Wall OSB Sheathing and Tyvek House Wrap [Build a Workshop]

Placing OSB on the exterior walls of your shop can greatly increase the strength of the building and helps to give a surface to attach the wall siding. I am using 1/2" OSB on my walls. Each stud behind the OSB is getting screws to make sure that the building is strong. After all the sheathing has been installed I install Tyvek Home Wrap. This is a material that repels water droplets while allowing vapor to escape. Tyvek tape is used on seams and gaps to adhere the sections of tyvek together. Nails are acceptable to install the OSB but I like to use screws.
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[@lonnieclemens8028]

I admire your ability to work by yourself. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@mmbodnar]

I just sheathed up a 16x10 and its was alot of work so I can appreciate how long this would take to do solo! Especially when taking the time to record, narrate and teach along the way. We just put on the common rafters for the 8:12 slope roof,.. we did all the math on paper and thankfully the birds mouth and ridge board fit like a glove. First build since I worked as a laborer for a general contractor ~20 years ago in high school. Cheers!

[@sethcraftworkshop]

The OSB certainly can take a good bit of time, especially on these larger buildings. An 8/12 pitch roof is very steep! Mine is only 4/12 and that is steep enough to walk around.

[@dustinclark8946]

Doing the exact same thing for my 16x10... This video helps alot

[@BrittCHelmsSr]

Nice job with all of the sheathing and Tyvec.

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Thank you, this install went remarkably well. Possibly the most straight and level OSB install. I've done so far.

[@joses8168]

I just did my shed, did smooth side out and put pencil marks for studs which allows water shed if any gets below the tyvek. Also did upright so seams shoot down in case water gets in under metal siding and tyvek and does not siphon it in if horizontal OSB run on walls.. also a pneumatic nailer with 2 3/8 galvanized or similar is a lot faster sheathing. But did use the screw trick since I was working alone

[@nikisrevenge]

you should have started the sheathing on the bottom rim joist to tie in the floor system with the walls

[@jllaine]

Very Well Done, your best work ever.

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Thank you. The OSB on this build lined up very well.

[@tomamundson5119]

Your vertical seams are supposed to be staggered down the wall. You should never have 4 corners meet at a singular point. Otherwise looks great!

[@joses8168]

I just did my shed, did smooth side out and put pencil marks for studs which allows water shed if any gets below the tyvek. Also did upright so seams shoot down in case water gets in under metal siding and tyvek and does not siphon it in if horizontal OSB run on walls..

[@curtisc808]

Why didn't you stagger your OSB seem? Wouldn't that make it stronger? Just asking. Keep up the great work.

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Staggering is better! The stud layout made this awkward to do that. And I did not want to buy additional sheets of osb.

[@audenjey7609]

Great work!

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Thank you! This was a big project.

[@ttfweb1]

Really good work

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Thank you. This build has been great! 20x30 takes a lot longer per step but it's worth it.

[@michaelschroeder6256]

The border is required to have a nail not a screw every 4 to 6 inches depending on where you’re at in the us This is why they should be vertically not horizontally on walls you get your sheer strength from the nails and a nail every 8 inches in the field. And horizontally on roof decks On top of that you shouldn’t be using an impact driver to drive screws. It weakens the screw.

[@1Tibs1]

Thank you, you weren’t kidding when you said solo! Good job! Can’t wait to learn more from you, if there was anything you could change as hindsight is 20/20, what would it be?

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Yes I solo built this 20x30. There are only a couple "woops" things in the build but for the most part I would not change anything.

[@rafaeldominguez8213]

Great job.

[@humblesophos]

I always do smooth side as the exposed side aka more glue on the side that could get wet.

[@KB-ie7jr]

Why not use 4x10 osb sheething installed vertically instead of 4x8 horizontally? You'd end up with less gaps in the sheething, less thermal bridging without all the extra blocking, and you wouldn't be left with that 2' section at the top. Only downside is that each sheet is 25% heavier and a solo install could be rough, but I assume that's what those 2 little helpers runnin around there were for, right?

[@builttolaugh]

Horizontal = stronger

[@KB-ie7jr]

@@builttolaugh Sure, for roof and subfloor sheathing that's true. For exterior wall sheathing in this case, horizontal = unnecessary + a helluva lot more work.

[@fernandothompson2170]

Awesome video

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Thank you. Getting the walls sheathed is a step I like to do.

[@rodneybray3245]

Should you stagger the joints?

[@tracysellman1562]

OK, I have a question, Why would you not cover the sill plate with the side sheeting and nail it to the sill plate to lock everything in? I was always taught to do a minimum coverage of the sill plate if 2X6 then 5&3/4" and nail it in a zig-zag pattern. Sorry, my father was a general carpenter back in the 70's.

[@joeclark9042]

Okay Seth I hate to say it brother but you did that wrong that second row you should have started at the other end and with the 6 ft so that way you split your joints all your joints don't run together they're not supposed to that weakens the wall

[@user-cn2bu7tk9u]

Good job thanks.

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Thank you.

[@stateofwander6963]

Wouldn't it be better to not alternate your blocking so there is a continuous support for panel edges?

[@JmguyN8]

What nails did you use to nail the OSB

[@bixby9797]

What screws are you using and why not nails?

[@spk7816]

nice job...what type screws are you using

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Thank you. I am using torx screws. They have the star head and are rated for exterior use. A local hardware store has them for 1/2 price the big box stores.

[@TurboMountTV]

What if you just want to paint over the sheathing, do you fill in the gaps with something? Thanks.

[@sethcraftworkshop]

OSB is not a great option for exterior siding. You would need to go with t11 or lp smart side or some other siding rated for exterior use.

[@TurboMountTV]

@@sethcraftworkshop OK thanks. What kind of siding did you put on this?

[@johngodwin7902]

That is one tall folding ladder. I bet it’s heavy.

[@sethcraftworkshop]

SO HEAVY! Thing must weigh 60 pounds. I like to walk it around. Slow but beats carrying it.

[@EngineersHomestead]

Whats the plan for siding? Im planning LP smartside panels over the OSB/tyvek.

[@sethcraftworkshop]

I have Hardie board siding. It's a concrete based siding with 100 year unpainted life expectancy. LP smartside is fine as long as you paint it quick.

[@EngineersHomestead]

@sethcraftworkshop how much is that going to cost for the shop? Definitely not cheap.

[@liven4happynus115]

What size of screw did you use on your osb

[@sethcraftworkshop]

Those were 2.5"

[@michaeldvorak5556]

You need a magnetic hammer for those cap nails.

[@sethcraftworkshop]

That or one of the staplers designed to install the cap nails. Takes a while the old handheld method.

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[@steve123261]

This is not how to install osb or house wrap.