Apa rated sheathing panels are produced as plywood or oriented strand board osb.
Apa 303 rated siding.
Make sure to check the apa s technical note on finishing apa rated siding for protection and appearance to check finish compatibility.
Alternatively panels may qualify for span ratings by performance testing in accordance with the requirements of manufacturing and performance standard for apa rated siding panels.
Apa rated sidings include plywood 303 siding and overlaid oriented strand board osb products.
Texture 1 11 or t1 11 is a registered trade name for a special apa 303 rated siding panel.
For further details on apa rated siding refer to the product guide for performance rated siding form e300 which covers face grades textures and patterns finishing and refinishing how to order and specify and basic application recommendations.
However some plywood panels are available with a hardboard face.
Typical size is 4 ft x 8 ft but other sizes may also be produced.
The allowable number of repairs is proportional for other sizes.
T1 11 is an all veneer plywood panel with shiplapped edges and parallel grooves 1 4 deep 3 8 wide.
Texture 1 11 or t1 11 is a registered trade name for a special apa 303 rated siding panel.
Most osb sidings are manufac tured from oriented wood strands and overlaid with a resin treated paper.
The 303 siding grade indicates the number and type of repairs on the face of apa 303 siding external cladding.
Span rating siding panels shall qualify for span ratings by meeting the requirements of section 7 1 or 7 2.
Other texture and finish options not listed are available by request.
Panel patches in apa 303 series specialty siding panels 7.
Available in 19 32 and 5 8 thicknesses.
Hardel s 303 6sw and 303 18sw fir siding panels are both available in a wide variety of styled groove patterns.
T1 11 is a 19 32 or 5 8 plywood panel with shiplapped edges and parallel grooves 1 4 deep 3 8 wide.
Apa trademarked 303 siding is an all veneer panel manufactured to apa 303 siding specification.
Apa sized for spacing exterior rated siding 303 18 s w 11 32 inch 24 oc group 1 panel grade span rating thickness mill number exposure durability classification product standard panel grade span rating thickness mill number exposure durability classification panel grade span rating thickness mill number exposure durability classification apa s performance rated panel standard siding.
Commonly square edge but may be produced with tongue and groove edges.
2 4 common performance categories and corresponding span ratings.
