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Home My WebLink AboutLETTER - PRODUCT EVALUATION REPORTD❑ Kim & ASSOCIATES, LLC CONSULTING STRu CTu RAL ENGINEERS Florida Board of Engineers Certificate of Authorization No. 26887 Product Evaluation Report Date: October 9, 2017 Florida Product Approval: #FL9190 Product Category: Panel Walls Product sub -category: Siding Product Name: LP SmartSide Strand Substrate Siding LP SmartSdie Fiber Substrate Siding Manufacturer: LP Building Products 414 Union Street, Suite 2000 Nashville, TN 37219 (800)450-6106 SCANNED BY St. Lucie County Scope: This product evaluation report issued by Do Kim & Associates, LLC and Do Kim, P.E. for LP Building Products is based on Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Rule 61 G20-3 Method (2) (b) of the State of Florida Product Approval. Re-evaluation of this product shall be required following pertinent Florida Building Code modifications or updates. Do Kim & Associates, LLC and Do Kim, P.E. do not have nor will acquire financial interest in the company manufacturing or distributing the product or in any other entity involved in the approval process of the product named herein. This product has been evaluated for use in locations adhering to the Florida Building Code 6th Edition (FBC). This Item has been electronically signed and sealed Do, Kim, P.E. by Do Y. Kim, PE on this date using a Digital FL #49497 Signature. Printed copies of this document are not considered signed and sealed and the signature must be verified on any electronic copies. 2017,10.1914:02:18-04'00' P.O. Box 10039 813.857.9955 Tampa, FL 33679 Sheet 1 of 6 Dio Kim & AsSOCIATES, LLC CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Supporting Documents I. Drawings and Reports: a. Application Instructions, LP SmartSide Siding b. APA-The Engineered Wood Association Product Report PR-N124, Revised. September 29, 2017. c. Joint Evaluation Report ESR-1301, ICC Evaluation Service„ LLC, ICC-ES, 800-423- 6587, 562=699-0543, www.icc-es.org and APA Product Report, APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, WA, Reissued February, 2017. d. ICC-ES Report ESR-3090, ICC Evaluation Service, LLC, ICC-ES, 800-423-6587, 562- 699-0543, www.ice-es.org Issued June, 2017, e. LP Building Products Technical Note No.014, Installing LP Smartside Trim and Lap Siding on Concrete or Masonry Walls over Furring Strips in Florida. 2. Testing a. Approved test lab: Architectural Testing, Inc., 130 Derry Court, York, PA 17406. Test reports referenced: i. Report No. 79279.01-122-18 (01/07/08) 1. Testing per Miami -Dade County Checklist #0475 For the Approval of: Durability of Wood -base Structural Composite Lumber and Panels 2. ASTM D4761-02 Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Properties of Lumber and Wood -Based Structural Material. 3. ASTM D1716-06 Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood. ii. Report No. 78294.01-401-18 (12/03/07) 1. TAS 202-94, Criteria for Testing Impact and. Non -Impact Resistant Building Envelope Components Using Uniform Static Air Pressure Loading. Design Pressure @ +/-57.6 psf. 2. TAS 203-94, Criteria for Testing Products Subject to Cyclic Wind Pressure Loading. Design Pressure @ +/-57.6 psf. b. Test lab: Progressive Engineering, Inc., 58640 State Rd. 15, Goshen, Indiana 46526. Test reports referenced: ASTM E-330 for tests except for ASTM E-72 for transverse load test. I. ABTCO, Inc., Exterior Cladding Suction Test, 6/27/94. 2. ABTCO, Inc., Exterior Cladding Suction Test, 8/01/94. 3. ABTCO, Inc.; Exterior Cladding Suction Test, 6/28/94. 4. ABTCO, Inc., Transverse Load Test, Proline Double 5 Lap Siding 16" o.c. Studs., 10/31/96. 5. ABTCO, Inc., Exterior Cladding Suction Test, Proline Double 5 Lap Siding 24" o.c. Studs., 11126/96, 6. ABTCO, Inc., Exterior Cladding Suction Test; Proline Double 5 Lap Siding 16" o.c. Studs., 11/19/96. 7. ABTCO, Inc., Exterior Cladding Suction Test, Proline Double 5 Lap Siding 16" o.c. Studs., 11/01196. 8. ABTCO, Inc., Exterior Cladding Suction Test, 8" Cedar Lap Siding 24" o.c. Studs., 12/06/96. 9. ABTCO, Inc., Exterior Cladding Suction Test, 8" Cedar Lap Siding 16" o.c. Studs., 10/23/96, Revised on 11106196. 10. ABTCO, Inc., ABTCO Cedar -Lap Wall Panel Test, 8/02/94. 11. ABTCO, Inc., ABTCO Cedar -Lap Wall Panel Test, 8/04/94. P.O.,Box 10039 813.857.9955 Tampa, FL 33679 Sheet 2 of 6 DO Kim & ASSOCIATES, LLC. CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS c. Test lab: Stork Twin City Testing Corporation, 662 Cromwell Ave., Saint Paul, MN 5 5 114. Test reports referenced: i. Report No. 30160 08-99292.04 (12/24/08) 1. Fourth Quarter 2008 Testing of Hardboard Siding Products, Manufacturer:04, prepared for Composite Panel Association. Testing .conducted in accordance with ANA A135.6-2006, and ASTM D1037. d. NTA Inc., 257 East Randolph Street, Nappanee, Indiana 48550. Test reports referenced: i. Test Report: LP (NC)123014-8 Issued April 28, 2015. 