DensGlass Gold® Exterior Sheathing Submittal

1 Manuf ac turerG-P Gy ps um Corp ora ti on55 Par k Plac e, 19th flo or, At la nta, GA 3030 3Te ch nic al Ser vi ce Ho tl in e 1-8 00 -2 25- 61 19 or www. gp ypsu omDe ns Gl ass Go ld is a uni que, p ape rle ss she ath ing pa nel made of a trea ted, water res is ta nt co re , su rfa ce d withglas s mat faci ngsan d a go ld co lor ed prime r coa tin g. Pro vidin g sup erb pro tec ti on fro m th e ele men ts , De nsGl as s Gold pa nel s are res ista nt to dec ay,de lam inati on and de te rior at io n du e to weath er expo sur e even durin g con struc ti on delay s tha t last as long as si x mont hs afte rin sta ll ati on . De nsG lass Go ld panels ar e also mo ld-r esi sta nt.

2 *Den sGl ass Gol d she at hin g exh ib its a dimen siona l sta bility th at assu re s re sis tan ce to wa rp ing, rippling, buckling and saggingfor a flatan d ev en sub stra te . Den sGla ss Go ld she ath in g is non com bus tibl e. Si nce De nsG las s Gold pane ls are str ong in both dir ecti ons , theyma y be ins ta lle d ei th er para llel or perp end ic ul ar to wall fr am ing mem be rs (al way s fo ll ow spe ci fic as sem bly insta lla tion instructi ons ).*whente st ed , asman ufa cture d, per ASTMD 327 3Be ca us e of the sup eri or perfo rm anc e of Dens Gla ss Gol d she athi ng , it is spe cif ied fo r ex te ri or wal ls , cei lin gs an d soffi ts in a wideva ri ety of appl icati ons.

3 Th ese inc lud e ex te rio r insu la tion and fin ish sy ste ms (EI FS) ; cav ity bri ck or sto ne ven eer ap pli cat ion s; cla ddi ngsu ch as wood sid ing , vin yl sidin g, comp ositi on sid in g, wo od sh ingl es, shak es , con ven ti ona l stuc co sy stem s, pl ywo od si din g pane ls;an d in te ri or fi nis h sy ste ms tha t re quire a subs tratepa ne l with supe ri or fire an d moi stur e re si stan r EIFS appl ica ti ons , De ns Gla ss Go ld gypsu m she athi ng is an idea l sub strat e fo r adhesive or mech ani ca l appl ic ati on of exp and edpo lys ty re ne (EP S) or extr uded polys ty re ne in sul ati on, and is re comm end ed in all cl ima te zone is not re quired to pro vid e a weath er re sisti ve barrie r over Den sGl ass Go ld for the pr otec tio n of th e gyps um sh eath ing it sel f du rin gthe 6 month ex posure lim it ed war ran ty.

4 * Cons ult wi th the lo cal bu il ding cod e, des ign profe ssi ona l, ow ner or cl add ing ma nuf actu rerfor we ath er res ist iv e barrie r re quire men ts . Man ufa cture rs of weath er res isti ve ba rri ers, wh ich incl ude fl exi bl e memb rane s, pe el andsti ck and liqui d ap pli ed, have fo un d De ns Gl ass Go ld to be a sui tab le sub stra te for thei r syste ns Gl ass Go ld she ath in g is an id eal pro duct for ext erio r ceil in gs and soffi ts for both cold an d warm cl ima te zon es. It res istssa ggi ng, eve n un der ex ce ption ally hum id condit ions. Pa ne ls are app li ed dir ectl y to struc tura l frami ng. Su rfac e and jo ints may befini she d an d pa int ed , or su rfa ced wit h an exte rio r fi nish sys tem.

5 *s ee wri tten warranty forte rms, co nditio nsan d limitationsDe ns Gl ass Go ld she ath in g is exc eptio nally res ista nt to wea the r, but it is no t inten ded fo r imme rsio n in wat sc ad ing ro of/f loor wa te r sho uld be dire cted aw ay fromth e shea thi ng unti l app rop riat e drai nag e is ins tal led .Th e us e of for ce d air hea te rs cr ea te s volume s of wate r va por wh ich , whe n not prop erl y vent ed, ca n con den se on bu ild ing ma teri als .Th e us e of the se heate rs and any re su ltin g da ma ge is not the re spo nsi bi lit y of G- P Gyps um. Co nsu lt hea ter man ufac ture r fo r prope rus e an d ve nt il ati on.

