Tongue-and-groove edge

20–30 mm structural panel

PLYCEM High Performance Subfloor · Multifamily · Hotel · Type I/II Commercial

Non-Combustible Fiber-Cement Subfloor for Multifamily and Commercial Construction

Name: High Performance Subfloor
Brand: Plycem
SKU: 960140
Availability: MadeToOrder

PLYCEM High Performance Subfloor — the UL R15140 classified structural subfloor specified for Type V over podium, hotels, steel-joist commercial floors, and modular construction. Direct from manufacturing in Costa Rica with the complete US compliance package: UL, ASTM, IAPMO, IBC, and California Building Code Chapter 7A.

20mm22mm25mm30mmStraight or tongue-and-groove edge

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UL R15140 · ASTM E-136 Non-Combustible · IAPMO ER-360 · CBC Chapter 7A · Direct factory shipping · 3–4 week typical door-to-door delivery

Plus the complete PLYCEM fiber-cement panel envelope — roof, siding, deck, façade, cement board, corrugated roof tile, and more.

Tongue-and-groove edge

20–30 mm structural panel

Why specifiers and contractors choose JARA International

A US-focused fiber-cement distributor with direct factory sourcing, end-to-end logistics, and complete compliance documentation for commercial and multifamily projects.

Direct factory pricing

Sourced direct from PLYCEM manufacturing in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Honduras — no US-warehouse markup. Competitive pricing on container orders.

3–4 week door-to-door

Typical door-to-door delivery from factory to your US jobsite: ocean freight, customs clearance, and final trucking coordinated end-to-end.

Spec & code ready

UL R15140, ASTM C1186 Type A Grade I, ASTM E-84 Class A, IAPMO ER-360, and IBC 2021 documentation packets provided for AHJ submittal.

The lead product

PLYCEM High Performance Subfloor — the subfloor that goes on US spec drawings

JARA's catalog is anchored by the only non-combustible fiber-cement structural subfloor that carries the full US compliance dossier — UL Classified, IAPMO evaluated, IBC and California Chapter 7A compliant. Specified for multifamily Type V over podium, hotels, steel-joist commercial floors, and modular construction.

Featured · spec-driven

High Performance Subfloor

Plycem High Performance Subfloor is a UL R15140 classified fiber-cement structural panel for use in 1-hour and 2-hour fire-rated floor/ceiling assemblies. Manufactured in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Honduras under ISO 9001/14001/45001 quality systems. Suitable for multifamily wood-frame over podium, commercial steel-joist floors, hotels, and modular construction.

UL R15140 fire-rated assemblies
1-hour and 2-hour designs: H502, H504, H511, U449, U487
Full US compliance package
ASTM C1186 · ASTM E-136 non-combustible · IAPMO ER-360 · IBC 2021 Type I/II · CBC Chapter 7A
7 panel variants
20mm / 22mm / 25mm / 30mm thickness · straight or tongue-and-groove edge

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Outdoor decking

Two products, two US code paths

Both are PLYCEM fiber-cement — same ASTM C1186 Type A substrate, same ASTM E-84 Class A surface burning, same ISO 8336 international classification. The decision between them isn't about paperwork. It's about how the product is installed — and which US code path that triggers.

Deck fiber-cement plank — distributed by JARA International

Structural plank · for new builds

Deck — the plank that IS the deck floor

Long-grain 30 mm × 150 mm × 3657 mm fiber-cement planks that look like wood, install without surface screws, and accept any paint or stain color. Specified for coastal, mountain, hotel, and multifamily amenity decks where wood rots and composite softens. Project team coordinates AHJ alternative-materials approval under IBC 104.11.

Wood-style finish
"Acabado tipo madera" — the look and rhythm of wood plank decking with the durability of fiber-cement. No grain raise, no splintering, no rot.
No surface screws — hidden-fastener clip system
"Fácil instalación sin tornillos" — stainless-steel clips engage grooves in the plank edges, leaving the walking surface uninterrupted. Cleaner aesthetic and no rusted fastener heads telegraphing through paint.
Any color you specify
"Aplica el color de tu preferencia" — factory ships natural gray; accepts any exterior-grade paint, stain, or integral dye. Same plank reads as warm cedar, charcoal modern, or weathered teak depending on finish.

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Deck Modular interlocking fiber-cement tiles — distributed by JARA International

Surface tile · for rooftop terraces

Deck Modular — the tile that sits on top

Interlocking 300×300×14mm fiber-cement tiles installed tool-free on top of an already-engineered substrate (concrete slab, OSB+membrane, pedestal pavers). Because they're a finish — not structural decking — they fit the prescriptive US code path with no ICC-ES ESR or per-project AHJ submittal.

Fits the prescriptive US code path
Surface finish over an engineered substrate — no ICC-ES ESR required, no per-project AHJ submittal
Rooftop terrace use case
Removable individual tiles preserve under-floor access to waterproofing membranes and drains
ASTM C1186 Type A Grade I + ASTM E-84
Fiber-cement durability vs. cheap plastic (IKEA Runnen) and concrete pavers (Buzon, Eterno)

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Complete the envelope

Beyond subfloor — the rest of the PLYCEM panel system

One distributor, one supply line, one compliance documentation packet. Once subfloor is on the drawings, the rest of the envelope — roof, walls, façade, deck — pulls through from the same source on the same container.

Plycem Siding

Fiber-cement plank siding in four architectural profiles — Lap, Tongue-and-Groove, Victorian, and Slat. Wood look without the wood. Specified for exterior cladding and interior accent walls.

8mm · 10mm · 11mm · 14mm10 variants

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Corrugated Roof Tile (Eureka Sevillana)

Sinusoidal corrugated fiber-cement roof panel with Spanish-tile aesthetic. International / Caribbean market — NOT currently UL-classified for US Class A fire-rated roof assemblies.

5.7mm4 variants

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Exterior Hidden Joint

Fiber-cement panels for monolithic-finish facade cladding with hidden joints.

8mm · 10mm · 11mm · 12mm · 14mm8 variants

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Exterior Cement Board

Residential cement-board panel with double fiber-glass mesh reinforcement for monolithic remodel/expansion facades with basecoat finish.

12mm1 variant

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Compliant with the standards your project requires

UL R15140 Classified IAPMO ER-360Valid through 2026-07-31 ASTM C1186 Type A Grade I ASTM E-84 Class A ASTM E-136 CBC Chapter 7A

Full documentation packets — UL Classification reports, ASTM test certificates, IAPMO ER-360 — available on request. Browse the document library →

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