Barndominium/Shop or "real" House?

[ETD66SS]

Is there any sign of ridges forming were the sheet of plywood touches another sheet? I believe the gap is do minimize swelling when the plywood/osb gets wet. With a roof over your decking, and your decking remaining dry, I wonder if you need the gap.

No, I see no evidence of ridges. The OSB never got wet and was stored inside then installed after the roof was installed.

My concern is causing damage to the finish flooring if the radiant heat + humidity make the panels expand.

 

[EddieWalker]

What will the finished floor be?

 

[ETD66SS]

What will the finished floor be?

Pretty much 50% tile, 50% hardwood flooring.

 

[EddieWalker]

I would wait until it's time to install the flooring before cutting expansion joints in your sheeting. Odds are very good that you won't need to do it. Odds are also good that by the time you get to it, the sheeting will need some attention from everyone working in there anyway, and the floor installers will take care of it.

 

[civilian]

Our tile in the kitchen is laid on top of cement board over 3/4" OSB. In the laundry room the tile is laid over "Detra" plastic grid material over the OSB. The plastic grid contains the electric wire for heating the floor. Don't know if the OSB has 1/8" gaps. I know the builder used a sledge hammer to get tight fits. Jon


and I know the floor got rained on, when roof ws not on yet.

 

[ETD66SS]

I would wait until it's time to install the flooring before cutting expansion joints in your sheeting. Odds are very good that you won't need to do it. Odds are also good that by the time you get to it, the sheeting will need some attention from everyone working in there anyway, and the floor installers will take care of it.

I was wondering if I should cut the seams before laying down any crossing wall plates.

Our tile in the kitchen is laid on top of cement board over 3/4" OSB. In the laundry room the tile is laid over "Detra" plastic grid material over the OSB. The plastic grid contains the electric wire for heating the floor. Don't know if the OSB has 1/8" gaps. I know the builder used a sledge hammer to get tight fits. Jon


and I know the floor got rained on, when roof ws not on yet.

I'm pretty sure the sledge hammer is used to seat the tounge & groove on the long edge of the OSB.

In any event, the OSB the Amish guys used has big lettereing and arrows telling the installers to leave a 1/8" gap at the edges, they could not seem to follow those directions right on the playwood, sigh.

 

[ETD66SS]

Worked on some 4" conduit today to be used in the future if I ever want to change/supplement my radiant heat system with an outdoor wood boiler or geothermal.

It will come up through the floor under the staircase.

 

[Carl_NH]

Will 2 - 1" lines fit inside 4" conduit? I see you have a second stub line coming out at 45* is that for electrical or the second line?

When is electrical coming in?