APA Publications
Installation Instructions for Norbord OSB in Floor, Wall and Roof Applications
- E30V – Installation Instructions (Engineered Wood Construction Guide)
- U450F – Storage and Handling of APA Trademarked Panels
Floors
Build a Better Sub-Floor with Pinnacle, TruFlor, Stabledge and Rimboard
- TT024 – Heavily Loaded Drywall Carts on Floors can cause structural issues
- U425 – Temporary Expansion Joints
- L110 – The Raised Floor Case Study
- R280 – Hardwood Flooring Over APA Rated Sub-floors
- L335M – Underlayment Installation
- TT-022 – Performance Rated Rimboard
- L400 – Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Floor Systems
- X480 – Minimizing Buckling of Wood Structural Panels
- X485P – Condensation Causes and Control
- TT007B - Wood Structural Panels Over Concrete Slabs
Walls
Windstorm, TallWall and Trubord
- PR-N133 TallWall/Windstorm with Energy Heel Trusses
- J440 – Build Energy Efficient Walls
- F435 – Narrow Wall Bracing – (take advantage of the strength of OSB)
- APA – Narrow Wall Bracing FAQs
- E510 – Using Wood Structural Panels for Combined Uplift and Shear Resistance – (take advantage of the strength of OSB)
- K325 – Designing for Combined Shear and Wind Uplift (data, tables etc)
- SR-102B – Simplified Wall Bracing Method Using Wood Structural Panel Continuous Sheathing
- SR-101B – Design for Combined Shear and Uplift from Wind
- J435 – Build Profit with Wood Walls
- Full-Scale House Test Project report Form No 3D007
- M310 – Building for High Wind Resistance
- X480 – Minimizing Buckling of Wood Structural Panels
- X485P – Condensation Causes and Control
Roofs
Trubord and Solarbord
Construction Information That Mean Better Builds and Lower Costs
- M300 – Cut Callbacks with Proper Spacing and Nailing
- APA – Over Driven Fastners
- TT-056 – Power Driven Fasteners
- J450 – Moisture Vapor and Perms
- U425 – Temporary Expansion Joints
- TT-111A – Wood Moisture Content and The Importance of Drying in Wood Building Systems
- X480 – Minimizing Buckling of Wood Structural Panels
- X485P – Condensation Causes and Controls
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