Week 2: Division 6: Wood

Wood frame construction is still the most popular method of home construction.  Many different dimensions of lumber are available and their lengths will suffice to achieve most prefabricated spans for our studio.  However, there are a variety of manufactured lumber products available to provide a stronger support or to span a distance that may be at the "end" of a wood member;'s capacity.

Weyerhaeuser is an engineered manufacturing company that our firm uses:

 

http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/

 

 

Their line of flooring products include, but not limited to, flooring joists, rim boards, stair stringers, insulated headers, rim boards and corners, floor panels and sheathing, and wall and roofing members.  Special products are available for multi-unit housing that includes TJI fire-protection coated members.

 

In this photograph, three kinds of framing members are used:  traditional wood lumber 2x4s, TJI joists and LVLs (laminated veneer lumber).

 

http://www.davis-hawn.com

 

 

Other wood products to consider are finishes: wood flooring, engineered wood flooring, wood doors, wall and ceiling finishes, etc. 

 

Local to the region, wood is a big sector of the "northwoods" economy and is readily available for construction in Michigan.