Help Desk Question: What is the service life of APA Wood Structural Panels?
Question: What is the service life of APA Wood Structural Panels?
Three New Wall Sheathing Brochures Published by APA
Three new APA publications describe economical systems that help builders achieve higher performance with plywood or OSB wall sheathing. These brochures are available as free downloadable PDFs from the APA Publications Library.
Help Desk Question: Nailhead pull-through adjustment factors
Question: What adjustment factor should be applied to the test values published in APA Technical Topic TT-070: Nailhead Pull-Through Strength of Wood Structural Panels?
Technical Note: APA Performance Rated Panel Subfloors under Hardwood Flooring
APA recently released a new Technical Note that provides specification and installation recommendations for panel subfloors to be used under hardwood flooring.
APA to Present Technical Seminar at 2008 IWF
APA - The Engineered Wood Association, the Composite Panel Association (CPA) and the Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association (HPVA) will present How to Use and Specify Structural Panels, Composites and Veneers at the 2008 International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair (IWF) in Atlanta on August 20, 2008.
2008 APA Publications Index Now Available
The APA Publications Index, Form B300 NN, has been updated. The revised 2008 index provides a complete listing of APA design and construction guides, product guides, builder tips, case histories, industrial publications and other materials available from the Association.
Get the Details on SIPs
New structural insulated panel (SIP) CAD details are now being offered at www.apacad.org.
Register Today for Upcoming APA Webinar
Join APA's knowledgeable engineered wood specialists for an informative webinar, Design Low-Rise Structures and K-12 with Wood, October 25 at 2 p.m. EDT.
New Engineered Wood Construction Guide
APA just issued the 2007 Engineered Wood Construction Guide, the major reference manual for using engineered wood products in residential and commercial construction.
APA, ICC Publish Wood Wall Bracing Guide
An illustrated Guide to the 2006 IRC® Wood Wall Bracing Provisions, co-authored by APA and the International Code Council® (ICC), is now published and available to purchase. The 10-chapter, 164-page book is designed to help building officials, designers and builders apply the bracing requirements of the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC).
Help Desk Question: Structural II, no longer a specification
Question: I have a framer in the field that has a set of specifications calling for 3/8-inch 4x8 Structural II oriented strand board (OSB). He has 3/8-inch 4x8 PRS (Performance Rated Sheathing) OSB on the job site. Are we in accordance with the specification?
