Why not plywood?

[Craziwoman2]

I know plywood would add weight but is there a reason for the particle wood being used for flooring instead of plywood or better yet marine plywood?

[SNOKING]

Bean counters!

[TedS]

Gotta be price. Marine plywood is lighter than particle board and a little heavier than osb.

[cookie]

Read all about it here (https://bct.eco.umass.edu/publications/articles/choosing-between-oriented-strandboard-and-plywood/).

Peace
Dave