| APPLICATIONS | General Description | Plywood Grade Rated (with span rating) | Non-Rated Plywood Grade | Bond Classification/Glue Line | Exterior veneer grades | Exposure 1 veneer grades | Span rating/support spacing and designated loading | ||
| NON-STRUCTURAL | Where appearance of both sides is important for interior applications, with smooth surfaces suitable for painting | A-A (NON-RATED) | US panels are available in two classifications: Exterior - equivalent to (BS) EN 314 Bond Class 3 or Exposure 1 (always includes D veneer) - Bond Class 2 | Face A; Inner C; Back A | Face A;Inner D; Back A | Span rating not applicable | |||
Dedicated to the European construction Industry
Working with US engineered wood products
This technical resource is your starting point for specifying plywood, OSB, I-Joists or LVL for UK and EU structural applications.
It supports architects, specifiers, builders and end users by providing essential technical information for different structural applications. Explore our interactive plywood Specification Tool and its companion ‘Find Your Standard‘ to identify what your application needs.
APA –The Engineered Wood Association is a world authority on engineered wood and recognised for its quality control, production standards and commitment to green building. Member mills produce most of North America’s engineered wood products. The APA trademark indicates that a product has undergone the strictest quality inspection and testing for a specific use
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Check out the new interactive Specification Tool which helps you select the right plywood grade for an application such as floors, walls, roofing or concrete form work.
It provides information from thicknesses and span rating advice to bond durability, enabling you to quickly compare grades and their specific properties.
The plywood tool will be followed by OSB shortly.
Structural products in the EU and UK have to comply with specific standards. Just select your product, application and performance characteristics and Find your Standard tells you what they are.
The new tool also tells you the testing requirements carried out by US manufacturers so their products qualify for the CE, UKCA or UKNI mark of approval.
Check for standards under review >