PointSIX products are available in Ainsworth’s standard OSB and Durastrand flooring. Workers have gotten around this by sanding off layers around the edges, but this adds labor and expense.Īinsworth Lumber’s PointSIX Flooring, an OSB product released about a year ago, takes the work out of that preventative measure because a thin layer of the board is milled and treated around all four edges to prevent swelling. The edges of board present a particular obstacle because when they get wet they swell, creating fitting problems during construction. In fact, in a recent survey sponsored by Huber Engineered Woods, nearly half of the respondents said they preferred getting a root canal to dealing with plywood flooring that has swelled after a rainfall. ![]() One of construction professionals’ biggest complaints is that board swells when wet. ![]() ![]() Newer products on the market aim to make the construction site a dryer, happier, and more attractive place. Engineered-wood products are an integral yet hidden component of home construction, but like a lot of building materials, they’ve had their challenges.
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