Albertasaurus
Active Member
Whoa that's going up fast!
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cameronhowe
Active Member
That building is going up so fast. It would be so great to fill in all that space in that area still. Is that hon tower project that was proposed for that area dead then?
konradiical
Active Member
Man does Chinatown have a lot of parking lots
UrbanWarrior
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Mountain Man
Senior Member
Curious why they are using plywood sheathing instead of OSB...
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Just the way Terry Wong likes it...
Are those pallets of brick?
Nawads
New Member
It looks like bricks for the back firewall break between this and the building behind.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Plywood is better than OSB?
Oh that makes sense. They look bigger than regular bricks.
Progress since yesterday.
FCC1982
Active Member
Occasionally OSB becomes more expensive than plywood and so plywood gets used. I remember seeing plywood being used in SFH construction about 10 years ago and that was the reason.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Likely concrete block for the fire rating.
It is better in terms of shear (torsional stiffness) but usually costs more too.
MissingMiddle
Active Member
I hate to be that person, but shear and torsion are very different. But you're right, plywood is better in shear than OSB.