CI/SfB (29) IRISH AGRÉMENT BOARD CERTIFICATE NO. 02/0093 SMARTPLY Belview Slieverue via Waterford Tel: +353 (0) 51 851233 Fax: +353 (0) 51 851130 Web site: www.smartply.com Email: [email protected] SMARTPLY OSB (Oriented Strand Board) Planche Universelle Universalbrett NSAI Agrément (Irish Agrément Board) is designated by Government to carry out European Technical Assessments. NSAI Agrément Certificates establish proof that the certified products are ‘proper materials’ suitable for their intended use under Irish site conditions, and in accordance with the Building Regulations 1997 to 2014. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION board for use as floor wearing surface, 9 and 11 This Certificate relates to SMARTPLY OSB mm wall sheathing, 15 and 18 mm floor and roof (Oriented Strand Board) 6mm - 40 mm board for decking, >25 mm thick board for industrial use as wall sheathing, structural flooring, heavy flooring applications. duty/industrial flooring, roof sarking and roof decking, in domestic dwellings. The board is MANUFACTURE AND MARKETING: manufactured from wood flakes, which are dried The product is manufactured and marketed by and blended with resin and wax and pressed into a mat. This mat is then cured, trimmed to size SMARTPLY and sanded (if required). The board is available Belview, Slieverue via Waterford in OSB/2 and OSB/3 grades. Tel: +353 (0) 51 851233 Fax: +353 (0) 51 851130 USE Web site: www.smartply.com The board uses include, but are not limited to, Email: [email protected] wall sheathing, structural flooring, heavy duty/industrial flooring, roof sarking and roof decking and when supported at centres not exceeding 600mm. The range includes 6 mm Readers are advised to check that this Certificate has not been withdrawn or superseded by a later issue by contacting NSAI Agrément, NSAI, Santry, Dublin 9 or online at www.nsai.ie 1.1 ASSESSMENT D1 – Materials & Workmanship In the opinion of NSAI Agrément, SMARTPLY SMARTPLY OSB board, as certified in this OSB, if used in accordance with this Certificate, Certificate, meets the requirements of the meets the requirements of the Building building regulations for workmanship. Regulations 1997 - 2014 as indicated in Section 1.2 of this Certificate. Part F – Ventilation F1 – Means of Ventilation 1.2 BUILDING REGULATIONS 1997 to 2014 SMARTPLY OSB board can meet the requirements REQUIREMENT: of this regulation, when installed in accordance with Part 2 and 3 of this Certificate. Part A – Structure A1– Loading F2 – Condensation in Roofs The SMARTPLY OSB board contributes to the SMARTPLY OSB board meets the requirements of structural strength and stiffness of a floor by this regulation, when designed and installed in distributing the dead and imposed loads to the accordance with Section 2.4 and Part 3 of this supporting structure. (See Part 3 of this Certificate. Certificate). Part J – Heat Producing Appliances Part B – Fire Safety J3 – Protection of Building B2 – Internal fire spread (linings) SMARTPLY OSB board, if used in accordance with The SMARTPLY OSB board can contribute to this Certificate, meets the requirements of this meeting this regulation. See section 4.1 of this regulation. Combustible material shall be certificate. separated by solid non-combustible material not less than 200 mm thick, from any heating B3 – Internal fire spread (Structure) appliance or from any flue pipe or opening to a The SMARTPLY OSB board have been assessed heating appliance. for surface spread-of-flame rating and reaction- to-fire classification. The product can meet this Part L – Conservation of Fuel and Energy requirement provided they are incorporated into L1 - Conservation of fuel and energy a wall and roof construction as described in The SMARTPLY OSB board when incorporated Section 4.1 of this certificate. into building elements will not significantly contribute to the thermal resistance of that B4 – External Fire Spread element. SMARTPLY OSB board when incorporated into a wall construction which is subject to a fire resistance requirement can meet the requirements of this regulation when incorporated into a wall and roof construction as described in Section 4.1 of this certificate. Part C – Site Preparation and Resistance to Moisture C4 – Resistance to Weather and Ground Moisture SMARTPLY OSB board meets the requirements of this regulation when installed as indicated in Section 2.4, in walls, floors and pitched roofs constructed in compliance with Part 3 of this Certificate. Part D – Materials and Workmanship D3 – Proper Materials SMARTPLY OSB board, as certified in this Certificate, is comprised of proper materials fit for their intended use (See Part 4 of this Certificate). Certificate No. 02/0093 / SMARTPLY OSB (Oriented Strand Board) 2.1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2.3 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND MARKING SMARTPLY OSB board comprises wood SMARTPLY OSB boards are delivered banded flakes/strands bonded together with a blend of together in Bundles up to two tonnes or as resins and wax. The board is manufactured in specified by customers. accordance with EN300 – Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) – Definitions, Classification and The boards should be covered during transport to Specifications. minimise changes in moisture content due to weather. 