PUF panel quality comes down to a handful of numbers that can be checked when the truck arrives, and one decision that cannot: whether the factory changed those numbers to land the order. Our home page says where we stand in one line — we don't trim panel quality to win the order — and this article is about what that means in practice. The four numbers sit under every price on the live factory price board; the price they sat under on 23 September 2026, for the 50 mm roof panel with 0.5 / 0.3 mm sheets, was ₹ 1,269 per sqm at the 3,000 sqm slab, ex-factory Kathua, GST and freight extra (factory prices on 23 Sep 2026).
Why a specification gets trimmed
Trimming a specification saves very little on the invoice but costs the panel its quality and its life. A thinner coat or a lighter core doesn't show on delivery day — it shows years later, on the roof. That is the whole temptation: the two savings that matter most are the two the buyer cannot see at the gate without measuring, and the roof will not complain for a few summers. So we don't trim, for any order of any size. Now and then that costs us one.
How to identify good PUF panel: the four numbers
| What to check | How | Ours, every roof and wall panel, 25 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet thickness, each face | micrometer; ask for mm nominal TCT per face | 0.5 or 0.3 mm, stated per face |
| Coating | coating gauge; ask uni- or multi-coat and microns top and back, in writing | multi-coat, 20 µ top + primer, 10 µ back, IS 15965 / ISO 16163 |
| Core density | cut and weigh a sample; ask for kg/m³ | PUF 40 kg/m³ |
| Chargeable width | tape; ask what the sqm is measured on | 1.00 m roof, 1.15 m wall |
Source: EasyPuf product pages and home page, read 25 Sep 2026.
Every one of those is on the product page with the price, so the number on the quote and the number on the panel can be the same number. The one question we suggest putting to any supplier, ourselves included: is the sheet uni-coat or multi-coat? Get the answer in writing — coating microns on the quote.
Good quality PUF panel is the same panel at every order size
The specification does not change with the slab. A 750 sqm trial order and a 3,000 sqm order get the same sheet, the same coat, the same core; the rate differs, the panel does not.
| 50 mm roof panel, 0.5 / 0.3 mm, 23 Sep 2026 | Rate (₹/sqm) | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 3,000 sqm slab | 1,269 | 0.5 / 0.3 mm TCT · 40 kg/m³ · 20 µ / 10 µ · 1.00 m |
| 1,500 sqm slab | 1,289 | same |
| 750 sqm trial slab | 1,309 | same |
Source: EasyPuf factory price, 23 Sep 2026, easypuf.com/prices/archive/2026-09-23. Per sqm, ex-factory Kathua, GST and freight extra, pay to book.
Free to quote and reuse, with a link to easypuf.com/prices/archive (CC BY 4.0).
Nor does it change with the buyer. If you need a supplier who'll meet a price by changing the panel, we are not the right fit, and we would rather say so now than after your order.
PUF panel quality check at the gate
Four tools, ten minutes: a micrometer on a cut edge for the sheet, a coating gauge on the face and the back, a tape on the cover width, and a cut sample weighed for the core. Check them against the product page, which is the specification the rate was published against.
What "any order of any size" means
The sentence on our home page has a clause that matters: for any order of any size. A 750 sqm trial order and a 3,000 sqm order get the same panel; so does the order that arrives with a competing quotation in hand and asks what can be done about the price. What can be done is a bigger slab of the same panel, at the published rate. What cannot is a lighter core or a thinner coat at the same price, because that panel would carry our specification on the invoice and something else on the roof.
Now and then that costs us an order. The home page says so. The alternative is a specification that means one thing on the page and another on the truck, and a buyer who finds out in the third summer.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check PUF panel quality?
Measure sheet thickness (mm TCT, each face), coating (microns, top and back), core density (kg/m³) and chargeable width, and compare each with the specification on the quote.
What makes a good quality PUF panel?
Fully formed foam of the stated density, sheet of the stated thickness on each face, a multi-coat finish of the stated microns, bonded together. All four are numbers; ask for them.
Does a cheaper PUF panel have a thinner coat?
A thinner coat or a lighter core is where a specification is usually trimmed, and neither shows on delivery day. Ask for the microns and the density in writing, whatever the price.
Is the specification the same for a small order?
Yes. Every slab gets the same panel; only the rate per sqm differs.
EasyPuf makes PUF sandwich panels at Kathua (J&K) and publishes its factory price per sqm in public at easypuf.com/prices — ex-factory, GST and freight extra, pay to book — with every day's prices kept on record at easypuf.com/prices/archive. EasyPuf is a Pronto initiative. The same manufacturing infrastructure that produces Pronto PUF panels is used to manufacture EasyPuf bulk orders.