Technical Statement
Product Description
Décortech Hoop Pine has a light coloured clean face with an even layup and excellent edge detail. Available in Interior and Exterior, For decorative purposes we recommend Interior Hoop Pine as it has a lighter, brighter, more consistent colour than Exterior Hoop Pine. For acoustic purposes where perforations are added to the ply, as the white glue lines are not visible when viewing down inside the perforations.
All Décortech standard perforations are available including slots, holes and Multigroove as well as any custom designed perforations. Custom size panels, cut-outs for lights, and negative edge details can also be provided.
Décortech panels come pre-finished by our Paintline as standard. The computer controlled application of paint gives a high quality, run free finish each time and our UV coatings cure instantly allowing for high productivity rates and a premium finish, making it a cost effective solution.
Scope of use
Interior is a non-structural grade of plywood that uses white glue
between the plywood laminations. This is ideal when specifying Hoop Pine for
decorative panelling as the glue used for interior suffers less colour
deterioration on the external veneers due to a lower setting point for the
glue.
Suitable applications
include wall and ceiling linings, acoustic panels especially for schools,
hospitals, commercial and public buildings, partition screens and display
panels. It is ideal in the most critical applications such as entrance areas
and exit corridors especially those used for emergency exits in case of fire.
Exterior Hoop Pine uses an A bond glue, dark in colour, to hold the
plywood lamination together. It carries an F17 stress grade and is suitable for
semi exposed applications.
New Zealand Building Code (NZBC)
The product will, if employed in accordance with the supplier's installation and maintenance requirements, assist with meeting the following provisions of the building code:
- Clause C3 Fire affecting areas beyond the fire source: Performance C3.4, C3.4(a)
Supporting evidence
The product has and can make available the following additional evidence to support the above statements:
Product Criteria
Design requirements
Décortech Hoop
Pine is suitable for use as wall and ceiling linings. It is ideal for
decorative finishes and can be used wherever a high quality aesthetic finish is
required. Hoop Pine Interior is generally light coloured and has a fine,
even, smooth face with a tight grain surface and no prominent grain or growth
rings.
Décortech Hoop Pine is a high strength substrate with a decorative
smooth finish and an excellent edge profile. It has good acoustic properties
meaning increased noise reduction and can be combined with any of our standard
or customised acoustic perfoations to create perfect acoustics for any space.
Decortech prefinished panels prevent the need for additional onsite trades
after installation.
Suitable
applications include wall and ceiling linings, acoustic panels especially for
schools, hospitals, commercial and public buildings, partition screens and
display panels. It is ideal in the most critical applications such as entrance
areas and exit corridors especially those used for emergency exit in case of
fire
Installation requirements
Walls:
Battens or studs at 600mm centres maximum, with fixing at 200mm centres maximum around perimeter and 400mm centres maximum through centre area of the panel. We recommend good quality builder’s adhesive combined with some form of positive fixing i.e. screws or panel pins.
Ceilings:
Battens should be at 400mm centres maximum, with fixing at 200mm centres maximum around perimeter and 400mm centres maximum through centre area of the panel. We recommend good quality builder’s adhesive combined with some form of positive fixing i.e. screws or panel pins.
We recommend at least a 3-5mm negative detail between all edges of the panels.
Please see the Decortech Panel Fixing Guide for further instructions.
Maintenance requirements
We recommend cleaning the panels when required with a warm damp cloth. Do not use any solvents or abrasive cleaners.
Panels must be installed by qualified tradesmen and handled with care. The product must be stored inside, off the ground, in dry condition. Panels must not be left wrapped in a non-breathable material (i.e. plastic) for longer than 4 days and should be unpackaged and aired once they arrive on site. Interior plywood must not be used in exposed, wet or damp conditions. Panels should be kept fastened in a flat pack squarely on top of one another on site to reduce the chance of the sheets bowing or any edge discolouration.
Environmental
Décortech Hoop Pine plywood is 100% sourced from sustainable plantation grown trees with a current harvesting cycle of 50 years and from plantations managed by FPQ – Forestry Plantations Queensland, an arm of the Queensland Government. FPQ is certified to the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) which gives FPQ access to a ‘Chain of Custody’ process for Green labelling. Décortech sourced Hoop Pine is certified for Chain of Custody under AS4707:2006. Due to our Paintline and the contained process of applying paint, our clear satin finish has low to no VOC content once applied and cured resulting in reduced Greenhouse gas emissions and hazardous waste disposal.
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