2.1.1 PRODUCT RANGE SMARTPLY OSB boards are manufactured in On site the boards must be stored clear of the grades OSB/2 and OSB/3. The boards are ground on level bearers to prevent distortion. In available in a range of sizes, typically 2440 x common with most timber products, effective 1220, and a range of thicknesses as described in protection against the weather during storage is Table 1 of this certificate. Boards are generally essential. available as square edged in all thickness ranges; alternatively boards are available as tongued and Each board bears the SMARTPLY logo, date of grooved on the two long edges or on all four manufacture and shift code of production and edges on a limited range of board sizes (See Agrément Certificate number plus board grade Table 1). Other sizes are available on request. and arrows to indicate major axis. The major axis The boards are available sanded if required. is the direction parallel to the grain of the wood fiber in the face and back surfaces of the panel. 2.2 MANUFACTURE This is generally the long dimension of the panel, SMARTPLY OSB is produced from Irish grown, unless the markings on the panel indicate small diameter spruce and pine. Logs meeting otherwise. Wood is strongest in the direction specified requirements are debarked before parallel to grain. As a result, the strength and passing through a flaking machine, which slices stiffness properties of wood based panels are the logs into strands of predetermined greater in the direction parallel to the strength dimensions and uniform thickness. The axis than perpendicular to it. strands/flakes are dried to a low moisture content and screened to remove the fines. The 2.4 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE dried wafers then are conveyed to the blender, Floors where they are blended with resin and wax. The All Floors flakes are formed into a mat and mechanically 2.4.1 All installation must be in accordance with aligned so that the outer two surface layers are the manufacturer's instructions. in the direction of the major axis (the strength direction) and the core layer oriented at right 2.4.2 SMARTPLY OSB boards when installed as angles to create a three ply structure. This design flooring should be laid with the major axis of the increase the structure and performance of the boards crossing the joists. board as it distributes the strength, stiffness and spanning capacity of the panels (boards) along 2.4.3 The tongued and grooved or square and across the boards. The mat is then cured edged boards must be nailed or screwed to all under pressure and temperature, cooled, cut to supports using ring shank nails or screws (with a size, stamped, stacked and packaged. minimum penetration to the support of 2.5 x board thickness) at a maximum of 150mm 2.2.1 QUALITY CONTROL centres on all joists. The cross joints on the Quality control is carried out on a continuous board should be staggered and the joints basis from incoming raw material to finished between the boards should be glued (on tongued product and quality control includes a visual and grooved boards). examination of the logs, checks on moisture content and dimensions of the flakes/strands, 2.4.4 In flooring applications all cut edges or percentage resin and wax, time and temperature square edge boards which are not supported with of pressing, and dimensional and strength tests joists must be supported on noggins. on the finished board. The boards are then stored on level bearers to prevent distortion. The quality 2.4.5 Unsupported edges of boards at the management systems of SMARTPLY has been perimeter of a floor, and edges that are not assessed and registered as meeting the coincident with joists, should be supported on requirements of I.S. EN ISO 9001:2015, Quality bridging’s. management systems – Requirements. Certificate No. 02/0093 / SMARTPLY OSB (Oriented Strand Board) Figure 1 - Pitched Roof (Sarking) Length x width (mm) Product Thickness (mm) 2997 x 1197 2697 x 1197 2650 x 1197 2500 x 1197 2440 x 1220 2440 x 1205 2440 x 1197 2440 x 590 2400 x 1220 2400 x 600 2397 x 1200 2397 x 1197 1980 x 1197 1829 x 1197 1340 x 1197 OSB/2 SE 6 ● 8 ● 11 ● 15 ● 18 ● OSB/2 T&G2 18 ● OSB/2 T&G4 18 ● OSB/3 SE 9 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 10 ● 11 ● ● ● ● 12 ● 15 ● ● 18 ● ● 20 ● 22 ● 24 ● OSB/3 T&G2 12.5 ● ● 15 ● ● 18 ● ● 22 ● ● OSB/3 T&G4 12 ● 15 ● ● 18 ● ● 22 ● ● 24 ● SE = Square Edge T&G2 = Tongue and Groove profile on the two long edges T&G4 = Tongue and Groove profile on all four edges Table 1 - Product Range Certificate No.