Engineered Panels and Their Characteristics

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Exposure 1 panels are used where long delays in construction may cause the panels to be exposed to the weather.

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Oriented strand board panels are arranged in three to five layers with each layer at right angles to each other.

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OSB stands for Oriented Strand Board.

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Composite panels are commonly called particle board.

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The largest association of engineered panel grading is the Engineered Wood Association.

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Nonveneered panels are commonly called composite board.

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Panels with B-grade or better veneer faces are always sanded smooth.

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Softwood plywood is commonly made with three, four, or six layers.

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Large reconstituted wood sheets or panels are engineered panels.

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The letters C, D for a sheet of plywood mean one face is C grade and the other face is D grade.

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