Exterior Wall Sheathing Installation

Most new walls need sheathing to strengthen them to act as a nailing base for siding and or to boost insulation.

Exterior wall sheathing installation.

Insulating sheathing comes in various r values. Structural exterior wall sheathing strengthens the wall system by tying the framing studs together which makes the walls resistant to twisting and bending. The next piece above it should be allowed a 1 8 expansion joint ending at the top plate or at the midway point of the next rim joist. Don t leave the integrity of your exterior walls to chance.

Gypsum exterior wall sheathing costs the costs of installing gypsum sheathing is around 2 a square foot installed which makes a 500 sq ft. Non structural exterior wall sheathing also called insulating sheathing is installed on the exterior wall to add insulation and provide a radiant barrier. Installation of structural exterior wall sheathing occurs after the structure s walls are framed secured to the slab plumbed and braced. The second row of sheathing should be offset at least three stud bays from the first.

Existing walls usually do not require sheathing unless you are stripping off the old siding and applying a different type that calls for sheathing. Installation cost roughly 1 000 when complete. Non structural exterior wall installation of the sheathing is on the exterior or interior side of the structural sheathing. A line snapped across the studs orients the top of this sheet.

In this episode of our off grid cabin build series we are installing the osb sheathing on an exterior wall. Sheathing attaches to the outside edge of the exterior walls and supports the exterior siding as well as providing a dry environment for plumbing pipes electrical wires and hvac ductwork. Your exterior walls deserve the gold standard. 1 widely recognized by its goldcolor densglass sheathing has an exemplary track record that spans more than 30 years.

Rely on georgia pacific gypsum s industry trusted line of high performance exterior gypsum panels including densglass sheathing the 1 architecturally specified fiberglass mat gypsum sheathing. The first sheet should hang below the bottom wall plate to tie into the framing below. This includes both labor at roughly 700 and materials at roughly 300. For multi story buildings the sheathing on the bottom should extend down to the bottom of the lowest framing member extend to the halfway point on rim joist as shown in red.

Sheathing serves many purposes in home construction. On our first wall we installed the osb sheathing.