SECTION 8
CARPENTRY AND RELATED WORK
8-01.

SCOPE OF WORK:
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The work covered by this section of the

specifications tne judes the furnishing of all labor,

materials, and equipment necessary for the complete
installation of all rough and finish carpentry and related

work as shown on the drawings or required for the work.

b.
The quality and design of all wood members
used for load-supporting purposes in buildings or other
structures shall conform to all applicable provisions
of Chapter 25 of the Uniform Building Code 1949 Edition.
8-02.

MATERIALS:

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General Requirements:

Except as otherwise shown

on the drawings, all framing wood shall be of kinds and
grades here specified and contain not more than 19 percent

moisture.

Sizes given are "nominal" unless noted “net”.

Each length of wood shall be grade and kind marked in
accordance with the following Associations' last revised
grading rules:
Douglas Fir
Redwood

Sugar & Ponderosa Pine
Plywood

b.

Framing

West Coast Lumbermen's Ass:
California Redwood Assn.

Western Pine Assn.

Dougias Fir Plywood Assn.

and Structural Lumber shall conform to

the following minimum standards unless otherwise shown on

the drawings or hereinafter specified.
1.

All

grounds,

sheathing and other unspecified

lumber 1-1/2" or Jess In thickness shall be D. F. No. 2

Boards and Sheathing.

Concealed sheathing may be D.F. No.3

2.

Small timbers 4" or less in thckness

3.

Studs, Caps and Bucks less than 4" in

4,

Beams and Stringers 5" and thicker shall be

including joists, rafters, headers, bracing, plates and
roof planks shall be D. F. Stress gqade L4Y50f No. 1.

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thickness shall

be D. F. Stress grade 1100f No. 2.

D. F. Stress grade 1450f No. 1.

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