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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by fortylove on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:08PM (#34492562)
>6 or 7 layers in sheathing today.

What do you mean by this?

Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by hindsightbias on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:24PM (#34493641)
Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by rascul on Monday January 23, 2023 @03:50PM (#34494835)
I wonder if maybe there's a difference in usage of the term "sheathing" here. The linked article shows only one layer of sheathing, which is often plywood or OSB but can be an integrated product such as the Zip system. This is how I have understood the term also, back when I did new construction and now that I'm mostly doing repairs. There are multiple layers of different materials in an exterior wall that I wouldn't call sheathing and the linked article doesn't appear to either, but I would not expect to find more than one layer of what in my experiences the industry calls sheathing. I'm not often picky about what word is used though, as long as the meaning is understood.

That said, at least you didn't call it sheeting, like many do.

Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by fortylove on Monday January 23, 2023 @06:41PM (#34496755)
Ah, thanks for the response. My confusion is that in American building, the term sheathing usually just refers to the outer layer of plywood that nails to the studs.