1. Uniform Load Tests per ICC-ES AC321, Secion 4.4. 2. Smartside Hardboard siding tested dry and wet. ii. Test Report: LP (NC)123014-10 Issued April 28, 2015. 1. Fastener Head Pull -Through Tests per ICC-ES AC321, Secion 4.6. 2. Smartside Hardboard siding tested dry and wet. 3. Calculations a. Standards referenced: i. [CC Evaluation Service, Inc. Acceptance Criteria for Treated -Engineered -Wood Siding, AC321, November 1, 2005 (strand substrate engineered wood products). ii. ANSI A135.6-2012 Engineered Wood Siding, June 5, 2012 standard (see Certificate of Standards Equivalency) has been utilized for performance calculations for fiber substrate engineered wood products. 4. LP SmartSide Model Product Names a. LP SmartSide is manufactured in Strand Substrate and Fiber Substrate. Previous product names of Architectural Collection and Foundations Collection models have been renamed SmartSide Siding (fiber substrate). Precision Series models have been renamed SmartSide Siding (strand substrate). i. Architectural Collection Cedar Shake Lap (fiber substrate) ii. Architectural Collection Bold Lap (fiber substrate) iii. Foundations and Architectural Collection Lap (fiber substrate) iv. Foundations and Architectural Collection Panel (fiber substrate) v. Precision Series Lap (strand substrate) vi. Precision Series Panel (strand substrate) P.O. Box 10039 813.857.9955 Tampa, FL 33679 Sheet 3 of 6 Do Kim & ASSOCIATES, LLC CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS 5. Installation Instructions a. Strand Substrate Models: i. Installation fastening requirements as outlined in the APA PR-N124 and Joint Evaluation Report ESR-1301 documents have been reviewed and evaluated by Do Kim, P.E. based on comparative and/or rational analysis and has been determined to be in accordance to accepted engineering practice. Installation loads per APA PR-N 124 and Joint Evaluation Report ESR-1301 shall, be the minimum design pressures as determined in accordance to the FBC 6d' Edition (FBC). b. Fiber Substrate Models: i. Installation fastening requirements as outlined in the ICC-ES Report ESR-3090 document have been reviewed and evaluated by Do Kim, P.E. based on comparative and/or rational analysis and has been determined to be in accordance to accepted engineering practice. Installation loads per ICC-ES Report ESR-3090 shall be the minimum design pressures as determined in accordance to the FBC 6'" Edition (FBC). P.O. Box 10039 813.857.9955 Tampa, FL 33679 Sheet 4 of 6 Do Kim Sc ASSOCIATES, LLC CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS 6. Applicable FBC Sections a. Chapter 14 Exterior Walls i. Section 1404.3.2 Hardboard Siding I Section 1405.2 Weather Protection iii. Section 1405.5 Wood Veneers iv. Section 1405.17 Fastening b. Chapter 16 Structural Design i. Section 1604.3.1 Deflections ii. Section 1609.1 Applications iii. Section 1616.3.1 HVHZ Allowable Deflections c. Chapter 23 Wood i. Section 2304.6 Exterior Wall Sheathing ii. Section 2304.6.1 Wood Structural Panel Sheathing iii. Section'2315.1.11 7. Other a. Quality Assurance of LP SmartSide Strand Substrate products by APA - The Engineered Wood Association (FBC Organization #QUA2521)'that manufacturer is. within a quality assurance program for this product under Rule 61 G20-3. b. Quality Assurance of LP SmartSide Fiber Substrate products by Composite Panel Association (FBC Organization #QUA10765) that manufacturer is within a quality assurance program for this product under Rule 61 G20-3. . P.O. Box 10039 813.857.9955 Tampa, FL 33679 Sheet 5 of 6 D❑ Kim & ASSOCIATFs� LLC CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Limitations and Condition of Use 1. This product has been designed and tested in accordance to the Florida Building Code 6`s'Edition (FBC). 2. No missile impact resistance testing has been conducted. 3. Each product listed above shall be installed in strict compliance with its respective Product Evaluation Document along with all components noted herein. 4. Use of each product shall be in strict accordance with its Product Approval Evaluation Documents. 5. Fire-resistant construction: Wood structural panels that are not fire -treated have been shown to meet a Class III (or C) category for flame spread. Where otherwise specified, fire-resistant construction shall be in accordance with the a recommendations in APA Product Guide: Fire -Rated Systems, Form W305. 6. Deflection limits and allowable spans per Product Approval Evaluation Documents are in accordance to L/120 in non-HVHZ per Chapter 16 Table 1604.3 deflection limits. Deflection limits and allowable spans per Product Approval Evaluation Documents are in accordance to L/180 in HVHZ per Chapter 16 Section 1616.3.1 deflection limits. 7. All supporting host structures shall be designed to resist all superimposed loads. 8. All components which are permanently installed shall be protected against corrosion, contamination, and other such damage, P.O. Box 10039 813.857.9955 Tampa, FL 33679 Sheet 6 of 6