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Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Floor Construction Excerpt - E30X-FC This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, providing information about floor framing and wood structural panel products APA Case Study: Raising Up Raised Wood Floors - Murray House in St. Augustine, Florida Builder Tips: Construct a Solid, Squeak-Free Floor System Builder Tip - Q300 This publication describes how to prevent floor complaints and callbacks with proper floor sheathing installation House-Construction-Washington-Illinois Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Roof Construction Excerpt - E30X-RC This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, providing a description and application recommendations for engineered wood roof materials Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Wall Construction Excerpt - E30X-WC This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, providing application recommendations for APA wood structural panel wall sheathing. Build a Better Home: Moisture-Resistant Wall Construction Technical Guides - A530 This publication describes the primary sources of moisture intrusion in wood wall construction and recommends methods to prevent moisture penetration. SONY DSC Build A Better Home: Moisture-Resistant Foundation Construction Technical Guides - A520 This publication details common sources of moisture, preventive measures and design details for multiple foundation types, including slab-on-grade, crawl space and full basement. Build a Better Home: Moisture-Resistant Roof Construction Technical Guides - A535 This publication describes several roof design and weatherproofing methods used to keep water out of a home’s interior. **Please note this image may have been edited or manipulated to enhance visually** Fire Protective Options for I-Joist Floor Systems Construction Guide - R425 Describes several options that satisfy fire-protection provisions of the 2012, 2015 and 2018 IRC related to I-joist floor systems, including construction details Roof Construction (Canada) Construction Guide - R305 This publication provides specification recommendations for plywood and OSB roof systems and installation recommendations for panel roofs 2024 Multi Product shots Engineered Wood Construction Guide Technical Guides - E30 This publication provides a comprehensive overview of engineered wood construction systems for residential, commercial and industrial buildings The Village Senior Living Building at Germantown in Germantown, Tennessee Engineered Wood Floor Systems (Canada) Construction Guide - R300 Provides specification recommendations for plywood and OSB floor systems, the APA Glued Floor System and installation recommendations for panel subflooring and underlayment Performance Rated I-Joists Design and Construction Guide Construction Guide - Z725 This publication discusses span ratings, installation details, cantilever designs, architectural specifications and engineering design properties for APA Performance Rated I-Joists Raising Up Raised Wood Floors - Murray House in St. Augustine, Florida Construction Practices for Wood I-Joist Floor Vibration Retrofit Data File - D720 This publication identifies the causes of and remedies for excessive floor vibration. Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Rim Board Selection and Specification Excerpt - E30X-RB This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, providing guidance on selecting and specifying rim board Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Additional Fire and Building Systems Excerpt - E30X-AFBS Summary of special systems, including fire resistant construction, fire protected assemblies, wind-resistive roofs, energy conservation and panels over metal framing Engineered Wood Construction Guide: I-Joist Selection and Specification Excerpt - E30X-IJ This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, providing a description and specification recommendations for I-joist 2024 Glulam product shot Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Glulam Selection and Specification Excerpt - E30X-GL This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, providing a description and specification recommendations for glued laminated timber (glulam) Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Panel Selection and Specification Excerpt - E30X-PSS This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, providing product descriptions and specification recommendations for wood structural panels Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Structural Composite Lumber (SCL) Selection and Specification Excerpt - E30X-SCL This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, providing descriptions and specification recommendations for structural composite lumber (SCL) Veneered Laminated Timber Engineered Wood Construction Guide: Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Selection and Specification Excerpt - E30X-CLT This publication is an excerpt from the APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide, focusing on selecting and specifying cross-laminated timber for various building applications Heavy Timber Construction Typical Details - DT-EWG-21 This detail shows a heavy timber roof construction assembly using APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor T&G panels over structural glulam or solid timber beams with built-up roofing. **Please note this image may have been edited or manipulated to enhance visually** Advanced Framing Construction Guide - M400 This publication explains the components of advanced framing in floor and wall framing, including illustrated construction details Construction on an Apartment using FTAO in Rialto, California Glulam Floor Beams Technical Guides - C415 This publication contains span tables for glulam floor beams in residential construction, tables for substituting glulam for steel beams and design details. APA Glued Floor System Typical Details - DT-EWG-1 This detail shows an APA glued floor system using APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor or sheathing panels. Noise-Resistant Floor Assembly Typical Details - DT-EWG-26 This detail shows noise-resistant floor/ceiling assembly using APA Rated sheathing subfloor, lightweight concrete topping, resilient channels, and gypsum wallboard. Hanging Floor for SIPs Typical Details - DT-SIP-3 This detail shows how to attach a floor system in between the top and bottom of two SIP walls by hanging the joists at the top of a SIP with top mount hangers and a cap plate. ADOBE STANDARD LICENSCING | Standard licenses Most Adobe Stock photos, vectors, and illustrations come with a Standard license. With a Standard license, you may: •     Reproduce up to 500,000 copies of the asset in all media, including product packaging, printed marketing materials, digital documents, or software. •     Include the asset in email marketing, mobile advertising, or a broadcast or digital program if the expected number of viewers is fewer than 500,000. •     Post the asset to a website or social media site with no limitation on views. •     Include the asset in some types of products, such as inside a textbook, as long as the primary value of the product is not the asset itself, and the product is not reproduced more than 500,000 times. •     Share the