover that with whatever you want, latex included.

Water based primers penetrate into the boards and cause bubbling and flaking.

 

[Pntyrmvr]

A nickname around here for OSB is beaver puke.


“Talk is cheap. Whiskey costs money.”

 

[Copymutt]

I have OSB on the interior of my garage and the house garage. It's painted and looks fine. I used plywood in the addition of my garage, which does look better.

If prices wouldn't have been crazy, I would have went with a nicer grade than I did. I did pick through the stack when I was buying it.

As far as paint flaking off, why would it ? Some of my osb has been painted almost 20 years and it's not coming off. Do your diligence with either one, good primer and them paint. Cheap out and you'll get what you pay for.

Same here, going on 25 yrs. w/ OSB on garage walls. I suspect in an unheated variable humidity environ it would have trashed itself.

 

[Metal-Marc]

I think painted OSB looks horrible and depressing.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Same here, going on 25 yrs. w/ OSB on garage walls. I suspect in an unheated variable humidity environ it would have trashed itself.

Yes, I would agree.

I think painted OSB looks horrible and depressing.

Gee, don't stop by my garage. You might leave suicidal

 

[Metal-Marc]

Gee, don't stop by my garage. You might leave suicidal

 

[BD1]

Definitely plywood. You're only going to do it once.


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[Showkey]

Maybe this topic needs a on going continuous survey vote:

⏹Bare studs
⏹Bare studs insulation showing
⏹Drywall
⏹Plywood
⏹OSB
⏹T1-11 siding
⏹Car siding/shiplap/bead board
⏹Steel panels or siding
⏹Corrugated panels
⏹Galvanized panels
⏹Masonite
⏹Peg board
⏹Vinyl panels
⏹Tile
⏹PVC panels
⏹Slat wall

Then hybrid choices like galvanized on the bottom slat wall on the top will quadruple the choices.

 

[Hank11]

Commodity OSB is only a small step above cardboard. I'd choose plywood over osb or if you can find it nearby at a good price some solid wood t&g. Or drywall.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Right now in Halfassed, plywood is actually cheaper. Either way, it's all too expensive for more than small projects. For me, it's time to hunker down and wait it out.

 

[ddurrett896]

Zip > ply > osb

 

[NUTTSGT]

Right now in Halfassed, plywood is actually cheaper. Either way, it's all too expensive for more than small projects. For me, it's time to hunker down and wait it out.

Right on Kay. I only bought what I needed because I had an addition going on. However, when I saw Zip was only $2/sheet more, I jumped on the chance to get it before it was gone.


Yeah, I had the extra cost of tape but that was worth it in the whole scheme of things.

 

[John T]

I did my interior and exterior in OSB
20 something years ago.

At the time OSB was cheaper.

I had no problem painting it white for the interior and it’s held up pretty good no flaking etc.

The only downside to OSB that I can remember is trying to drive a nail through it.
It’s a royal pain in the azz.

It’s what drove me to buy a nail gun.

 

[Hunt2871]

The only reason ever to use OSB is because usually it's cheaper. Otherwise Plywood is superior in every single way.

OSB is more stable than plywood. It doesn't move nearly as much. But it doesnt hold fasteners as well and is way overpriced currently.....

 

[Bottlecapdigger]

Another thing that no one mentioned, I always found that OSB, that it really seems to soak up the paint and takes about 4 coats by the time you get a decent sealed and coloured surface. BCD.