/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1755765
>s it that much cheaper
Cheaper. SOOO much cheaper. You have no idea. I replaced some old roof decking a while back and a 4'x8' OSB board costs slightly more than a 1"x6"x8' real wood plank. The wood was $9 and the OSB was $12. Plywood was $22 for a 4x8. It would have cost $72 to use real wood compared to one sheet of $12 OSB. Plus it is faster to install and needs fewer nails. As I was just replacing a small area and the previous decking lasted 70 years I went with the real wood but god damn, my shitty little 2/1 house from the 50s would cost like $600k to make today using the same materials as they did back in the day. It is clad in shiplap, and 1 by materials.