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Towin_Toys
Aug 23, 2017Explorer
Hannibal wrote:goducks10 wrote:Hannibal wrote:
I've wondered why Airstream uses particle board floors.
You mean OSB board not particle chip board I hope.
"Oriented strand board (OSB), also known as flakeboard, sterling board and aspenite in British English, is a type of engineered lumber similar to particle board, formed by adding adhesives and then compressing layers of wood strands (flakes) in specific orientations. It was invented by Armin Elmendorf in California in 1963."
Yep. That's the stuff. Swells and rots like any other.
That description is incorrect as OSB is not similar to particle board. Very different in fact and both Huber and Weyerhaeuser have OSB offerings that exceed the quality of sheathing grade plywoods, both with a 500 day no sand warranty while uncovered at the job site. The drawback is that these two OSB products are much heavier than plywood due to all the resin they use.
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