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Originally Posted by Irish mist
If you have never built a new house get used to watching most of them put it up with particle board, glue, staples, and gypsum  It's an eye-opener for sure. |
I'm not a builder but I'm guessing by your post you believe these items are inferior.I do manufacture building components and will tell you that oriented strand board (osb),which I assume you were refering to,is more stable and stronger than regular plywood and many times that of solid wood.The glues that are used really help make connections between materials much stronger than the old nail only method.These materials really are better for the most part and in the case of osb,they use fast growth woods that are very sustainable.FWIW