For each wall multiply the width and height of the wall for total exterior square feet for that specific wall.
How to sheet a wall with osb.
How to hang osb board properly osb panels for exterior walls.
Osb is less expensive than plywood.
If the inside finished.
A tape measure and chalk line are essential for making accurate cuts.
Whether you re building a subdivision or a home reno.
To calculate the number of sheathing boards needed for a project measure the length and height of each wall.
Slide a thick nap roller cover on the roller frame.
Roll the mud onto the wall.
Use a framing square to draw lines where the top and bottom of the opening should be.
The minimum osb panel size is 24 inches in any direction and each sheet end must rest on a rafter.
Pour the watered down mud into a roller pan.
This is an instructional video on how to properly store install space and fasten osb wall sheathing.
Play with rollers with different naps and push with different amounts of pressure at different speeds until you get the texture you like.
Stand the sheet on your floor spacer s so that it s at the proper height and lean it against the wall as upright as you can without it falling on your head.
Roll the roller in the pan until it is evenly coated with mud.
Prime the osb pour primer into a 5 gallon bucket fitted with a screen.
Osb panels come in 4 foot widths and 8 foot or longer lengths.
Divide the exterior square feet of that wall by the square feet of a single sheet of sheathing.
Dab the roller in the primer and thoroughly roll it out on the screen.
This is where you can be a bit creative.
Repeat for each wall.
Provide a 1 8 inch gap.
Lay sheets in rows with the long edge horizontal to the roof bottom.
Then lay out the required height and distance from the edge.
Osb has a smoother and more consistent finished surface and a painted osb wall will have a smoother look than a painted plywood wall.
Tools for hanging osb.
This instructional video teaches how to hang sheathing using dodge hangers.