Hello,
I will be taking down an old shed (about 25 years) this summer and builing a new one. I started on the interior last year and realized that while the floor and roof are rotten the wall panels seem ok. These are OSB (tradename Aspenite here in Canada).
I can salvage a lot of these panels but have to cut out some damaged parts so will end up with odd sizes.
Is this worth the trouble, what’s the life expectancy of these panels. Should I just go with new plywood? Seems like a shame to put material that could be useful in the landfill but on the other hand I don’t want to go to more trouble and discover it was a bad idea a few years down the road.
Thanks for any comments
Dave in Montreal Canada
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Carefully measure the thickness of a panel and compare it with the thickness of a new piece (or better, compare to the label thickness, if you can find a label, since mfgrs have been slowly thinning such panels over the years).
If it's gotten 1/8" thicker then it's likely been moisture damaged and should not be reused by anyone other than JunkHound.
It's only a shed. Reuse as much as possible. Also remember OSB scraps can be great for shelving or other misc. uses. Don't toss it ... use it.
25 years ago, the OSB was not OSB, but was waferboard. Aspenite was some of the worst. Burn it
Well, OSB has been around since 1978, and "Aspenite" is a brand name that has been applied to some OSB and some pre-OSB products.