In this episode, we cover roof rafters with plywood sheathing and install roof anchors for safety while working 15 feet up. We also begin framing the gable ends of our tiny log cabin, which is built ...

OSB sheathing has now pushed plywood to the back buildings of the lumberyards. Photo/Tim Carter This house under construction is using a newer sheathing designed to repel water.

Although I don’t think installing new plywood roof sheathing over the old would be a grave mistake, I would not recommend doing it, for several reasons. The new plywood will have to be nailed to ...

Apply the remaining plywood sheathing (Photo 10). At the side walls, keep the plywood 1-1/2 in. down from the top to provide room to nail the gable-end sheathing. Step 11: Framing The Roof .

Properly installed plywood sheathing on the cripple walls provides protection against these lateral forces. The side-to-side force is also called "racking" or "shear." ...

If the underlayment is skip sheathing, a layer of 1/2-inch plywood or oriented strand board (OSB) is nailed down to stiffen the roof rafters and accept the fasteners for the new roof singles.

I have a house wrap installed on my house over plywood sheathing. No clapboards are in place yet. I’m getting moisture behind the house wrap that is of concern to me. The product was installed ...

They are discovering that the chemicals used in the fire retardant treated (FRT) plywood sheathing in their roofs – designed to slow the spread of fire in multi-unit buildings ...

Q. This week: I had my roof sheathing replaced a year ago; it was plywood and had delaminated. The contractor thought it might have been due to excess moisture in the attic. This winter, I went up ...