Weyerhaeuser puts the polish on its new OSB
Introduced at the International Builders’ Show in January, Weyerhaeuser’s newest oriented strand board product, Weyerhaeuser Diamond, is described as a top-quality engineered subfloor panel designed to provide industry-leading wet weather performance and superior strength.
Bottom line, the product will help eliminate squeaky floors as it provides builders a “worry free” subfloor solution.
“The new Diamond panel has been engineered to provide unmatched durability, backed by a limited lifetime warranty,” says Travis D. Perry, market development manager with Weyerhaeuser. “It’s specifically manufactured to resist inclement weather, while also saving effort in the installation process with our easy-fit tongue-and-groove edge construction. Diamond is a dream product for a builder because it reduces, or eliminates, steps in the installation process while providing superior panel properties.
The company also touts uniform thickness, excellent nail retention and a 500-day no-sand guarantee.
Available on the East Coast starting in Spring 2017, Diamond features the patented Down Pore self-draining technology introduced on Edge Gold panels several years ago.
Down Pore’s notch and groove system channels water away from the end of the panel and away from the supporting member. The result is that standing water collected on the surface of the floor during construction drains away.
More than 20 years ago Weyerhaeuser pioneered enhanced subfloor technology. During the past decades engineers with the company have continued to introduce time-saving and technological enhancements to the company’s line of oriented strand board products.
“Our marketplace is very big on hardwood flooring so we anticipate Diamond will be well received,” according to Brad Brubaker, area general manager for Weyerhaeuser Distribution out of Concord, N.C. “This area of the country has a strong need for high-end oriented strand board flooring products, and Diamond will perfectly fulfill those needs.”
