Osb Roof Sheathing Thickness Canada
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Osb roof sheathing thickness canada. Sheathing should be a minimum of 19 32 inch thick. In canada osb panels are manufactured to meet the requirements of the csa o325 standard. Thermostat 7 16 cat ps2 10 osb sheathing application as 4 x 8. Find the area of a roof.
For the curious 7 16 osb has a span rating of 24 16 and with supports every 24 inches is good for a roof live load of 40 psf pounds per square foot with a 10 psf dead load. The wafers or strands used in the manufacture of osb are generally up to 150 mm 6 in long in the grain direction 25 mm 1 in wide and less than 1 mm 1 32 in thickness. That will suffice on a roof with rafters set 16 inches apart with minimal roof loads. If you have multiple sections of roof find the area of each and add them together to find the total area.
Roof sheathing comes in grid marked 4 by 8 foot sheets and should be installed perpendicular to the frame. The ontario building code thickness or rating 9 23 15 7. Most roofs will be sheathed in plywood at least 3 8 inch thick. The typical thickness range for sheathing is 3 8 to 3 4 inch.
Loads will vary with the pitch of the roof. Osb comes in 4 by 8 foot sheets as does plywood but the manufacturing process allows the production of longer and wider ones. Thicknesses range from 5 16 to 3 4 inch and the proper one to use. Thickness or rating 1 the thickness or rating of roof sheathing on a flat roof used as a walking deck shall conform to either table 9 23 14 5 a.
Osb sheathing 15 32 cat ps2 10 osb sheathing application as 4 x 8. For pricing and availability. 8d ring shank nails should be used instead. Never attach roof sheathing with staples.
Shop osb top brands at lowe s canada online store. For heavier loads a 40 20 rated panel 19 32 or 5 8 will support a 130 psf live load and 48 24 rated panels 23 32 or are good to175 psf. Once the area is known divide by the area of a 4 8 sheet to find how much sheathing is needed. For pricing and availability.