Plywood Vs. OSB - Subfloor Comparison

Annoying

Why are squeaky floors an issue? I don't mind if mine squeak.

I think these guys did great. I don't know why some people complain so much. Would have been nice to compare to solid decking, but still this was hard work and they did great

Water goes down. The floor WILL get wet, and they build floors with OSB joists now! I could stomp a hole in it. I don't want to walk on that garbage!

OSB is as good as cardboard. You'll never catch me with OSB, not on the roof, floors, siding. That's just me, this "test" is as usual, made for social media only and not the real world. We are not in Waterworld eating fish with Kevin Costner. Therefore this is not a REAL WORD test study. I understand the concept but needs to be realistic. I can give a shit about warranty the warranty will run out even faster than the OSB... Install that and leave it outside uncovered for a mere 7-8 months taking all the weathering that gets thrown at it THEN come back. I tell every client I don't care if it's a dog house or a shed. We will spend the extra $1.41 and get DFP ONLY

Could some one just give the TAKE AWAY?

Informative, I learned a lot, thanks for making this!

Right ear sound is dead,great tutorial by the way

Man I almost feel asleep 😴 at the end I forgot why I was even watching this video 🤣

We remodeled our 50 year old home starting last summer. We pulled out all the floors down to the concrete pad and replaced all joists and subflooring with plywood at double the cost of OSB. Since our home is in a hurricane zone and we put down hardwood flooring throughout it is well worth the cost in my opinion. Great video.

this seemed to make a lot of since NOT now i'm more lost than ever.

This is a GREAT Video... but too much talking, and not enough showing. 
There is an old saying in Film... "Show Don't Tell"...
Please next time, TALK while you're showing what you're doing...
This video could have been cut in half the time... too much talking, even though every thing you said was GREAT...
please SHOW us what you're doing while you're talking... even doing a Voice Over of what you did would have been better.
Thank you for sharing this very informative video..

Good info. Thanks.

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This was super helpful to understand the benefits of using plywood instead of OSB for the subfloor. I appreciate the research to illustrate the difference. Thanks!

The problem with plywood is the random delamination. It's really hard to remove a sheet that's been glued down and shot with a million nails. That's why most guys go with a quality osb

It looks like plywood easily won!!

just had to replace 13 floor joist and subflooring in my house. Using 2 layers of 23/32 plywood for subflooring.

Thank you.

May be a silly question, but is it a viable option using tarps on those days that the construction site is idle?
I understand is an added cost and the tarps may not be reusable after sitting around a construction site for a few weeks, but subfloor swelling seems like a big issue to me.

Thank you so much for this break down of your study. My contractor put osb down under a hidden part of cabinets and sinks, and it didn't seem right to me, so now I'm doing research. Glad I found out before we put the fridge in.

This was very helpful. Thanks.

Thank you. I really appreciate the information you have provided.

The sound is horrible :(

Thanks. Plywood it is.

My left ear enjoyed this video.

For what the cost of Advantech is, you can tear out your osb floors and replace it 3 times and have a new floor with money left over for your beer….

Well done 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Wow this video is very professional.

osb is fine for rooms that dont have water lines but in bath or kitchen or in service room use ply

Although cross-laminating will improve linear expansions as you say, but, it does not have an effect on thickness swelling, which what you measured. The difference in thickness performance is due to the way the different panels are pressed during manufacture; a plywood is typically pressed at around 1 MPa (145 psi) whereas an OSB is pressed at 3 MPa (435 psi) - this explains why the density of OSB is higher than the density of the wood used to make it. Check the density of your plywood and you will see that it corresponds quite well to the typical density of wood it is made from.

Wow... you guys are awesome! Thank you.

Can't believe how many of you bitch about the video.

OSB sucks I've seen it too many times

Guess I know what I’m replacing my OSB subfloor with then!

This guy has the emotional language and colorfulness of a dung beetle

OSB. POS

Information for our decisions.

great video

OSB ALL DAY👌🙂

Here in Iceland a subfloor would be put in after the house would be closed to the weather.
The preference for walls and roof would be plywood here. Floors would be osb 19 or 21 mm. Inside walls would be OSB if wood is used.
OSB seems to have a better damping capacity against noise

can you add 3/4 plywood over 1/2 plywood to strengthen the floor?

This is exactly right. A lot of people who sell or use OSB are trying to convince us that OSB is "just as good if not better!" than plywood, but we all know it's not.

Matt Risinger has been relentlessly promoting Advantech over the years. He must be making g big coin schilling Advantech. 😂

Really draw on white bord show examples in some proof way like

Look at comments nobody is understanding there's no side by side comparison you made everyone think all different products are better not one clear answer what come on

Osb cells opening are on all sides, plywood is only on edges. Plywood can easily be sealed on the edge to protect it and sprayed with a deck sealer. Osb will absorb atmospheric moisture, plywood will not.

O.S.B. Is nothing more than a byproduct of lumber, marketed as a suitable, cheaper alternative. It is in fact garbage ! One thing you won’t be told, is that O.S.B. Is a breeding ground for mold ! More than double that, of C.D.X. Plywood. Don’t believe me? Ask any mold remediation contractor!

Also, once O.S.B. Is wet, it will literally crumble when you try and demo it out, once it dries . Hell with that .