wimp
Active member
OK, here is a good multi-part question. Thanks in advance.
I have been reviewing many Architectural drawing sets for residential construction and finding that they specify either Doug-Fir or Hem-fir #2 or better for framing lumber. I live in the Northeast and can not find any lumber yards that stock this lumber (including Home Depot and Lowes). Everyone stocks Euro-Spruce. None of the lumber yards know what grade the lumber is or where the lumber comes from. For instance, Austrian spruce has different values than some other European country's spruce.
So here are the questions:
How does a designer specify the grade and species of lumber if they know that the contractor does not have the ability to buy a particular grade.
The worst quality Euro Spruce has somewhere in the 500psi bending stress. It is awful! what do you specify when designing with wood.
Is there a stamp on the Euro spruce which will tell someone what actual species and grade it is?
thanks
:brickwall:
I have been reviewing many Architectural drawing sets for residential construction and finding that they specify either Doug-Fir or Hem-fir #2 or better for framing lumber. I live in the Northeast and can not find any lumber yards that stock this lumber (including Home Depot and Lowes). Everyone stocks Euro-Spruce. None of the lumber yards know what grade the lumber is or where the lumber comes from. For instance, Austrian spruce has different values than some other European country's spruce.
So here are the questions:
How does a designer specify the grade and species of lumber if they know that the contractor does not have the ability to buy a particular grade.
The worst quality Euro Spruce has somewhere in the 500psi bending stress. It is awful! what do you specify when designing with wood.
Is there a stamp on the Euro spruce which will tell someone what actual species and grade it is?
thanks
:brickwall: