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BSI PD CEN/TR 12872:2014

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Wood-based panels. Guidance on the use of load-bearing boards in floors, walls and roofs

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BSI 2014 28
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This Technical Report gives guidance on the use of wood-based panels in structural applications as structural floor and roof decking on joists or structural wall sheathing on studs in accordance with EN 12871 . It provides information on:

  • inspection at site;

  • transport and delivery;

  • handling;

  • stacking;

  • storage;

  • moisture content, conditioning and the effects of moisture;

  • cutting and machining;

  • selection;

  • installation.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages PDF Title
4 Contents Page
6 Foreword
7 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
9 4 Information on product performance
5 Inspection at site
6 Transport and delivery
7 Handling
8 Stacking
10 Figure 1 — Panel storage
Figure 2 — Correct method of edge stacking
11 9 Storage
10 Moisture content, conditioning and the effects of moisture
10.1 Moisture content
Table 1 — Equilibrium moisture content and conditions of use
10.2 Dimensional movement
12 Table 2 — Dimensional change for a 1 % change in panel moisture content
10.3 Conditioning
13 Figure 3 — Panels stacked with battens
11 Cutting and machining
11.1 General
11.2 Cutting with hand tools
11.3 Machining with power tools
14 Figure 4 — Sawing wood based panels
11.4 Drilling
12 Fixing
15 Table 3 — Maximum spacings and minimum edge distance of fixings
13 Floors — Selection and installation
13.1 Selection (specification)
13.2 Type of floor covering related to wood-based floor panels
16 13.3 Installation
13.3.1 Preparation of structure
13.3.2 Edge profile
13.3.3 Expansion gaps
17 13.3.4 Gluing
13.3.5 Laying of wood-based panels for flooring
18 Figure 8 — Minimum edge nailing distance
14 Walls — Selection and installation
14.1 Selection (specification)
14.2 Wall constructions using wood-based panels on studs
14.3 Installation
14.3.1 Preparation of structure
19 Figure 9 —Basic example of a timber frame external wall construction
14.3.2 Edge profile
14.3.3 Expansion gaps
20 14.3.4 Assembly of wood-based panels for walls on studs
Figure 10 — Basic example of sheathing board fixing
Figure 11 — Minimum edge nailing distance
21 15 Roofs — Selection and installation
15.1 Selection (specification)
15.2 Type of roof covering related to wood-based roof panels
15.3 Type of roofs
15.3.1 Flat roofs: cold roofs — warm roofs
22 15.3.2 Pitched roofs — principles
23 Figure 16 — Ventilation of “room in the roof” with sloping ceiling and insulation between the rafters
15.4 Installation
15.4.1 Preparation of structure
15.4.2 Edge profile
24 15.4.3 Expansion gaps
15.4.4 Laying of wood-based panels in roof structures
25 Figure 20 — Minimum edge nailing distance
26 Bibliography
BSI PD CEN/TR 12872:2014
$142.49