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Special Features

To locate a manufacturer for this panel-type, click on a name from the list below. Learn more about this panel-type.

Warmboard, Inc. (Panels)

LP Building Products (Panels, Rim Board)

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

Martco Limited Partnership

Norbord Incorporated (Panels, Rim Board)

Coastal Plywood Company (Panels)

Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC

Olympic Panel Products LLC (Panels)

Potlatch Corporation (Panels)

Plum Creek (Panels)

Roseburg Forest Products (Panels, Rim Board)

Eagle Plywood Specialties (Panels)

More About Special Features

APA members have the capability of manufacturing wood structural panels in many unique ways ranging from using different types of wood species to special textures on the surface of the panels.

Unique Panel Lay-ups. Plywood and OSB panels are comprised of varying types of veneers and wood species and different thicknesses of layers within the panels. Such variance can provide the end user with panels that have specific dimensional stabilities, fastener holding capabilities, puncture resistance, strength and stiffness, etc. Examples of these types of products can be seen in the upholstered furniture, slave pallet and truck trailer industries where proprietary panels have been developed to perform to specific criteria. Specific information can be obtained from the manufacturers.

Custom Surface Treatments. Wood structural panels manufacturers can apply different textures to the surfaces of the panels ranging from channel and V-grooves, rough-sawn textures and coatings. These treatments are commonly seen in panels used for exterior siding of residential and commercial buildings and have been used to provide decorative textures on poured in place concrete and retail merchandising displays.