Insulated Osb Roof Sheathing
The 1 1 8 thick sheathing provides a nominal insulating value of r 6 which when added to a traditionally framed 2 x 4 wall with r 15 batt insulation achieves an r 21 wall without the added expense of 6 stud framing.
Insulated osb roof sheathing. This reflection insulation also has high mechanical properties making it perfect for load bearing applications in construction. Osb are used in flooring wall sheathing roof sarking packaging and furniture. It was invented by armin elmendorf in california in 1963. Thermostat 7 16 cat ps2 10 osb sheathing application as 4 x 8.
For pricing and availability. The insulation went down between the roof trusses right on top of the vapor barrier above the ceiling. Our 1 1 8 and 2 1 8 c sis insulated sheathing offers a quick alternative to conventional plywood or osb sheathing for conventionally framed wood or metal structures. Choose manufacturers or scroll down to see products.
It reduces attic temperatures by up to 30 degrees fahrenheit and it blocks up to 97 of radiant heat. For the insulation we used knauf r 49 kraft faced ecobatt insulation batts. For pricing and availability. Before we put any osb sheathing up we first installed the insulation in the section we planned to sheathe.
The osb techshield radiant barrier osb is engineered to improve energy efficiency.