Manufactured sheet materials were developed for a variety of reasons. These include its cost to develop, manufacture, transport and produce. The sizes in which it is manufactured in are standardized therefore mass produced. Environmental issues are constantly being addressed as the plantation from which the pine comes from changes. Manufactured sheet materials are cheaper to make, therefore cheaper to buy. They are made from the off cuts of solid timber, usually pine, therefore using recycled resources. Manufactured sheet materials have many qualities that make it an ideal replacement for timber. …
