Osb On Concrete Wall

Currently exterior walls are up with a standard foam sill plate gasket and the 7 16 osb.

Osb on concrete wall. Osb panels come in 4 foot widths and 8 foot or longer lengths. Osb structural wood panels can be installed over concrete slab floors for both commercial and residential applications. Builders dealers diy framers. Drainage plane for the house wrap is right at the edge of the.

If the inside finished ceiling height will be 8 feet you can hang 9 foot osb panels vertically on. The panels can be installed directly onto the concrete slab over. Hold the furring strip against the block at the 16 inch on center mark. He then got the osb back in place used his truck for side support and continued the pour.

Sleepers which are installed onto the concrete slab or over rigid foam insulation. Lots of extra concrete got used the wall looks terrible and there was plenty of clean up. Place a piece of painter s tape on the drill bit 3 inches from the tip to give you a visual indication of how deep you need to drill through the wood and block. There is only one spot in the 14 span where the thickness is 12.

Select osb sheets rated for use as a wall sheathing that meet or exceed the stud spacing on your walls. Osb panels for exterior walls. Osb sheathing is a special type of board that is well engineered being composed of strands of compressed wood which are layered and unionized together using a resin. The rest of the span varies from 12 17.

Half way through the pour the osb let go and he had concrete everywhere. It differs from commonly used plywood in many aspects. For example it does not have voids or knots or gaps and laps. Construction is 2x6 wall 7 16 osb 2 inch eps foam high perm house wrap 3 4 rain screen and siding.

Drill a hole through the pilot hole into the concrete block up to the painter s tape on the drill bit. I am wondering if the osb in direct contact with the concrete foundation wall will be an issue when the whole wall is completed.