DensGlass® Sheathing

Product Detail

THE #1 ARCHITECTURALLY SPECIFIED FIBERGLASS MAT GYPSUM SHEATHING¹

Widely recognized by the GOLD color, DensGlass® Sheathing has an exemplary track record that spans more than 30 years. It is a preferred substrate under brick, stone, stucco, siding and EIFS due to its ability to protect a structure against incidental moisture during and after construction. DensGlass® Sheathing adds performance and durability to a wide range of fire-rated and non-fire-rated building assemblies. Dens® Suite of products are industry trusted, high-performing fiberglass mat gypsum panels suitable for your wall, roof, ceiling and floor projects. Dens® Suite carry the mark of our valued heritage in Gold, as a visible standard-bearer of our position as the first manufacturer to create a fiberglass mat board and as a relentless innovator of strength and moisture resistant products for over 30 years. Dens® Suite answer building challenges with ingenuity.

¹DensGlass® Sheathing panels have scored a 10 – the highest level of performance for mold resistance under the ASTM D3273 test method. It’s extremely resistant to rippling, buckling and sagging, even under humid conditions, which makes it particularly suitable for soffits. In actual tests, DensGlass® Sheathing exceeded ASTM C1396 standards for humidified deflection by a factor of five times over the standard for paper-faced gypsum sheathing.

Product Specifications

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

1/2" (12.7 MM)

5/8" (15.0 MM)

Thickness	½” (12.7 mm)
Width	Nominal: 4′ (1219 mm) ± 1/8″ (3 mm)
Length	standard: 8′ (2440 mm), 9′ (2743 mm), 10′ (3048 mm), ± 1/4″ (6 mm)
Weight	lbs/sq. ft. nominal (kg/m²): 1.9 (9)
Humidified Deflection	<2/8″ (6 mm)^1,2
R Value	°F•ft2•hr/BTU (m2•K/W): .56 (0.099)²

Thickness	5/8″ (15.9 mm)
Width	Nominal: 4′ (1219 mm) 5 1/8″ (3 mm)
Length	standard: 8′ (2440 mm), 9′ (2743 mm), 10′ (3048 mm), ± ¼” (6 mm)
Weight	lbs/sq. ft. nominal (kg/m²): 2.5 (12)
Humidified Deflection	<2/8″ (6 mm)^{1, 2}
R Value	°F•ft2•hr/BTU (m2•K/W): .67 (0.118)²