Data
New Construction

Sheathing - Floors

These reports show market demand data for residential new home building products, average per-home purchase data, market size, and a five-year forecast for the new residential construction industry. The Sheathing for Floors report contains a summary of purchase volume in square feet for a variety of floor sheathing materials for ground floors, upper floors, and all floors, in each State, Metro Area, and County. Market data are also reported separately for Single-Family Detached homes and Multifamily. Product categories reported include:

FLOOR SHEATHING – GROUND FLOOR (Square Feet)

  • None – slab or SIPs
  • Plywood – 1/2 inch
  • Plywood – 5/8 inch
  • Plywood – 3/4 inch
  • Plywood – 1-1/8 inch or thicker
  • Subtotal – Plywood
  • OSB – 7/16, 15/32, or 1/2 inch
  • OSB – 5/8 or 19/32 inch
  • OSB – 23/32 or 3/4 inch
  • OSB – 7/8 inch
  • OSB – 1 inch
  • OSB – 1-1/8 inch or thicker
  • Subtotal – OSB
  • 1 inch boards
  • 2 inch boards
  • Other

FLOOR SHEATHING – UPPER FLOORS (Square Feet)

  • None – slab or SIPs
  • Plywood – 1/2 inch
  • Plywood – 5/8 inch
  • Plywood – 3/4 inch
  • Plywood – 1-1/8 inch or thicker
  • Subtotal – Plywood
  • OSB – 7/16, 15/32, or 1/2 inch
  • OSB – 5/8 or 19/32 inch
  • OSB – 23/32 or 3/4 inch
  • OSB – 7/8 inch
  • OSB – 1 inch
  • OSB – 1-1/8 inch or thicker
  • Subtotal – OSB
  • 1 inch boards
  • 2 inch boards
  • Other
  

FLOOR SHEATHING – ALL FLOORS (Square Feet)

  • None – slab or SIPs
  • Plywood – 1/2 inch
  • Plywood – 5/8 inch
  • Plywood – 3/4 inch
  • Plywood – 1-1/8 inch or thicker
  • Subtotal – Plywood
  • OSB – 7/16, 15/32, or 1/2 inch
  • OSB – 5/8 or 19/32 inch
  • OSB – 23/32 or 3/4 inch
  • OSB – 7/8 inch
  • OSB – 1 inch
  • OSB – 1-1/8 inch or thicker
  • Subtotal – OSB
  • 1 inch boards
  • 2 inch boards
  • Other

FLOOR SHEATHING ON 3/8 INCH BASIS – ALL FLOORS (Square Feet)

  • Plywood
  • OSB
  • Boards