General
Specifications
Laminated
Foundation Columns and Footings:
The structural nail laminated foundation columns shall be three members
No. 1 or better Southern Pine, Kiln dried to 19% moisture content.
Foundation columns shall be pressure treated with a wood preservative to
retention of 0.8 pounds per cubic foot and kiln dried after treating to 19%
maximum moisture content. The wood
preservative shall be Chromated Copper Arsenate Type III, Oxide type; or equal
as listed in Federal Specification TT-W-571J.
The preservative shall penetrate 100% of the sapwood.
A letter of certification from the wood preserver shall be furnished
which certifies the 0.8-pcf preservative retention for a 0 to 0.75 assay
zone.

The foundation columns shall be
accurately place and shall extend 4-0 minimum below grade.
The foundation column shall have ½ diameter x 10long steel rod,
located 3-1/2 up from the base, and extending through all (3) members.
Base of column shall be set in a footing of 28 day test verified 3000 psi
compressive strength dry concrete mix, half under and half around to permanently
attach the footing and foundation column. The
footing shall bear on undisturbed soil. Footing
size shall be determined from applied structural loads and 4000 #/S.F.
presumptive soil bearing capacity. After
accurate placement of foundation column and specified footing, hold shall be
backfilled with dry, debris-free dirt compacted in 8 lifts.
Laminated
Upper Columns:
No. 1 or better
Southern Pine nail and glue laminated repetitive S4S members of 19% maximum
moisture content shall be sized according to dimensions of structure and
required structural loads.
Foundation
Column to Upper Column Connection:
Structural design
shall show, by test or calculation, the foundation column to upper column
connection to be adequate for all imposed bending and axial forces.
Splash
Boards:
Splashboards are No. 2 or better Southern Pine nominal 2x8 S4S pressure
treated to a net retention of 0.4 pounds per cubic foot with chromated copper
arsenate Type III, Oxide type, in accordance with American Wood Preservers
Association Specification C2.
Eaveboard:
Sidewall eaveboards shall be 2x6 No. 2 Spruce-Pine- Fir or better, and
shall be beveled on the top edge at the same degree as the roof slope.
Framingboard:
Wall girts shall be 2x6 No. 2 Southern Pine, 19% maximum moisture content
spaced approximately 24 to 30 o.c., with all ends bearing into wide face
column. Roof purlins shall be recessed between trusses, on edge, and
attached to trusses with adequate fasteners.
Continuous 2x4 lateral bracing shall be provided as required in truss
specification. All other framing
lumber shall be standard grade or better unless specified differently on plans.
All lumber shall be free of warping, twisting, or splitting.
Specification
for Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses:
1.
All
lumber used in the design of wood trusses must be cured and graded in accordance
with
Current grading
rules. Design stresses allowed are those listed in the current
editions of
Respective lumber
associations grading rules.
2.
The
design of wood members must be in accordance with the formulas published in the
latest
Edition of the National
Design Specification for Wood Construction as revised to current date.
3.
Metal
connector plates and joint design must conform to specifications as set forth in
the
1995 edition of
the recommended design practice of the Truss Plate Institute, Inc. entitled Design
Specification for Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses (TPI-95) as revised to
current date.
4.
Truss
members and joints must be designed in accordance TPI-95.
All truss design must be
Accompanied by
complete and accurate shop drawings bearing the seal of a Professional or
Structural engineer, registered in the project State, and contain the following
information:
(a)
Slope or depth, span and spacing of the truss.
(b)
Location of all joints.
(c)
Bearing width.
(d)
Design loading to include, as applicable:
(1)
Top chord live load.
(2)
Top chord dead load.
(3)
Bottom chord live load.
(4)
Bottom chord dead load.
(5)
Concentrated loads and their points of application.
(e)
Adjustments to lumber and plate design values to include modification
for, as applicable.
(1)
Moisture service conditions.
(2)
Temperature.
(3)
Preservative treatment.
(4)
Fire retardant treated wood.
(5)
Duration of load.
(6)
Flexure.
(7)
Shear.
(f)
Each reaction force.
(g)
Each axial force (Heel panel axial forces shall not exceed 25,000#).
(h)
Lateral bracing requirements:
(1)
Top chord brace (roof purlin) spacing.
(2)
Bottom chord brace spacing.
(3)
Web bracing, as applicable.
(i)
Plate type, Thickness or gauge, size; basic plate design value
(specifying gross or net
Value); and the
dimensioned location of each plate except where symmetrically located relative
to the joint interface.
(j)
Lumber size, species, and grade for each member.
5.
Design
calculations for bending moments shall be available for the designer.
Roofing
and Siding Panels:
Metal panels are G-90 (Max-Rib 90) zinc-treated, hot-dipped galvanized or
GALVALUME (Max Rib Ultra) 80,000#/SI minimum yield strength structural grade
sheet steel. The paint process is a Kynar 500/Hylar 5000 Fluropon paint
system. Utilizing the full strength 70% PVDF (fluoropolymer) resin and durable
ceramic pigmentation. Panels shall
be fastened with nails or screws, which are compatible to the panels in both
life expectancy and environmental stability.
All panels will be one piece unless lengths greater than 40 feet are
required or the panels must be shortened to accommodate certain building
features. (GALVALUME is a trademark of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Kynar 500 is a registered trademark of Elf Atochem North America, Inc.
Hylar 5000 is a trademark of Ausimont USA, Inc. Fluropon is a registered
trademark of the Valspar Corporation.
Steel
Panel Attachment:
10 gauge x 2 length galvanized lock ring shank nails with Ό thick
gray silicone washer
For attachment of
roof steel panels through high-rib into framing.
10 gauge x 1 ½ length galvanized lock ring shank nails with washer
for attachment of steel siding panels through flat into framing.
Optional
Screw Fastener:
The steel panels shall be fastened to building framing by plated steel
sharp point screws with zinc/aluminum/cast nonferrous alloy hex washer heads
pre-assembled with aluminum bond seal washers, which cannot red rust and are
compatible with steel panel. Woodzac
by Construction Fasteners, Inc. or equal, are acceptable.
Nail
Fasteners Framing:
9 gauge x 3-1/2 length 16d oil quench hardened lock ring shank framing
nails galvanized when in contact with pressure treated lumber.
Closure
Strips:
1 wide closed-cell linked expanded polyurethane, to match panel
corrugation.
Openings:
All openings shall be framed to proper size and trimmed to cover all
exterior edges with pre-painted flashings.
Trim:
0.0158-inch min. thickness steel on gables, ridge, corners, base,
windows, and doors with same paint finish as roofing and siding panels.
Gutters
and Downspouts:
Gutters shall be 5 O.G. or Style K type gutters installed on all eaves
of the building, and provide 2x3 downspouts and elbows as required for
proper drainage. Color of gutters
and downspouts to match trim with same paint finish as roofing and siding panels
and to be selected by owner.
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