Particle Board For Roofing

Particleboard is knot free hard and has great impact resistance.

Particle board for roofing.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Use as underlayment for resilient flooring to provide a suitable and durable installation surface for finished flooring products. You got bids for a new roof from two legitimate contractors and they are very close in price. Thickness will range from 3 8 to 3 4 inch depending upon local code.

X 2 ft. Consider this 5 8 in. I believe you are referring to osb oriented strand board. The main uses are for furniture underlayment and as substrate for countertops.

Dimensions oriented strand board common. Particle board comes in several thicknesses which make it a versatile enough product to be used in roofing. The particleboard can be painted. Although it won t bow or warp like plywood it can swell and become unstable when exposed to water.

Treated lumber is often used as the main material with thin sheets of treated particle board being placed on top and then shingles are attached. If not of a type approved for use as roof sheathing particle board strength and stability when exposed to moisture is significantly lower than that of plywood or oriented strand board osb more commonly used for this application. Choose an exterior c d grade. It s cheaper and that s all.

This is especially common on a low slope roof. Particle board panel model ru1191248096000000a 21 62 piece 21 62 piece schedule delivery. Particle board in modern homes is required to be visibly marked as astm type 2 m w. I d say if your specs called for plywood that s.

Particle board has no business being anywhere near the exterior of any building. This product is smooth stiff and dimensionally stable. Oriented strand board isn t plywood nor is it a type of particleboard fiberboard or wafer board and although it is a newcomer to a plywood dominated market its use for exterior sheathing is. Let me see if i understand your issue.

Plywood particle board or wafer board roof sheathing is most commonly used being low in cost and easy to apply. Carr you keep mentioning particle board. Roof wind damage situations i ve seen many cases where the nails came right of of the osb along with the roofing.