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- Plastic lumber
- The article describes about plastic lumber which is preferred over natural wood. Plastic lumber can be used in place of wood for many applications. Fiber reinforced recycled plastic lumber products are now available in the Midwest. The added fiber (typically fiberglass or wood) gives additional stiffness and strength to...
- White papers
- lumber and Wood Products Industry
- The article examines the background of lumber and wood industry. The lumber and wood products industry is very broad and it includes everything from timber harvesting and sawmills operations to secondary manufacturers, lumberyards, and wood treatment facilities. Logging or timber harvesting operations cut down or harvest trees for lumber or...
- White papers
- On Site With Form-a-Drain
- Form-A-Drain works much like the dimensional lumber and metal footing forms. But unlike traditional lumber or metal forms, which must be stripped once the footings are poured, these hollow plastic forms are left in place to become the home's foundation drain. Form-A-Drain is in most cases a better foundation-drainage system...
- White papers 2005-03-01
- Minimize Nail Pops
- Nail "pop" or "backout" describes the protrusion of nail heads above the surface some time after they were originally driven into the wood. This sometimes happens when green (wet) lumber shrinks because of drying. The nail point stays put while the lumber shrinks along the shank, exposing the nail head....
- White papers 2005-01-04
- Maximum Spans Southern Pine Joists & Rafters
- Southern Pine has long been a preferred species for residential and nonresidential structures because of its high strength, durability, and fastener-holding power. The primary purpose of this document is to provide a convenient reference for joist and rafter spans for specific grades of Southern Pine lumber. It presents 47 tables...
- White papers 2003-09-11
- Alternative Framing Materials in Residential Construction: Three Case Studies
- With the increase and instability in lumber prices over the last few years, alternative framing materials are becoming more cost-effective; in fact, some are even beginning to compete with dimensional lumber. Despite this impetus, it is not clear how the application of alternative materials compares with wood. This report is...
- White papers 2002-02-04
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- Simulation of the Residential lumber Supply Chain
- This paper describes the lumber supply chain for a case study of a large homebuilder, extending through multiple tiers from the homebuyer to the lumber company. The builder required its framing subcontractor to accept the risk for lumber cost fluctuations. Under this agreement, the framing subcontractor provided a fixed lumber...
- White papers 2003-10-31
- Simplified Quality Control in lumber Manufacturing
- One of the major objectives of saw milling is maximizing the value of lumber products. A quality control program can significantly increase the output from overall lumber manufacturing. Quality control activities should be carried throughout lumber evaluation, storage and shipping. This fact sheet reviews basic quality control concepts and their...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- Introduction To lumber Options
- Basic economic uncertainty and price volatility represent both opportunities and risks for firms involved in the lumber industry. Since 1969, companies and individuals engaged in producing, processing and marketing lumber products have been able to reduce their price risk by hedging with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Random Length Lumber futures....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Nailed Structural-Use Panel and lumber Beams
- When roof load or span requirements are too great to allow use of commonly available dimension lumber or timbers, a box beam constructed of lumber and APA trademarked structural-use panels can solve the problem. It offers an inexpensive alternative to steel or glued laminated wood beams. Nailed structural-use panel and...
- White papers 2000-05-17
- lumber
- Do-it-yourselfers were coming to a major home improvement chain not to buy the finest grade of lumber, but to pick the best second-grade lumber available, called #2 Prime. The chain asked International Paper to come up with a solution. International Paper responded by developing a new manufacturing process.
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- Alliant Energy Case Study: Chapman lumber Company
- Chapman Lumber Company has manufactured hardwood lumber for use in furniture, cabinetry and flooring in Sand Springs, Iowa, since 1954. The Alliant Energy team identified the company's use of a boiler to heat a kiln which dried lumber as a potential project that could save the company energy. Alliant Energy's...
- Case studies
- Alternative Home Building Products: Engineered lumber Leads the Pack of Alternative Home-Building Products
- Environmental issues, declining timber quality and unpredictable lumber prices have caused homebuilders and designers to explore alternative construction materials. BMC West offers engineered lumber products such as Trus Joist's FrameWorks Building System to satisfy the demanding criteria placed on today's homebuilders. This article puts forth some of the features and...
- White papers
- Rockett lumber Warehouse/Office Building, Mississauga, ON
- Rockett Lumber and Building Supplies Ltd. is a major supplier of lumber, trusses, and specialty structural wood products to the expanding residential and commercial construction markets of Toronto and Southern Ontario. The success of the company resulted in the need for a doubling of office space and the consolidation of...
- Case studies
- Connection Design Methodology for Structural Composite lumber
- Structural Composite Lumber (SCL) defines a class of engineered wood products made from adhering veneer sheets or wooden strips together with exterior structural adhesives. This results in a lumber-like material with far more homogeneous structural characteristics that makes far more efficient use of the raw material than does solid-sawn lumber....
- White papers 2000-01-23
- Evaluation of the Retail Market Potential for Locally Produced Paper Birch lumber in Alaska
- An evaluation of the retail market potential for random-width paper birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) lumber in Alaska was conducted. Information from lumber manufacturers and retail managers was used to identify current barriers to customer acceptance of locally produced paper birch lumber. Major retail markets and paper birch producing regions throughout...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- lumber Hedging: Technical Analysis And Risk Management
- Cash lumber prices are often unpredictable and volatile. In recent years, domestic lumber supplies have been constrained due to mill closings, the spotted owl controversy and other environmental concerns. Price, the final arbiter for these and a host of other factors, must react to supply and demand imbalances with frequent...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Nailing The Homeowner: The Economic Impact Of Trade Protection Of The Softwood lumber Industry
- Even though Canada is the United States’ largest trading partner and most goods flow freely across the border, one U.S. industry, softwood lumber, continues to lobby successfully for the imposition of trade barriers against our neighbor to the north. This article deals discussing the recent manifestation of Softwood Lumber Agreement,...
- White papers 2000-07-06
- PRL-501 Performance Standard for APA EWS Laminated Veneer lumber
- The APA EWS Performance Rated Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is a glued engineered wood composite lumber product manufactured by laminating wood veneers using exterior adhesives. This standard applies to laminate veneer lumber products engineered for use in structural applications in which the primary loading is in either the X or...
- White papers 2000-03-01
- Steps to Construct a Solid, Squeak-Free Floor System
- If not installed properly, floor systems can squeak, buckle, and cause nail-pop. To cut callbacks due to these problems, follow the simple floor construction steps below. APA recommends a glued floor system. Use dry materials such as I-joists or dry lumber. Dry lumber is more dimensionally stable than green lumber....
- White papers 2003-05-27
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