Georgia-Pacific Building Products Provides Tips for Wall Sheathing Installation

[@007JHS]

I personally would not nail 'at' the corners... but nail on the vertical and horizontal edges about 2" or 50mm in from the corners... corners can break off... this method is stronger... same for drywall corners too.

[@joelx77]

Great video of wall sheathing tips. Brief and detailed.

[@susieblanco2722]

Yea love it

[@YuckFou502]

People are finding it odd to hang these vertical but i think there shear amount of fasteners compensates for strength well enough. I'm going vertical on my add-on because they're going to be caulked, sealed & painted with trim over the joints. Should work well enough like that for strength, water and air. Horizontal seems like it'd leave gaps for cold/hot spots in the walls, even if wrapped. Studs having an R value of about 3 is bad enough. I will eventually hang tin up for siding and will incorporate the trim over the joints as spacers for the tin. I suspect my application should give me plenty time until then. My 2 foot overhangs don't hurt either lol I'm still on the hunt for the most ideal, low permeability exterior paint if anyone has suggestions

[@VERYCHEAPDEALS]

They say use a 8d common nail but all the stores and building supplies places are saying 2 3/8 rs .113 is the same as an 8d common Anyone know if code has changed for putting up 1/2 plywood wall sheathing?

[@jupiterjac6438]

Can someone lmk if you can mount melamine cabinets on plywood? I’m installing a section of uppers this weekend and the wall has sheetrock AND plywood. So I’m a bit worried on the layers I need to go through to hit the stud, my backing is 3/4 the sheetrock 5/8 and the plywood 1/2 I think. Anyone have any suggestions? I usually use 3 inch screws when I install uppers to attach them to the stud. Please any help or ideas will definatly be appreciated!! TIA

[@KrazyKajun602]

I would only install the panels horizontally. This should increase the strength of the wall.

[@oldskoolwayy]

Why does one panel board need so many nails...

[@mikemike9747]

yeah, seems like half as many would be just as good

[@JR-uy3zo]

So wind don't lift the edges

[@luismatos2239]

Buena explicación Bien profesional, todo ordenado Gracias GP 👍

[@philipdove1705]

Would 1 1/2" 18 ga narrow crown staples work?

[@huejanus5505]

18 gauge staples have vey little shear strength and holding (pullout) power.

[@Zeppodone1000mg]

Absolutely not , even 15 gauge finishing nails are far too small honestly deck screws work the best to hold panels to a wall or even just framing nails

[@philipdove1705]

@@Zeppodone1000mg I meant for the trim while propping the door up

[@JustMe-ug2cz]

@@philipdove1705 This video is regarding OSB wall sheathing. How would anyone know you were asking a question that was regarding something else? I also don't think propping the door up with TRIM is common practice. Perhaps that just some terminology confusion?

[@JamesR23]

@@Zeppodone1000mg screws are not appropriate.

[@bmohamed3423]

I thought you have to install sheathing staggered horizontally ?

[@feralbigdog]

that would be what i think too, it makes it stronger i think, where a butt joint is on the lower course being strengthened and stiffened by the upper course, or am i mistaken?

[@wickedbassy]

From what I understand staggering them is more common on roofs and for flooring.

[@CaliforniaCarpenter7]

I prefer to sheath horizontally and stagger the butts to avoid perforating the studs every 3" at the joints. Being a former drywall hanger, hanging walls horizontally is like second nature to me, but vertical just seems wrong. I wonder if anyone in these comments knows why exterior sheathing always seems to be hung vertically? There has to be a reason.

[@michaelodonnell6361]

There is. It's called a braced wall system. In the newer 2018 IRC it calls for vertical sheathing for increased strength. I personally like horizontal and staggered joints. However I'm sure alot of engineering went into this new requirement. And nail edge spacing is 3" on all braced wall panels only.

[@robertsmithjr.5839]

Vertical seems wrong to me

[@Toyotaamazon80series]

Vertical sheathing is to increase sheer strength and to prevent racking.

[@YuckFou502]

Idk but I'm doing it in my add-on because they're going to be caulked, sealed & painted with trim over the joints. Should work well enough like that for strength, water and air. Horizontal seems like it'd leave gaps for cold/hot spots in the walls, even if wrapped. Studs having an R value of about 3 is bad enough. I will eventually hang tin up for siding and will incorporate the trim over the joints as spacers for the tin. I suspect my application should give me plenty time until then. My 2 foot overhangs don't hurt either lol I'm still on the hunt for the most ideal, low permeability exterior paint if anyone has suggestions

[@CaliforniaCarpenter7]

@@karlwithak. You're right, that's another thing about vertical sheathing, it wastes wood - you save board-feet by hanging the sheets horizontally. And the people claiming that vertical sheathing increases strength, I've recently learned that in wind and tornado prone areas, code mandates horizontal for increased strength. And in other areas, all load-bearing exterior walls are required to be sheathed horizontally. So the strength argument goes out the window. It's all about money.

[@dwoodog]

It's also OK to use deck screws?

[@gerrybourque7676]

No. Deck screws do not have nearly as much shear strength that nails do.

[@JamesR23]

Absolutely not.

[@Stcoadrdfo]

this OSB was $8 in 2019, comes 2021 it is $44. There is no justification for this. I have to finish my walls and roof. After this, I will never use GP.

[@ThriftDiving]

Holy moly, that is a huge increase! That's due to COVID restrictions and a slow down in production.

[@stormshadow1512]

i just did my sub floor and that's what I paid, $44 a sheet of OSB. So pissed.

[@alkwtf]

Yep total BS, that price is ridiculous!

[@mikemike9747]

insane. I'm not in the industry and needed some. Knew the price was up but didn't realize by how much.

[@cmleoj]

@@ThriftDiving Why do you just pull these assertions out of…the wind? It just looks like greed from American corporations who know they can get away with this #GREED