As a builder and flooring installer, I’ve learned the benefits of oriented strand board (OSB) and have often used it as a cost-effective alternative to plywood for sheathing and subfloors.

In fact, you may see a mixture of two different types of material: traditional plywood and an oriented strand board (OSB) product that has been gaining in popularity over the past decade.

Plywood used to be king for wall sheathing and flooring material, but oriented strand board (OSB), introduced in the late 70s, is now the most popular. But both have their advantages and ...

First came pegboard storage, then bare plywood cabinetry, and now, we're seeing another material take off: oriented strand board, or OSB. Never heard of it? To sum it up in a sentence, OSB is ...