![]() OSB leaks both air and water - if you were to put a section under pressure you would see the bubbles underwater - sort of like red oak. you tape the seams so as to keep the house wrap continuous - this is for Air (leaks). ZIP is nothing more than a premium OSB product that has been treated for moisture and covered with a proprietary house wrap. The way you know might be code but code is not up to most of our wants and needs. Matt goes to a lot of builds all over the country and other countries to see how real builders besides himself is doing it. Yea they might sponsor him but dont discount the information. He has had a show for years and goes into all of this stuff probably more then you need to know. I'd recommend watching matt Reisinger on youtube. Think of it as 2 or more layers of walls and insulation. So fully insulated outside the actual house. The latest thinking is making the house an envelope. I cut out an unplanned window 2 years after installing it and the tape ripped the ply apart and never broke itself. I'd highly recommend it or a similar product. I used 5/8 zip for roof and was not worried about leaks at all. My wall ply was exposed for 8-12 months before i got the roof on. As i built my garage myself it took a LONG time. Even without insulation the zip stops air movement. I used zip on my garage after living in my leaky freezing cold house for 20 years. ![]()
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