Charlie:
John in Sour Lake, our last question this morning on roof decking. He’s putting in a new roof on a new house, and he’s teetering between OSB with TechShield or a regular deck with blown in foam insulation on the deck.
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Tom:Neither!
Charlie:
Of those 2 options, which would you choose.
Tom:
I wouldn’t choose either one. I can’t lie to you.
Charlie:
If it was you know give me liberty, give me death, this 1 or that 1, wouldn’t the TechShield be a better choice?
Tom:
Charlie, I’m from New Hampshire. Live free or die baby.
Charlie:
Isn’t there a 3rd choice?
Tom:
No.
Charlie:
Seriously.
Tom:
Georgia Pacific plywood with radiant barrier on there, not OSB. Do the plywood. You can buy it with a radiant barrier on there, never the foam on the bottom of the rafter
Charlie:
Never the foam, so that tells you of those 2 choices, which is the least worst. There you go.
Tom:
That’s true, but go with the plywood with the radiant barrier.