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Using OSB for flooring ... ?
I've seen conflicting information about whether 18mm OSB can be used for
flooring in dry areas. Having removed some "back" (servants!) stairs I've got a hole, between the ground and first floor, to close-up that's about 1300 x 1500. I also have some pieces of 18mm OSB that are looking for a use (although I'll have to pack it with some 4mm ply to match the existing floor). What does the team think? |
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On Monday, 27 August 2018 21:17:19 UTC+1, wrote:
I've seen conflicting information about whether 18mm OSB can be used for flooring in dry areas. Having removed some "back" (servants!) stairs I've got a hole, between the ground and first floor, to close-up that's about 1300 x 1500. I also have some pieces of 18mm OSB that are looking for a use (although I'll have to pack it with some 4mm ply to match the existing floor). What does the team think? why would it not be suitable? NT |
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On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 10:25:08 PM UTC+1, wrote:
On Monday, 27 August 2018 21:17:19 UTC+1, wrote: I've seen conflicting information about whether 18mm OSB can be used for flooring in dry areas. Having removed some "back" (servants!) stairs I've got a hole, between the ground and first floor, to close-up that's about 1300 x 1500. I also have some pieces of 18mm OSB that are looking for a use (although I'll have to pack it with some 4mm ply to match the existing floor). What does the team think? why would it not be suitable? NT Thanks to one and all for all the suggestions. I'll try the model shop approach first and of that doesn't work I'll make one out of hard plastic. Tufnol as someone suggested. |
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On Wednesday, 29 August 2018 22:38:24 UTC+1, wrote:
On 27/08/2018 22:25, tabbypurr wrote: On Monday, 27 August 2018 21:17:19 UTC+1, wrote: I've seen conflicting information about whether 18mm OSB can be used for flooring in dry areas. Having removed some "back" (servants!) stairs I've got a hole, between the ground and first floor, to close-up that's about 1300 x 1500. I also have some pieces of 18mm OSB that are looking for a use (although I'll have to pack it with some 4mm ply to match the existing floor). What does the team think? why would it not be suitable? NT I was wondering how whether it might degrade with repeated deflection as people walk over it. OSB is basically a version of ply. NT |
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On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:17:16 +0100, nothanks wrote:
I've seen conflicting information about whether 18mm OSB can be used for flooring in dry areas. Having removed some "back" (servants!) stairs I've got a hole, between the ground and first floor, to close-up that's about 1300 x 1500. I also have some pieces of 18mm OSB that are looking for a use (although I'll have to pack it with some 4mm ply to match the existing floor). What does the team think? Front room is done in OSB by choice. Nice wooden look with random pattern. If you ever get bored, lino or carpet on top. Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 31/08/2018 11:29, Tim Watts wrote:
On 27/08/18 21:17, wrote: I've seen conflicting information about whether 18mm OSB can be used for flooring in dry areas. Having removed some "back" (servants!) stairs I've got a hole, between the ground and first floor, to close-up that's about 1300 x 1500. I also have some pieces of 18mm OSB that are looking for a use (although I'll have to pack it with some 4mm ply to match the existing floor). What does the team think? Irrespective of the OSB, that span is too big. You need to hang some mini joists to close the gaps down to around 400mm. Pick the 2 sides that have the best load bearing joists visible, then use joist hangers to hang some mini joists in between. 6x2 should be more than enough to span 1.5m with loads of margin. Thanks, but I was aware of that. There will be 8x2 joists (the existing joists are a mix of 8x2 and 8x3) on 400mm centres. |
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