For heavy duty roofing you may want to opt for an 11mm tongue and groove roof additional roof trusses can offer even more support for your shed roof.
11mm osb for shed roof.
Osb comes in 4 by 8 foot sheets as does plywood but the manufacturing process allows the production of longer and wider ones.
So i will try and simplify what you need to know.
I have rafters that are 40cms apart beneath the osb sheet.
Which would be better.
The fixing guide says i need 18mm.
So does it matter on the what timber sheets i use to board the roof.
Osb board a staple in a wide range of construction projects osb board is used for everything for sheeting through to structural sheathing and more.
9mm 11mm or 18mm.
I roofed my stable with 11mm sheets covered with cheap shed kennel felt three years ago.
Any advice much appreciated as i ve never had a shed with osb before.
Replacement shed roof osb or ply.
Does it has to be osb3 or will osb2 do.
I need to buy a shed this week before prices go up.
Will the 11mm board suffice.
A good alternative to ply wood and usually cheaper we stock osb3 board in a selection of sizes.
For shed construction there are two commonly used grades of osb.
Im fixing some tapco tiles to a roof that has 11mm osb board then battens on top.
Will the thickness make a difference.
Typically 3 4 18mm for floors and 3 8 9mm for walls and 1 2 11mm roof.
Would a 9mm ply board be better than 18mm osb.
As with flooring you have a number of roof options with the standard to premium levels of protection from the elements.
It is a long document with many parts and subsections.
Also make sure that you get your supporting timbers at the correct spacing.
Osb3 is just as good as regular shuttering ply.
Still as good.
The thickness of osb that you need varies on where it is used in a building.
To make your shed complete the final step is building the shed roof.
Osb sold in the uk is made to comply with bs en 300 oriented strand board osb definitions classifications and specifications.
Most osb suppliers have a load span table giving a guide to the spacing of timbers for different thicknesses.
Thicknesses range from 5 16 to 3 4 inch and the proper.