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Fig 1 Plywood brands

Standards for Plywood.

PAA members manufacture plywood to the following Australian Standards under an industry wide total product certification scheme:

AS/NZS2272 - 1996 - Plywood - Marine
AS2271 - 1979 - Plywood and Blockboard for Exterior Use
AS2270 - 1979 - Plywood and Blockboard for Interior Use
AS/NZS2269 - 1994 - Plywood - Structural
AS/NZS4357 - Structural Veneer Laminated Lumber

Corresponding PAA certification stamps are shown in Fig 1.

The following Standards are also important, particularly in regard to sampling and testing:

AS2098 - Methods of Test for Veneer and Plywood.
AS2097 - Methods for Sampling Veneer Plywood.
AS2754.1 - Adhesives for Plywood Manufacture

Australian Standard AS1684 - 1999 - Residential timber-framed construction details the application of structural plywood into residential flooring and structural wall bracing applications. This Standard also covers the application of structural plywood in residential roofing.

Structural plywood is the only wood based panel product specified in AS1720 Timber Structures Code. Allowable basic working stresses and elastic moduli for eight stress grades of structural plywood are given in this Code. The Code contains relevant information on allowable nail load carrying capacity of plywood/timber joints.

The Concrete Formwork Code AS3610 sets out requirements for the design and application of plywood in concrete formwork.

Australian/New Zealand Standard AS 4357 specifies requirements for the manufacture, structural characterisation and verification of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) intended for structural applications.

Reference: Plywood Association of Australia