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Old 08-18-2009, 12:25 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR View Post
I'm not a builder but I'm guessing by your post you believe these items are inferior.I do manufacture building components and will tell you that oriented strand board (osb),which I assume you were refering to,is more stable and stronger than regular plywood and many times that of solid wood.The glues that are used really help make connections between materials much stronger than the old nail only method.These materials really are better for the most part and in the case of osb,they use fast growth woods that are very sustainable.FWIW
I'm aware that some new construction methods are innovative, but overall I'm not impressed with the stuff I have seen that has been thrown up. I'll take a home built in the 1960s and earlier before new construction.
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