Roofing Ply
Roofing Plywood is a structural grade plywood with a plastic tongue and groove down the long edge of the sheet for easy joining over roof trusses.
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MAMMOTH CASE STUDY
The shortage of Gib Board during the covid crisis not only slowed down the speed of building, as well as driving costs up, it made architects and builders start looking more seriously at alternatives beyond plasterboard.
While building specifications are hard and time-consuming to change mid-build, new plywood products with approved bracing units and appearance grade facing are now available in New Zealand, and at Placemakers.
Brace yourselves New Zealand.
We’re not just the shaky isles, we’re the windy isles. House frames move in high wind zones, so wall linings need to have a certain amount of extra bracing. The Building Code NZ3604:2011 specifies the minimum bracing capacity for wind and earthquakes. The bracing demand to resist wind is expressed in Bracing Units or B/Us per lineal metre or per square metre for earthquakes. Architects and engineers refer to tables to calculate the correct bracing application for each build, bearing mind its structure, location, and orientation.
Gib board changed the game by getting consent for the inherent bracing properties of Gib included in the bracing calculations. This meant fewer additional fixings and fastenings were required in the build, saving construction time and money. But it only applied to Gib. Even if plywood was used, you still needed to gib behind the ply to meet building standards.
Better Ply, better looks.
Now there’s an improved range of bracing ply that meets the bracing units required to pass consent. You no longer need to gib behind the ply, so you can save time, 10mm of internal wall space and money on every wall. The new ply products also have higher quality faces which offer a range of finishing opportunities. A natural wood look, a smooth finish for painting or staining.
Read more and explore the possibilities of ply bracing here.
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