Never attach roof sheathing with staples.
Shed roof osb thickness.
The thickness required by josh s circumstances are good for roof snow loads of up to 70 psf again spanning 24.
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Sheathing should be a minimum of 19 32 inch thick.
Good enough for houses good enough for a shed.
What size plywood for the roof.
Osb is fine all the way around.
Using oriented strand board osb for shed walls floors and roofs using oriented strand board is a tested way of reducing costs for building your shed.
Osb comes in 4 by 8 foot sheets as does plywood but the manufacturing process allows the production of longer and wider ones.
The typical thickness range for sheathing is 3 8 to 3 4 inch.
When this is the case experts recommend a 5 8 inch thick sheet.
For heavier loads a 40 20 rated panel 19 32 or 5 8 will support a 130 psf live load and 48 24 rated panels 23 32 or are good to175 psf.
Thicknesses range from 5 16 to 3 4 inch and the proper one to use.
7 16 will be fine for 16 on center and 5 8 for 24 on center rafters.
The osb thickness will be based on the rafter spacing.
Roof sheathing comes in grid marked 4 by 8 foot sheets and should be installed perpendicular to the frame.
Keep in mind that the load of the roof still plays a role in the plywood thickness.