6 Av oid any co ndit io n tha t wi ll crea te mois ture in th e air and con dens atio n on the ex teri or wal ls duri ng pe riod swh en the exte ri or te mp era tu re is low er th an th e inte ri en De nsG la ss Go ld sh ea th ing pan els are used in sla nted wa ll ap pli cat ion s, tha t porti on of the wal l mus t be temp orar ily pro tec tedfro m the ele men ts by th e use of a weath er re si stan t barrie r prio r to ap pli ca tion of th e clad di no t allo w wa ter to pon d or settleon sheath in g. Als o, ex pos ed wal l end s suc h as thos e th at may be fo und in parap ets mu st beco ve re d to pre ven t water fro m infiltratin g the ca vity.

7 G-P Gy ps um does not warra nt an d is not re spo nsi ble or liab le for the perfor man ce of the cl add ing or ex teri or syst ems ap pli ed ove rDe ns Gl ass Go ld she ath in g. Th e su ita bilityand comp atib il ity of an y syste m is the res pon si bil ity of the syste m manu fac tureror de sig nau th ori no t lami nat e Den sGlas s Gold she athin g to ma son ry surf ace s; use fu rrin g strip s or frami ns Gl ass Go ld she ath in g is not in te nde d fo r ro of app lic ati ons . For roo f ap pl ica tio ns con sul t our DensDec k Ro of Boar d bro ch ure .De ns Gl ass Go ld she ath in g is not in te nde d fo r ti le ap pli ca tion s.

8 Fo r ti le ap pli ca tion s, co nsu lt our Den sSh iel d Ti le Ba cke r br och rip tionPr im ary Us esLim ita tio nsTec hnica l Se rvic e Ho tlin e 1. 800. 225. 61 19 gyps um .co mLi mi tat ion sconti nue dSu bmitta lApp rova lsJo b Na meCo nt rac to rDa teStam ps / SignaturesValuesar e based ontestsconductedin ac co rdancewithASTMC 473andASTME stedin ac cordancewit h ASTMC 355(drycu p method).2Te stedin ac cordancewit h ASTMC 518(heat flowmeter).3 Minimumre quire ments forASTMC 11 77standardspecificatio n. 20 06 G-P Gy psu m righ ts re se rve d. Pr in te d in USA . Re v. 07/06 Lit. Item# " DensGlassGold Sheathing5/8 " DensGlassGold Fireguard , TypeXThi ckn ess, nomin al in ches1/2"5/8"Widt h, nomina l4' +1/8"4' +1/8 "Length, sta ndard8', 9', 10' +1/4 "8', 9', 10' +1/4 "Weig ht, M sq.

9 Ft., nominal19002500 Surf ac ingGlassfibermatGlassfibermatRac king stre ngt h, lb (dry)(Ulti ma te not desig n value)Fle xura l stre ngt h, parallel,lbs . (4' direction)8031003 Humidifi ed de fle ction , inc hes1/8"32/8 "3 Perm eanc e (p erm s)12312R va ear va ri atio n withchangein 10 5 x 10 6in/i n/%RHPh ysic alPr ope rtie sTec hn ic al DataPr odu ct DataDe ns Gl ass Go ld she ath in g sh ould no t be used in lieu of ply woo d wher e plyw ood is requ ired .Do no t appl y De ns Gl ass Go ld she ath in g be low grad e. Alw ay s fo ll ow bu ild ing code gra de cl eara nce re qui rements .Al l desi gn de ta ils su ch as fas te ners , se alan ts and con trol join ts , pe r sys te m spe cifi ca tion s, mu st be prop erl y ins tall ed.

10 Opening s andpe net rat io ns must be pr op erly fla shed and sea led acc ordi ng to co de and weath er resi sti ve barr ier ma nufa ctur er s instructi ons . Fail ureto do so will void th e warra nt no t use De nsG la ss Gold sh eath in g as a base fo r nail in g or mech ani cal fa sten in g. Fas ten ers sho ul d be flus h to th e face of th ebo ard , not co unt er su nk .De ns Gl ass Go ld pa nel s ar e nonc om bustib le whe n teste d in acc orda nce with AST M E ns Gl ass Go ld she ath in g ex cee ds AS TM C79 an d C1 39 6 she athin g stan dard s for hum idi fie d defl ecti on by a fac tor of 10 in tes tsove r th e sta nd ard fo r re gu lar gypsu m shea th in " De nsG la ss Go ld Fire gu ard type X she ath in g qua li fi es fo r fi re -r esi stan t cons truc ti on s whe n te ste d in ac corda nce wi th AS TM E11 9 an d ca n be use d in th e follo win g UL assemblies : Des ign No s.