Okay, for the wood-frame impaired, what's "OSB?"
Oriented Strand Board
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriented_strand_board
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=osb&um=1&ie=UTF-...
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Nov. 30, 2009 5:20 p.m. jrw1621 Dork
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Nov. 30, 2009 6:42 p.m. willy19592 Reader
In reply to kb58:
oriented stran board
sorry, most times I recognize when to explain what something is
basically its a "super" particle board most roofs are decked with it now as well as many floors.
tough strong artificial plywood, stronger because the strands are "oriented"
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Nov. 30, 2009 8:05 p.m. eastpark New Reader
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I'm going to go speak to the planning dept and see how difficult it'll be to get a variance. I suspect it won't be too hard, as there are other houses in the area that have large garages.
I should give you some background. The property I'm planning to build the shop on is a house the wife and I just made an offer on. It's on a 0.75 acre lot located in a semi-rural area. Our offer was accepted and I've had one inspection done. The next one is on Wednesday - as long as the inspections are clear, we'll get possession in February. Hopefully I'll be building my garage mahal next summer.
Cheers,
Paul
