APA > Official Guidelines Official Guidelines Plywood Standards, UK & EUApplications & Standards, LVLApplications & Standards, OSBCheck Your Mark of ApprovalEAD for I-joistsList of Individual StandardsRegulations for Construction ProductsRegulations: Illegal Timber ImportsStandards for US Wood-Based PanelsStructural Timber Specification Standards & Regulations for Wood-Based Products This APA resource provides you with up-to-date information on regulations and standards governing the use of engineered …
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19 November
Plywood Performance Testing Requirements apawood-europe.org
Plywood Performance Testing Requirements The UK and Europe adhere to the same standards for wood-based panels. The standard that classifies plywood is (BS) EN 636 and the overall harmonised (EU) or designated (UK) standard for wood-based panels is (BS) EN 13986: 2004+A1 2015. Here’s a quick guide in table and list form, giving the relevant clauses and tables in this overall standard. The Clause number stays …
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LVL Products: Standards EU and UK apawood-europe.org
LVL Products: Standards EU and UK The UK has adopted the same EU standards for using plywood panels in construction and continues to accept the CE mark until January 2023. LVL is classified is two ways – for structural applications similar to glued laminated timber; or as a product for general construction in non-loadbearing situations. Structural (BS) EN 14374: Timber structures – Structural laminated veneer lumber …
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UK and EU Standards for OSB apawood-europe.org
UK and EU Standards for OSB The UK has adopted the same EU standards for using OSB in construction and continues to accept the CE mark until January 2023. OSB products must comply with the overall harmonised (EU) or designated (UK) standard for wood-based panels, (BS) EN 13986: 2004+A1 2015. The standard that classifies OSB: (BS) EN 300: Oriented Strand Boards (OSB) …
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Check Your Mark of Approval apawood-europe.org
Check Your Mark of Approval The decision on a product’s mark of approval depends on whether you are placing goods in EU countries, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) or Northern Ireland. Changes to certification system From January 2023, panel product manufacturers outside the UK must change the official conformity assessment body they use if they want to supply the …
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European Assessment Document (EAD) for I-Joists apawood-europe.org
European Assessment Document (EAD) for I-Joists EAD 130367-00-0304 – Composite Wood-based Beams and Columns Each construction product approved for use in the UK and EU must be accompanied by a Declaration of Performance (DoP). This is the manufacturer’s statement about the integrity of the product. More To make sure this is accurate and reliable, the product must be independently assessed under …
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List of Individual Standards Relevant to Wood-based Panels apawood-europe.org
List of Individual Standards Relevant to Wood-based Panels The UK and EU follow the same principles for the standards listed below. For ease of use we have combined the titles. For the UK, the titles simply have ‘BS’ for (British Standard) added. When a standard has been reviewed and updated, that date is integrated into the standard title. When a …
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UKCA Declaration of Performance (DoP) (EU-CPR) Regulations for Construction Products apawood-europe.org
Regulations for Construction Products The original EU Construction Products Regulation (EU-CPR) set down greater legal responsibilities for manufacturers, importers and suppliers and made it mandatory for wood-based panels to be CE marked. The UK-CPR has adopted similar principles and will continue to recognise the CE mark until January 2023, when the UKCA comes into force. Declaration of Performance Manufacturers now …
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Plywood Specific Applications, Performance Characteristics & Standards apawood-europe.org
Plywood Specific Applications, Performance Characteristics & Standards The standard that classifies plywood is (BS) EN 636. It gives the requirements for plywood for general purpose use and for structural (load bearing) applications in dry, humid and exterior conditions. It also gives a classification based on bending properties. Specifiers and builders: simply select the property you need, such as bending strength, from …
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Official Guidelines EU and UK Standards for Plywood apawood-europe.org
The UK has adopted the same EU standards for using plywood panels in construction and continues to accept the CE mark until January 2023. There are now two overall standards – harmonised and designated – that define the panels’ performance characteristics and test methods for use in construction applications. Each currently follow the same principles. The harmonised (EU) or designated …
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