Durapanel Structural Panel System

The Durapanel Structural Panel System is a structural wall and ceiling panel system for use in the construction of Durapanel houses. All other aspects of the design and construction of the Durapanel houses, such as foundations, floors, roofs, joinery, cladding, services and interior finishings are conventional.

Durapanel wall panels are 36 mm thick, and Durapanel ceiling panels are 18 mm thick. Durapanels are manufactured to consist of a strand board core flanked by two outer layers of fibreboard.

Wall and ceiling panels are factory cut to shape and size, including window and door openings, by Durapanel Limited. All panel surfaces and exposed edges are pre-painted by Durapanel Limited, prior to delivery to site.

On site, the wall panels are connected by specified structural connectors to a ground floor platform of either concrete slab-on-ground, or suspended timber-framed floor. The exterior wall panels are strengthened externally by vertical battens, and the lintels can be strengthened either with a double thickness of Durapanel or conventional timber lintels.

For two-storey houses, the mid-floor construction is of standard timber framing and the upper floor wall panels are connected to the floor.

Ceiling panels are installed over the wall panels and roof trusses are fixed over the ceiling panels. Conventional ceiling systems may also be used. The building is then completed using conventional construction.

Durapanel Technical Manual, dated December 2021

Always refer to the Appraisal in full and the technical literature.