WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT WINDSTORM?
Norbord’s two large continuous press mills can manufacture panels that are engineered to match wall heights. Windstorm panels are longer to allow the use of the continuous sheathing methods allowed by building codes. The Southern Building Code (Standard For Hurricane Resistant Residential Construction SSTD 10-99) calls for structural panels to cover from the top of the top plate, to the bottom of the bottom plate to meet combined uplift and shear values. To accomplish this an 8′ wall requires a panel 97 1/8″ long, a 9′ wall needs a 109 1/8″ panel, and a 10′ walls need a 121 1/8″ panel to span that length without joints. Windstorm panels are the right size, to meet code, reduce costs, and build faster.
