Huber Engineered Woods LLC

Georgia-pacific Panel Products LLC

John L Bennett

Joel F Barker

Thomas L Schuman

Nian Ou

Rick D Jordan

Neil C Swiacki

Kelly R Flaherty

Robert W Burkhardt

Richard D Jordan

The panel includes a water resistant barrier layer secured atop its outward facing surface. The water resistant barrier layer includes a skid resistant surface. The panels are made of lignocellulosic material. The water resistant and skid resistant surface may include indicia for aligning strips of tape or for aligning fasteners. A method for manufacturing the water resistant building panels is also disclosed and includes the steps of feeding paper onto a forming belt, depositing lignocellulosic material and the binding agent onto the forming belt so as to form a lignocellulosic mat, applying heat and pressure so as to impart the skid resistant surface on the paper, and cutting panels to predetermined sizes.

Panel for sheathing system and method

A sheathing panel includes a barrier overlay secured to a panel; wherein the sheathing panel is bulk water resistant and has at least one of the following properties: a water vapor transmission rate of at least 7.0 grams per square meter per 24 hours (grams/m/24 hours) as determined by ASTM E96-15 procedure A at 73&#xb0; F. and 50% relative humidity (RH), a water vapor permeance of at least 1.3 perms as determined by ASTM E96-15 procedure A at 73&#xb0; F. and 50% relative humidity (RH), or an air infiltration rate of less than 0.2 liters per second per square meter (L/s-m) at 75 pascals (Pa) as determined by ASTM E2357-11.

Building panel with a weather barrier

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Nicholson, GA, United States of America

John L Bennett