On 4/11/14, 9:39 PM, woodchucker wrote:
On 4/11/2014 9:58 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 4/11/14, 8:40 PM, woodchucker wrote:
On 4/11/2014 8:44 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 4/11/14, 3:28 PM, woodchucker wrote:
On 4/11/2014 3:26 PM, Michael wrote:
What's the secret to painting OSB so that it doesn't look
like painted OSB? It doesn't have to be great, just not so
cheap-looking.

Thanks.


The secret is buying sanded, maple, or birch ply. There is no
way to make a rough surface look good.

It's like how to I take a piece of crap and turn it into
gold... you just can't do it.

OSB is an awful material in my opinion. It rots real
quickly,

Anything will rot when it stays wet. Wood building material
aren't supposed to stay wet.

it doesn't hold nails or screws real well.


I'm curious, when's the last time you used it? I have it in my
shop and it holds screws great! Especially those Spax screws
designed for particle board.

Well the house was built in 87 and that's the OSB I've primarily
worked with and been frustrated with. Although I have a few
sheets of OSB in the basement, that I am waiting to use on some
garbage project. I got it for $1 and figured if I ever need a
shipping crate it would be the tkt.


That's what I figured. I remember working with the stuff in the
late 80s and early 90s and it was pretty nasty. The OSB that's out
now is much different. It's still OSB, so it is what it is. But
I've found it to be much improved over the stuff from 25 years
ago.

If you ever run across Advantech or Norbord Truflor, check them
out. They are very advanced OSB subflooring sheets and are great to
work with and strong as an ox. Also, they are very water
resistant.



So for flooring the companies that make the mortar, or glues do not
recommend OSB under any tile, or stone. There has to be a reason.

But I would probably agree that the product has changed, but that
doesn't help my problem of it being CRAP. It won't even hold a screw,
it just flakes away... garbage. Have you been following the AZEK
suits. The product is quickly failing in many locations.. yes there
are many sucesses too. The problem is where it is failing. The
company says we don't guarantee the look, but the product is
cracking, chalking, etc... why would you buy a product that in less
than a year is failing. Same with the OLD OSB.. it's crap.. that I
will pay 4 times for. I have already started replacing sheathing. I
have aluminum siding. So I have to replace sheathing, wrap, siding...
And who's to pay.. I don't have that problem with PLY. Are the
manufacturers going to pay... hell no. They sell it and walk away...


You shouldn't put tile down over any wood product. Period.
That's what cement board is for. I use Schluter-DITRA between sub-floor
and tile and will never use cement board again.


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