Found another material that can replace OSB sheets. Does not burn or swell from water

Everyone who monitors the cost of building materials saw that the cost of OSB sheets began to decline. If in July a sheet with a thickness of 12 mm had a cost of more than 2,400 rubles, now stores and bases offer it for 1,800 rubles / sheet. But no one will undertake to assert that this popular building material will again return to prices of 700 rubles / sheet.

If the high price for it persists, then it makes sense to look for a replacement. The article Found something to replace OSB sheets. 2 times cheaper considered the option of replacing OSB with fiberboard sheets. It turned out that this is far from the only alternative.

There are sheets that are somewhat reminiscent of glass-magnesium, but superior in characteristics. These are glass-cement panels under the Steklots brand.

These are slabs with a thickness of 4 to 40 mm, the material of which includes: sand, granulated foam glass, expanded clay and alkali-resistant fiberglass mesh as a reinforcement. Plates do not burn (group NG), high resistance to bending deformations (difficult to break), light and strong enough. Water absorption - no more than 4%. Frost resistance - 150 cycles (can be used on facades).

Where can you apply this sheet (size 2400x1200 mm)? This is facing and finishing of facades. There is a variant of panels that are also produced with a decorative coating Multistone (stone paint).

Source: evolit.ru

Non-decorative panels can be used as permanent formwork for external and internal cladding of frame houses. In the production of SIP panels. As a roof covering for shingles. As a base for finishing floors, etc.

Photos of a frame house under construction, sheathed with glass panels and as a base for flexible tiles (second slide).

The only thing, when installing shingles, you need to do the crate more often. In order for the roofing nails to fall into the boards, passing through the panel. In porous concrete of panels, nails can be weak.

Comparison with other sheet materials, including OSB, can be viewed at the link: https://www.evolit.ru/steklocementnaja-panel

Well, and most importantly, what is the price for this material? The prices are currently comparable to those for OSB sheets.

But with characteristics superior to sheets of wood chips, Glass is more interesting: more fireproof and more environmentally friendly. It is more environmentally friendly in that there is no emission of toxic compounds from them, as it happens from the resins in the OSB composition.

Someone will say that why look for this material on sale if you can use glass-magnesium sheets. The latter have a peculiarity - they change their size depending on temperature and moisture saturation. They are not recommended for use on the facade. And in damp rooms and the ceiling - too. And glass-cement panels, it turns out, are devoid of such a disadvantage.

Who used glass cement sheets - write your review in the comments. Is everything as beautiful as the manufacturer claims?