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Plywood sheathing for the small-home-plan


Small-home-plans make the job of securing the plywood easy because of their small size. This can be plywood or OSB. (Oriented-Strand-Board) It can also be T-111 wood siding.




I've seen several different ways of putting the sheets on. I really don't think it matters very much. This is the most common way of doing it. Sart with the walls and put the first sheet so it covers the rim joist and part of the foundation wall. See pic

plywood


You will need to overlap the seams for extra strength. This will be especially necessary when doing the flooring. See pic.

sheathing


You will do the same thing on the roof. The direction of the plywood doesn't make that much difference anymore.

It's probably best to cross the joists and trusses, but I've seen it done both ways. See pic

roof sheathing



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