I live in the San Francisco bay area and are winters are perrty mild. Rain and a cold sanp once and awhile. Will, my question is I’m framing up a shop for me. And I have a little over half the sheathing on it. (osb) After I get all the sheathing on it (even the roof) do I need to protect it as it sits throught out the winter. As I said we have mild winters. On all the houses around here they work right on through the winters. Of course they schedule the work around the weather. I’m working by my self. So is there anything I need to do. Or just let it sit. And dry out for spring. Thanks Hat
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#15 felt for insurance. Get the shingles on the roof as a pronto priority.
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Perfect world says get the roof on, why wait for spring? What are you doing, taking a vacation?
I cringe about frames that take forever, I never play that game. You are opening yourself up to issues, dry it in as soon as you can.
If you don't cover it up, in the spring I want to hear you tell us whether the new OSB is as good as they say it is.
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Hint - I've got a half sheet out by the shop from a job in the middle of the summer. I moved it today. I sure wouldn't use it for anything other that a windbreak on an outhouse.
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I'd get the roof dried in as a priority. As far as the exposed OSB, if it was me, I'd cover it with TYPAR wrap (the gray sh*t, not the white, because it'll hold up longer exposed and doesn't look quite as bad) and nail it off pretty well with 1" plastic caps so the wind won't blow it off.
When you get back to your project next Spring or Summer and you prefer to use felt under your siding, you can pull off the wrap (search the archives for "other uses for housewrap") and install the felt.
But like others have asked, why can't you just proceed on your shop construction. Unless you're building a REALLY huge shop, the sheathing shouldn't take all that long.
BTW, where in the Bay area...I spent some time there years ago in the Navy...Alameda Air Station, Treasure Island...lived out in Concord area briefly. I have fond memories of the Bay Area, 70-71 Oakland A's, Madden's Oakland Raiders, etc.
I will keep right on working on it throught the winter. I just want to know if there was anything I had to do to protect it. Until I get shingles on it. Like I said I'm working by myslef. I work at Naval Air Station in Alameda I was there for 17 years until the close it. Now I work in Richmond. And I live up in Suisun. We where neighbors. Thanks Hat
If I can work in 20 below weather with windchills in the minus 40 range you'd think that a little dampness wouldn't slow you up......