With the Windstorm Method for high wind framing construction you will meet hurricane code without the expense and hassle of installing unneccesssary hardware, cutting and installing blocking. Save up to $1000 per house in construction, material, labor and waste.

Case Study: Wall Sheathing on Multi-Family Project Reduces Air Leakage and Cost.

Situated in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, with easy access to the Jersey Shore and transportation to New York City, is a collection of beautiful, luxury-style, multi-family apartments: Camelot at Federal Hill. Owned by Kaplan Companies, the apartments were designed to provide affordable housing in a prime location in response to a difficult economy.

To build apartments that were both cost-effective and luxurious, great care was taken in not only selecting design and construction teams, but in specifying the products that would be used to erect the buildings. Every building begins with a basic structure, which impacts both the strength of the overall structure and the time in which construction is completed. Faced with a tight schedule and strict building codes, project designers made the decision to build using 48 x 121 1/8 inches Windstorm® wall sheathing from Norbord, an innovative product designed structurally to withstand high wind forces. Read More