February 2024

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ENGINEERED WOOD SIDING STANDARD

APA-ANSI-Engineered-Wood-Siding-StandardANSI/APA PRP 210-2024: Standard for Performance-Rated Engineered Wood Siding

This American National Standard provides requirements and test methods for qualification and quality assurance for performance-rated engineered wood siding, a veneer-based, structural-use product.

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Common Framing Errors: MisalignmentCommon Framing Errors

After decades of site inspections, APA has seen hundreds of examples of wood-frame construction errors contributing to complaints and callbacks. To help solve these problems, we have compiled and explained the most frequent framing complaints and their causes, linking to publications that provide further details on methods of prevention and solutions. We've answered questions like:

  • Why are my walls or roof wavy?
  • Why are my floors noisy?
  • Can I put holes in engineered wood beams or I-joists?
  • and more.

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