Peter 315
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New garage time!
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Nice......:thumbsup:
Finished top plates all around, started on the plywood. Plywood is vertically spaced a 16 penny nail off the block and between sheets to take into account for expansion. It's been a really long week.
Floor guys are still not calling me back. 3 companies, 2 voicemails each, no answer, no call-back.
Floor guys are still not calling me back. 3 companies, 2 voicemails each, no answer, no call-back.
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Why running side ways? My builder placed all the osb upright, vertical on my house and garage. House had one wall of basement height and upstairs. Garage was 10ft precut studs on top of 16" of concrete. All 2 x 6 construction. Garage ceiling just under 12 ft. Jon
Plywood is lighter than osb, stiffer, grabs nails better, and is more resistant to water/moisture. It's going to be 2 months before it is covered, which means it's going to be exposed to any rain that falls. OSB is cheaper, which is probably why most builders go with it. OSB is made from younger tree's than plywood can be made from.
The plywood is structural. It makes fewer joints that are staggered, adding strength. This building is going up 3 floors, hopefully. Which means it's going to catch a lot of wind. And over 1000sq ft of roof means it can hold quite a bit of snow, first floor walls need to hold 2nd and 3rd floors, all their stuff, plus any snow, and take any wind gusts all at the same time.
Finished first floor plywood, ~60 nails per sheet, 8 per stud at 6" intervals, for 7 studs, extras along the bottom where the bottom plate is. Got all the bridging done as well. Every stud at the 5 foot mark.
The plywood is structural. It makes fewer joints that are staggered, adding strength. This building is going up 3 floors, hopefully. Which means it's going to catch a lot of wind. And over 1000sq ft of roof means it can hold quite a bit of snow, first floor walls need to hold 2nd and 3rd floors, all their stuff, plus any snow, and take any wind gusts all at the same time.
Finished first floor plywood, ~60 nails per sheet, 8 per stud at 6" intervals, for 7 studs, extras along the bottom where the bottom plate is. Got all the bridging done as well. Every stud at the 5 foot mark.
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Lookin good.
I prefer ply vs osb too.
I prefer ply vs osb too.
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Awesome! Plywood fan here too. I don't see window cutouts. Any plans for natural light?
Good catch. I went back and forth on that for days. First it was 2 windows. But it got me thinking, my father's garage, which is similar, has 2 windows and is only 28' long, and they provide no meaningful light. If you're in there, the lights are on. There's 2 man doors with windows at the top and 2 garage doors with windows at the top, so it won't be pitch dark. It's not like I'll be looking out them, and it's just one more thing to worry about for security. I can add them in later if I change my mind, but it would be much harder to remove if I didn't want them.
