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Builder Tips: APA Portal Frame Bracing Method Framing Tips Builder Tip - F435 This publication highlights essential details for using the APA narrow wall bracing method around garage openings.

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Builder Tips: Prevent Buckling with Proper Spacing Builder Tip - M300 This publication contains spacing recommendations for APA Rated Sheathing, APA Rated Sturd-I-Floor® and APA Rated Siding.

Builder Tips: 4 Ways to Minimize Nail Pops Builder Tip - S300 This publication describes how to reduce nail pops through recommended fastener selection and installation

Builder Tips: Proper Storage and Handling of Glulam Beams Builder Tip - R540 This publication provides recommendations for storage and handling of glulam beams.

Builder Tips: How to Minimize Buckling of Asphalt Shingles Builder Tip - K310 Describes installation techniques for plywood and OSB roof sheathing and roof ventilation techniques that will help minimize the potential for buckling of asphalt shingles

Builder Tips: Proper Selection and Installation of APA Plywood Underlayment Builder Tip - R340 This publication provides an overview of selection, handling, installation and fastening of APA plywood underlayment.

Builder Tips: Keep Glulam Looking Its Best with Proper Storage and Handling Builder Tip - F455 This publication describes best practices for storage and installation of glued laminated timber (glulam).

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

APA Performance Rated I-Joists Storage, Handling & Safety Recommendations Builder Tip - Z735 This publication includes important tips for storage, handling and jobsite use of APA Performance Rated I-Joists.

Storage and Handling of APA Trademarked Panels Builder Tip - U450 This publication provides guidelines to help protect panels from damage in storage, during shipment and on the jobsite

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Finishing APA Rated Siding Builder Tip - Q350 This publication describes recommended finishes and application recommendations for APA Rated Siding.

Consejos Para Los Constructores: Minimice los Clavos Sobresalientes Builder Tip - S300 LA Esta publicación describe cómo reducir los clavos sobresalientes con la selección e instalación recomendada de elementos de fijación.

Panels for Soffit Applications Builder Tip - N330 This publication discusses recommended panels and spans for open and closed soffits.

Proper Installation of APA Rated Sheathing for Roof Applications Builder Tip - N335 This publication provides step-by-step instructions for roof sheathing installation

Consejos Para Los Constructores: Evite el Pandeo con un Espaciado Adecuado Builder Tip - M300 LA Recomendaciones de espacio entre paneles de clasificación “APA Rated Sheathing,” los pisos de clase Sturd-I-Floor® de APA y los paneles de clasificación “APA Rated Siding."

Construction on an Apartment using FTAO in Rialto, California

Construir un Sistema de Piso Sólido, Libre de Chirridos Builder Tip - Q300 LA Esta publicación describe cómo prevenir quejas y arreglos del sistema de piso con una instalación correcta del tablero estructural.

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.

Rim Board for SIPs Typical Details - DT-SIP-4 This detail shows installation of a floor system between the top and bottom of two SIP walls with the joists directly on top of the SIP with a cap plate and rim board end closure.

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Decay of Engineered Wood Products Customer Service Tip - W505 This publication discusses the causes of fungal decay in wood structural panels and how proper design, construction and maintenance can prevent fungal decay.

Ridging in Single Layer Floor Panels Customer Service Tip - W503 This publication discusses the causes, prevention and remedial treatment for floor sheathing ridging.

Soft Structural Panels Customer Service Tip - W501 This publication explains why wood structural panels sometimes feel soft or springy.

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Unevenness of Edges in Wood Structural Panels and Thin Underlayment Customer Service Tip - C501 This publication discusses the causes of fungal decay in wood structural panels and how proper design, construction and maintenance can prevent fungal decay.

Advanced Framing House in Limerick, Pennsylvania

Advanced Framing Boosts Energy Performance Case Studies - T110 This case study explains how a Pennsylvania home builder gained a competitive advantage by adopting advanced framing techniques that deliver lasting energy savings to customers.

Preservative Treatment of Glued Laminated Timber Technical Note - S580 This publication provides a summary of preservatives, treatment recommendations, use, handling and finishing tips for preservative-treated glulam beams

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