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July 2008

Framing Red Flags

Catch these common framing and sheathing errors and you’ll prevent inspection failures and customer callbacks.

by Bryan Readling (5 Pages)

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Framing Red Flags Catch these common framing and sheathing errors and you'll prevent inspection failures and customer callbacks Bryan Readling As an engineer with the APA/Engineered Wood Association, one of my jobs is to investigate defect claims and job-site callbacks involving the use of structural panels and engineered lumber. Most of the cases I've seen over the past 18 years have been the result of easily correctable errors made by the builder. Some installers fail to follow proper installation guidelines and standard framing practices. Others forget that engineered framing and sheathing are still natural wood products: Their strength characteristics are

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