Fixing Guide for Eliteline

Warmth and good looks of real wood for your home or workplace. Eliteline Combines the appearance of traditional tongue and groove timber lining with the strength of plywood.

  • Combines the appearance of traditional tongue and groove timber lining with the strength of plywood

  • Comes in clear, knotty, and painting grades

  • Ideal for interior wall panelling, feature walls, ceilings, furniture, cabinetry, shopfittings, and commercial interiors

  • Superior strength and rigidity, resistant to impact and knocks

  • Light to handle and easy to work with.

Finishing

Punch nails, apply a clear, primer or sealer first coat and fill nail holes. There may be some fibre lift after the first coat which will require sanding.

Choose high quality paints, stains or clear coating systems to the coating manufacturers’ specifications. If Eliteline is used as a soffit or porch lining LOSP H3.1 treated panels are recommended. Do not use where it is in all day sun as it is prone to sun checking (fine cracks caused by expansion & contraction).

Acoustics and Sound Insulation

Plywood is an excellent reflector of sound and using it on a double- sided partitioning wall will reduce the noise level being transmitted by approximately 35 decibels.

Stud Support

7mm thickness - 400mm spacing. 9mm & 12mm thickness - 600mm spacing.

Nailing

Use 30 x 1.8 panel pins on 7mm Eliteline and 40 x 2.0 panel pins on 9mm and 12mm Eliteline. Nailing is to be placed at 150mm centres at edges and 300mm through centre of sheets. When using Eliteline, especially 7mm, in areas where there is likely to be moisture present allow expansion gaps for any moisture uptake.

Screwing

Use No 8 gauge x 25mm for 7mm Eliteline, No 8 gauge x 30mm for 9mm Eliteline and No 8 gauge 40mm for 12mm Eliteline. Use the same spacings as for nails. In exterior situations, use stainless steel screws.

Glueing

Eliteline can be fixed using panel adhesives to manufacturers specifications in conjunction with nailing or by applying the adhesive and then keeping under pressure until the adhesive has cured.