One of the cheapest sheathing options out there.
Osb siding with stucco tecture.
But stucco holds much more water than vinyl siding and stucco dries slowly.
If you re planning to paint your exterior osb sheathing a fluid applied air or moisture barrier coating can serve the same purpose as a plastic house wrap and still allow your osb panel to be topped with a conventional paint or a stucco finish.
Manufactured by collins a family owned business since 1855 truwood siding and trim is a high quality engineered wood product designed to withstand the test of time.
It comes in a variety of finishes made to resemble various hardwoods and stucco surfaces.
Comes in 4 by 8 sheets typically.
In certain parts of america particularly in the southwest the predominant building siding is stucco.
It is applied by hand and can also be done with acrylic stucco as well.
Stucco gets wet like all types of siding.
This look can hide imperfections and looks great on residential homes and looks like traditional stucco.
With a legacy of excellence and products engineered to endure truwood leads the way in beautiful sustainable durable trim and siding.
Compared to stucco it s a combination that offers crips clean lines and is more impact resistant.
Although you may be right that most of the moisture that damaged the osb came from the interior the stucco may have contributed the problem since stucco slows drying.
The more insulation the lower the energy flow across the assembly.
Double warranty coverage strand finish 5 year 100 labor and replacement on lp smartside trim and siding substrate 50 year prorated limited warranty on lp smartside trim and siding substrate 30 year finish warranty.
A plaster like material that is traditionally made of lime and sand and water today stucco usually also incorporates portland cement.
Additional links for osb.
Higher levels of thermal resistance also makes things more difficult for all claddings not just stucco.
The gap allows redistribution of the moisture in both the stucco and the osb sheathing.
It comes in fine medium and coarse patterns.
This texture is the most common and what people mostly associate stucco siding to.
Oriented strand board or osb is a siding product sold in sheets or laps depending on preference.