Apa Exterior Plywood
When sheathing is installed horizontally APA recommends blocking between studs along horizontal panel joints or fastening a plywood cleat to the back side of the wall sheathing with screws for extra edge support.
Apa exterior plywood. APA Rated Sheathing 1532 Performance Category 3216 Exposure 1 Note. Click anywhere in this document to return to building exterior. GUIDE TO APA SANDED PLYWOOD GRADES12 APA A-A Use where appearance of both sides is important for interior Typical Trademark applications such as built-ins cabinets furniture partitions.
Laminating Fiberglass to Plywood. Tial and commercial construction. For sanded plywood panels see Table 3.
D-grade veneer is only permitted to be used in panels intended for applications protected from long-term exposure to weather. MDO stands for medium-density overlay. APA Rated Sheathing is rated for use as subfloor wall or roof sheathing.
Smooth surfaces suitable for painting. Brows our selection of plywood and lumber at the Plywood C. Sourced for veneer strength from Group 1 species Face and Back.
1 TABLE 2 SHEET METAL SCREWS. The product section of this APA guide provides product information and specification recommendations for several of the most common engineered wood products plywood oriented strand board glulam and I-joists. Bond Durability Exterior Equivalent to EN 314 Bond Class 2 Available with unsanded finish only.
APA Performance Rated Panels are rated for three end uses. Sturd-I-Floor and C-C plugged. Exterior panels are suitable for repeated wetting and redrying or long-term exposure to weather or other conditions of similar severity.