Definitions: O - Framing carpentry
oriented strand board
Similar - OSB, chip board, wafer board, strand board
oriented strand board is a manufactured panel product that contains wood fibers that have been aligned for strength, stiffness and stability. oriented strand board is used as sheathing panels, in wood I joists and with structural insulated panels.
References - oriented strand board
See the following for additional oriented strand board information:
- Conventional Light Frame Details City of Stockton California, December 2009, Editorial Staff
- Advanced Framing Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, December 2009, Editorial Staff
- Residential Steel Framing - Fire and Acoustic Details United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, December 2009, Editorial Staff
- Framing: Floors, Walls, and Ceilings (For Pros By Pros) Taunton Press, May 2005, Fine Homebuilding Magazine, ISBN 1561587583
- Carpentry Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; 6 edition, January 2003, Mark Feirer, John Feirer, ISBN 007822702X
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