unmodified asset with your employees and contractors who have contractually agreed to abide by the license terms. •     Transfer the license to your client or employer. (With a Standard license, you may not: •     Distribute the stand-alone file. •     Create merchandise, templates, or other products for resale or distribution where the primary value of the product is associated with the asset itself. For example, you can't use the asset to create a poster, t-shirt, or coffee mug that someone would buy specifically because of the asset printed on it. •     Transfer the license to more than one employer or client, unless separately licensed for each.) Copyright: © Adobe Stock Controlling Decay in Wood Construction Technical Note - R495 This publication discusses decay fungi and how to prevent/minimize degradation of wood through proper design, storage, construction and maintenance Glulam in Residential Building Construction Guide Technical Guides - X450 Describes the selection, specification, design considerations and allowable load tables for APA-trademarked glulam used in residential headers, floor beams and roof beams. Timberlab's Sunnydale Community Center Site Acoustic Performance of All-Wood Floor Systems Technical Note - T230 This publication describes single- and double-layer all-wood floor assemblies for acoustic performance and includes both construction details and acoustic ratings Construction on an Apartment using FTAO in Rialto, California Floor Squeaks: Causes, Solutions and Prevention Technical Note - C468 This publication discusses typical floor squeak causes and provides corrections and preventative measures. I-Joists Bearing on Floor Beam Typical Details - DT-GB-12 This detail shows I-joists bearing on a glulam floor beam with face nail connections and blocking not shown for clarity. Joists Mounted Flush with Floor Beam Typical Details - DT-GB-13 This detail shows two floor joist flush connections options: one face mounted hanger and one top mounted hanger. Lumber Joists Bearing on Floor Beams Typical Details - DT-GB-14 This detail shows a cross-section of sawn lumber floor joists secured by toe nails supported by a glulam beam. Balcony Design for I-Joist Floor with Lumber Cantilever Technical Topic - TT-125 This publication provides guidance on construction of balconies with solid-sawn dimension lumber attached to I-joist floor systems in supplement to Figure 4 of APA form Z725 Temporary Construction Loads Over I-Joist Roofs and Floors Technical Note - J735 Provides recommendations for properly placing heavy loads in a partially completed light-framed structure to prevent damage to the structure and/or injury to the work crew Apartment-Building-Construction Diaphragms and Shear Walls Design and Construction Guide Technical Guides - L350 This publication provides design and construction recommendations for engineered diaphragm systems in floor, shear wall and roof systems Holes in Blocking Used in Engineered Wood Construction Technical Topic - TT-040 This publication discusses the placement of holes in the webs of I-joists or rim board when used as blocking for lateral restraint of floor and roof joists ADOBE STANDARD LICENSCING | Standard licenses Most Adobe Stock photos, vectors, and illustrations come with a Standard license. With a Standard license, you may: • Reproduce up to 500,000 copies of the asset in all media, including product packaging, printed marketing materials, digital documents, or software. • Include the asset in email marketing, mobile advertising, or a broadcast or digital program if the expected number of viewers is fewer than 500,000. • Post the asset to a website or social media site with no limitation on views. • Include the asset in some types of products, such as inside a textbook, as long as the primary value of the product is not the asset itself, and the product is not reproduced more than 500,000 times. • Share the unmodified asset with your employees and contractors who have contractually agreed to abide by the license terms. • Transfer the license to your client or employer. (With a Standard license, you may not: • Distribute the stand-alone file. • Create merchandise, templates, or other products for resale or distribution where the primary value of the product is associated with the asset itself. For example, you can't use the asset to create a poster, t-shirt, or coffee mug that someone would buy specifically because of the asset printed on it. • Transfer the license to more than one employer or client, unless separately licensed for each.) Termite Protection for Wood-Framed Construction Technical Note - K830 This publication discusses the types of termites found in the U.S. and proven construction techniques and treatment methods to protect wood-frames buildings from termite damage. Continuous Floor Beam Over Wood Support Typical Details - DT-GB-11 This detail shows two connection options for a continuous glulam floor beam bearing on a wood support. Engineered Wood Wall Systems (Canada) Construction Guide - R310 This publication provides an overview of commonly used wall systems and explains how wood structural panels can be used to meet fundamental requirements in wall applications Raising Up Raised Wood Floors - Murray House in St. Augustine, Florida Minimizing Floor Vibration by Design and Retrofit Technical Note - E710 This publication covers vibration perception, fundamental natural frequency, criteria for floor vibration control and guidelines to remedy existing floor vibration problems. Ridging in Single Layer Floor Panels Customer Service Tip - W503 This publication discusses the causes, prevention and remedial treatment for floor sheathing ridging. APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor 48 o.c. Typical Details - DT-EWG-10 This detail shows APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor 48 o.c. panels installed over a post-and-beam floor framing system with 4x4 posts, 4x girders, and tongue-and-groove panel edges. Beam at End Wall with Floor Joist Flush with Beam Typical Details - DT-GB-2 This detail shows a glulam beam connection to an end wall with flush floor joists or I-joists connected to the beam. Building for High-Wind Resilience in Light-Frame Wood Construction Technical Guides - M310 This publication illustrates nine construction details that improve wind resilience in residential construction, with real-world examples of each design All-wood Podiums in Mid-Rise Construction at Oceano Luxury Apartment Complex in Woodland Hills, California CREDIT REQUIRED FOR IMAGES: Credit: Photo Courtesy of West Coast Aerial Photography All-Wood Podiums in Mid-Rise Construction Case Studies - N110 This case study discusses how two mid-rise projects used all-wood podiums instead of concrete to cut construction costs, reduce building mass and improve sustainability. Fire-Rated Systems Design and Construction Guide Technical Guides - W305 This publication is a guide to cost-effective fire-rated wood and wood structural panel systems that meet code requirements 2024 OSB Product shots APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor (OSB) Specification Guide - SP-1101 This publication provides an overview of the APA trademark and includes a sample specification for APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor (OSB).
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