Americans are coughing up $4,600 more on average to buy their dream home than six months ago — thanks to a record run-up in prices for a once-cheap plywood substitute. Prices are on a tear for those ...

Plywood used to be king for wall sheathing and flooring material, but oriented strand board (OSB), introduced in the late 70s, is now the most popular. But both have their advantages and disadvantages ...

Robin Beveridge, a buyer at J.H. Brubaker Inc., 2008 Marietta Ave., said local prices of plywood have doubled since May. Prices for OSB, which stands for oriented strand board and is a plywood-like ...

Americans are coughing up $4,600 more on average to buy their dream home than six months ago — thanks to a record run-up in prices for a once-cheap plywood substitute. Prices are on a tear for those ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. U.S. military demand for plywood for its operations in Iraq has helped push prices for some ...

Have you walked through a new home while it’s still under construction in the last few years? If so, I’m sure you’ve noticed the extensive use of a roof-, wall-, and floor-sheathing product that looks ...

Ainsworth Lumber Co. announced Friday it reached agreement to settle a class-action suit that alleges price-fixing by some of the nation's major oriented strand board manufacturers. The $8.6 million ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Norbord Inc reported a wider fourth-quarter loss on Friday, in line with expectations, as a slowing North American housing market and "suicide" prices hobbled the Canadian timber ...

The price of a formerly cheap plywood substitute called oriented strand board has surged 97% since the start of the year. The rally in OSB is due in part to the storm in Texas, which caused a shortage ...

Americans are coughing up $4,600 more on average to buy their dream home than six months ago — thanks to a record run-up in prices for a once-cheap plywood substitute. Prices are on a tear for those ...