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7/16" OSB is selling for under $5.50 a sheet at the local HD and Lowes. :thumb:

What was it a year ago? $22.00?

We're taking the lowboy trailer in and buying as much as it can hold (or 10 pallets full, whichever comes first).

Off the top of my head (and that means I don't do any thinking), I can go through 2 pallets worth just finishing the inside of my building. Heck, it's cheaper than drywall.
 
Cool, I’ll have to go check at mine. I plan on making a new place for my birds this spring and need to start stocking up on supplies.
Thanks!
 
Thanks for the heads up. I put off buying some because I didn't have to have it right then. I was just going to make a 'corn hole' game ...and I don't need that until summer. Good time to get started on it. :thumb:
 
Thanks for the tip.. May have to get me some too....


DOC! are you a 'cornhole' player?

I would use some sanded plywood rather than OSB... Makes a much better surface for the bags... there are a couple of sites out there for the board specs... I'll have to take a look for them..

My wife made a couple of sets here... that right! you heard correctly.. she made them.. I did nothing.. ( but give a little advise)
 
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Thanks for the tip.. May have to get me some too....
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Rick - HP Starr is cheaper than the box stores. $5.36/sheet.

We're getting 5 bundles/pallet loads delivered today. That's about 380 sheets so that should hold us over for awhile. :thumb:
 
Nice!

I'll have to stop over there soon. They are just a couple of miles from me. I usually do buy my limber from them anyway. Much better quality selection and there is always a helper to get you the nice cuts. Which are easy to get anyway.

I hate sifting through the pile at the stores. It can take forever.

lol in fact I had to buy a replacement interior door a few weeks ago. I think there were a dozen or so in the stack. I found one that I liked. all the rest had dents and dings.
 
I plan on picking some up tomorrow. I am new to this building stuff. Can I use this thickness for the floor and ceiling? Exterior, if I paint it? The heaviest thing in the new chicken building will be 3 or 4 trash cans with about 100 pounds of feed in each.
 
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I plan on picking some up tomorrow. I am new to this building stuff. Can I use this thickness for the floor and ceiling? Exterior, if I paint it? The heaviest thing in the new chicken building will be 3 or 4 trash cans with about 100 pounds of feed in each.
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Tell us more about your project. It sounds like you're working on a barn. In particular, what are the spans of your floor joists and rafters/trusses?

If it were a house:
Floor - No
Ceiling - Yes (if your talking about under the rafters). If you mean "roof", no.
Exterior - No

Again, if it was a house:
For the floor, 3/4 - 1" is best.
For a roof, 1/2 - 5/8" is best (and covered with shingles or other roofing material).
For an exterior area, if you just plan on painting it, they make an exterior version of the OSB.

For a barn, you could possibly get away with using the 7/16" but I don't know if you'll be happy with the results in a few years... If there's any inspections, forget it, as it won't pass at 7/16", particularly on the floor. It's probably worth the extra buck or 2 to get thicker.
 
More of a play house used like a mini barn.
I am thinking something like this:
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but probably no second floor. Old west / hill billy style. Lowest point in the ceiling would be 7', maybe 6.5. No real plans, just going to make it up as I go along. I am thinking either 12 or 16 x 8 for the main building and a 6 x 6 wing on each side (not pictured). Probably a 6 x 8 porch with decking boards just for fun. Like I said, I don't have much experience with this stuff. That's one of the reasons I'm doing it. Planning on 16" on center for everything. Treated 2 x 6's for the floor support, everything else will be regular 2 x 4's or 2 x 3's. It will be held off the ground with blocks. No inspections!

Thanks!
 
For something like that you could probably get away with 7/16" on everything. The floor may feel a little squishy under foot.

What are your plans for the exterior? Are you thinking of just the OSB or were you going to put siding over it? There are exterior OSB panels available that may work nicely for you. The exterior side is grooved to look like T-111, primed and has an overlap for the next sheet.

For the roof, that pitch looks pretty flat. If you're in a windy area, the standard 3-in-1 shingles may tear off.
 
OK, more info on that exterior OSB stuff. I went out and took a couple pics.

Here's a (very bad) shot of what it looks like on the exterior.
The corner pic is your reminder to get some 1x3" or 1x4" to finish the exterior corners (regardless of what you use).
 

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Next 2 pics.
First is a label on the back of that exterior stuff so you have the description.
2nd pic is the same stuff (directly under the drywall). Looking at the edge, you can see how the stuff overlaps from sheet to sheet (and the fact it comes pre-primed).
 

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bczoom said:
For something like that you could probably get away with 7/16" on everything. The floor may feel a little squishy under foot.

What are your plans for the exterior? Are you thinking of just the OSB or were you going to put siding over it? There are exterior OSB panels available that may work nicely for you. The exterior side is grooved to look like T-111, primed and has an overlap for the next sheet.

For the roof, that pitch looks pretty flat. If you're in a windy area, the standard 3-in-1 shingles may tear off.
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Yeah, probably should get something thicker for the floor, maybe ¾”. I’m also thinking about putting linoleum over that for easy cleaning.
I was thinking T-111 and rolled roofing. It's hard to tell what the pitch of the whole project is going to end up like... Is there much difference in the price of T-111 and exterior OSB?

Thanks Again!:thumb:
 
I haven't checked the price of T-111 or the exterior OSB lately.

After using the exterior OSB (and HardyPanel), I'll never use T-111 again. Each are 5-fold better products, especially over the long haul. My personal preference is the HardyPanel.

Linoleum and rolled roofing are both appropriate and is what I would do.

Instead of rolled roofing (which looks like crap after a couple years), you may want to look at corrugated tin or fiberglass. Tin is stronger but if you get translucent, the fiberglass will let light in. Here's a pic of a tin roof on one of my buildings (as I was building it).

I think you should start a new thread for this building project.
 

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OK, will do when I get started in a month or 2. Got to have a little more heat before I spend that much time outside!
 
Well, we just got the plywood delivered.

I just did some quick math.

We bought enough to build (3) houses at 32x48' or (2) 2-story houses with the same dimensions. :4_11_9: :coolshade

Looks like I have some lumber to play with this summer. :rolleyes:
 
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