How To Stain Osb. Osb used for interior and exterior projects will accept stain and clear coat sealing products. Osb (oriented strand board) is similar to plywood and used primarily for subfloors, covering exterior wall studs and roofing. When it wears, which it is doing under the rollers of our chairs, the flakes come off and its gray.
This is an instructional video on how to properly store, install, space, and fasten osb wall sheathing.
Oriented strand board (osb) is a type of engineered wood similar to particle board, formed by adding adhesives and then compressing layers of wood strands (flakes) in specific orientations. Are you in the southeast, flopshot? It is not usually stained or painted, but that doesn't mean that it can't be done. I built a 12 x 16 shed with osb as you propose doing some 18 yrs ago. Depending on your timber type the colour may vary slightly so it's best to take an offcut of your decking timber into store with to ensure you don't get stain on your house, use a paint brush to cut in along the edge of the deck where it meets the house. It is a different sort of wood from both plywood and chipboard in that it is made by combining the three layers wood strands and resin, put together at 90 degree alternates. Over time, a mobile home owner may notice that the home has become out of level. Next choose the stain colour.
