Plywood & OSB Specification Tools

These interactive specification tools provide core technical information to help you make the right choice. Just select your application  and product  – and we’ll provide suitable options. When you see Structural I on an OSB or plywood panel, it denotes a performance-rated panel, with superior bending stiffness and strength.

US trademarked panels carry the term ‘Performance Category’ to denote the panel’s nominal thickness. The tools provide the midpoint measurement as well as tolerance ranges. For ease of use, the tools convert US thickness measurements (given in inches) into mm. The Performance Category is given in brackets. 

Depending on the product, other info covers bending strength & stiffness capacity as well as live load, finish, veneer strengths and wood species as well as moisture resistance or bond durability. For more on moisture environments for ply and OSB,  click here.

Each tool also offers downloadable brochures with more indepth information.