f. Washers shall be flat steel, or malleable
iron 0. G. type washers according to designations on the

plans.

14-04,

STORAGE:

Piles, lumber and timber shall be

stored in piles on the site unless it is being immediate-

ly placed in the structure.
Structural timber and piles
shall be neatly piled on skids to raise it from the
ground and shall be protected from the sun when required.
14-05.
HANDLING:
All lumber shall be handled or piled
so that it may be readily inspected and shall be handled
in such a way as to avoid injury or breakage. Treated

timber and piles shall be handled with slings.

Cant hooks,

peaveys, or other sharp instruments shall not be used in
handling treated material.
14-06.

CONSTRUCTION:

&.
Framing:
Workmanship shall be first class
throughout and all framing shall be true and exact. All
lumber and timber shall be accurately cut and framed to a
close fit in such a manner that the joints will have an
even bearing over the entire contact surfaces,
b.

Holes for drift pins and dowels shall be bored

with a bit one-eighth (1/8) inch less in diameter than the
pin or dowel.

c.

Bolt Heads and Nuts shall be countersunk where

Smooth surfaces are required and at such other places as
are shown on the plans.
d.

Caps shall have an even bearing on all piles

in the bent and shall be securely drifted to the piles
by drift pins of the dimensions shown on the drawings,

and all drifts shall be approximately in the center of

the end of the pile.

e.
Bents shall be aligned before bracing is placec
and all bracing shall be of sufficient length to provide

a minimum distance of eight (8) inches between the outside bolt and the end of the brace.
f.

After the Framing, Cutting,

treated timber,

or Boring of

all cuts, holes and reams shall be thor-

oughly swabbed with hot creosote oil of the kind used in
the treatment of the timber.

14-07.

DECKING:

Decking shall be Port Orford cedar laid
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