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Building with plywood or OSB? Always space wood panel sheathing 1/8 inch. Video Length: :46. Issued June 2019.
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Separe de manera correcta el revestimiento para reducir las llamadas por fallas. Duración del video :54. Producido en junio de 2019.
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Meet code requirements and simplify fastening with plywood or OSB. Continuously sheathing with OSB or plywood not only makes walls stronger and more resilient—these structural panels also make a solid, consistent surface for attaching siding and trim that meets the requirements of the IRC. Video Length: 4:36. Issued January 2017.
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The Santa Barbara Apartments in Rialto, California, were value-engineered to address excessive building material costs: a switch to I-joist compatible glulam, double-sided wood structural panel portal frames, and shear walls using Force Transfer Around Openings (FTAO) got the project back in the black. Video length: 6:40. Issued September 2016.
Using deeper, stiffer and stronger I-joists at 24 inches on center in combination with thicker floor sheathing, this floor system makes it easier to install ductwork and plumbing, uses about 1/3 fewer components, comes together faster and results in a premium-performance floor.
Learn more about individual advanced framing techniques that meet structural code and energy requirements.
Using advanced framing techniques, builders can strike an optimum balance between energy efficiency, structural performance, and affordability.
The video outlines how APA’s simplified wall bracing method greatly reduces the complexity of determining whether wall bracing meets the code for many common home designs. Video length: 2:23. Issued April 2015.
Learn the basic principles of creating strong, resilient, IRC-compliant walls. Video length: 5:37. Issued January 2015.
Explains basic techniques of advanced framing, one of the most cost-effective framing solutions for builders trying to balance energy and structural building code requirements. Video length: 4:26. Issued November 2013.