Prices are on a tear for those bonded wood-chip sheets commonly used as sheathing for walls, floors and roofs in new home construction. Oriented Strand Board, or OSB, has long been used as a low-cost ...

Plywood used to be king for wall sheathing and flooring material, but oriented strand board (OSB), introduced in the late 70s, is now the most popular. But both have their advantages and ...

U.S. military demand for plywood for its operations in Iraq has helped push prices for some building products to record highs in recent weeks.

OSB soared to a record $729 per thousand square feet in September and held that level through mid-October while southern pine plywood prices plunged in the past month, according to lumber pricing ...

The price of plywood, or oriented strand board (OSB), used in new home construction and in remodels has tripled in price, said Ed Hayes, president of Ricci Lumber on Bartlett Street in Portsmouth.

In comparison, approximately 20.5 billion square feet of plywood was manufactured in the same time period. Plywood and OSB share many characteristics, but in certain respects they are quite different.

The price of a formerly cheap plywood substitute called oriented strand board has surged 97% since the start of the year. The rally in OSB is due in part to the storm in Texas, which caused a ...

OSB soared to a record $729 per thousand square feet in September and held that level through mid-October while southern pine plywood prices plunged in the past month, according to lumber pricing ...