For example it does not have voids or knots or gaps and laps.
How to hang stuff from osb on walls.
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Osb has a smoother and more consistent finished surface and a painted osb wall will have a smoother look than a painted plywood wall.
It differs from commonly used plywood in many aspects.
Select osb sheets rated for use as a wall sheathing that meet or exceed the stud spacing on your walls.
Make a small pencil mark where you will insert the hook.
Osb is less expensive than plywood.
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Determine where on your wall you want to hang your object.
Osb panels come in 4 foot widths and 8 foot or longer lengths.
Osb panels for exterior walls.
Measure the length of the slack if the item you are hanging has a wire on the back of it.
With press in wire hooks the hanger will be approximately 2 centimetres 0 79 in lower than your hole.
If the inside finished ceiling height will be 8 feet you can hang 9 foot osb panels vertically on.
Plywood is more moisture resistant than osb and can be a better choice if you live in a humid climate or if your garage is underground and prone to retain moisture and humidity.
You can apply virtually any type of topcoat on osb but it is best to start with a primer that will block the transfer of moisture that can cause the panel to delaminate.
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.
