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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWood shakes info y t . ..�4h`4A r� e�i5�i'.� . � l.'" '�+ ��� ' °br :M."�t�in�� C'1 k..rs i �k �R „ � � �� > � �'� =r�'" �� � e a"°. �. '�" t.r-. 4�C. t ri� �` '-_ � _7 _ 4�� y W"'J. . � ,'�� _ . t��; L ,�fir',� � �1 � . . $r 1982EDITION �'��' � ,��` � 32•8 � , ��? ��.�z; " ������5--� 'r . ' dJN9FORFUI�UILDING CODE STANDARD NO.32-8 °' �` � ' � *�Y'�# ,� WOOD SHAKES °_�;`� ��� W; E3aser9 0��s�aeBeng ar�d F�acking Rules for Red Cedar Shakes of the Red Ceciar Shingle&FOandsplit Shake Bureau,1975 �'�`s ��� ,�� � See Section 3203(c)2,Uniform Butlding Code � � `r,� � �OPe ,,:��r �d��'� r: , , . Sec.32.801. Wood shakes shall be manufactured and graded in accordance with ���� �' °+ this standard and their use shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 32 of the �"� �' Uniform Building Code. �' a �� ���� , � DefiniNons �,���� � Sec.32.802. HANDSPLIT-AND-R�S�LWN SHAKES have split faces and sawn �''�s, " backs, and are produced by running cedar blanks or boards of proper thickness ��'�' �' diagonally through a bandsaw to produce two[apered shakes from each blank. ��'". ` g 3TRAIGHT-SPLIT SHAKES are manufactured in the same manner as taper- �„� .�, ���''���� split shakes except that the splitting is done from one end of the block only,produc- �`�k �r!�r�' ing shakes which are the same thickness throughouL � �`.� ' � + TAPER-SAWN SHAKFS are sawn both sides,with edges sawn or split,and are �,-'�,��;�F'�� `� t 18 or 24 inches in length. �„ � � x.€ TAPER-SPLIT SHAKES are produced by hand, using a sharpbladed steel froe � ` �f ���s�� : and a wooden mallet.A natural shingle-]ike taper, from butt to tip, is achieved by k ,;�, � ,: teversing the block,end-for-end,with each split. � '�� " ;; �ay fi r �� Quality Standards � u ,;� r� i ��v Sec.32.803. Shakes shall be 100 percent clear,graded from the split face in the ° �,' case of handsplit-and-resawn shakes and from the best face in the case of taper-split, �ca � t " "'` taper-sawn and straight-split shakes. ` � '` �'�`�� Shakes shall be 100 percent heartwood,free of bark and sapwood,except that not { �' � a�tn exceed%inch of sapwood permitted on one edge. ��'� �' r �, ,;,�ry�a- Taper-split shakes and straight-split shakes shall be 100 percent edge-grain; ° ! handsplit-and-resawn and taper-sawn shakes may indude not to exceed 10 percent y�t� ' 3 of flat-grain in the lineal inches of any bundle. - �� ; Curvatures in the sawed face of handsplit-and-resawn shakes shall not exceed 1 ,�. � inch from a level plane in the length of the shake.Excessive grain sweeps on the split '� + face shall not be permitted. , „��'' ` Si28 �� ��`� • t� � Sec.32.804.(a)Length. Nominal shake lengths shall be 15 inches, 18 inches or ' ';`"� �` ��,24 inches, within a minus tolerance of %z inch. A variation, including shims or t� 4 c * z,' �:�'eathertips,of 1 inch from these nominal lengths shall be permitted in 5 percent of �����`� � ` 'tlte lineal inches of shakes in any bundle.See Table No.32-8-A.The 15-inch starter- ���,^ :; � iinish course grade shall permit a tolerance of 1 inch over and under the nominal 15- �. .� � : � inch length. '- "�� (b)Thickness. Shake thick�ess shall be determined by measurement of the area �� $ ry ` within �/: inch from each edge. If corrugations or valleys exceed %z inch in depth,a '� �? �� �snus tolerance of'/,inch is permitted in the minimum specified thickness. � > (�)Width. Shakes shall be of random widths, none narrower than 4 inches. � t � ;�; ` ; }iandsplit-and-resawn shakes shall have a maximum width of 14 inches. h�j�, ��.� (d)Edges. Edges of shakes shalt be parallel within 1 inch. �� 1005 �'^�� �"'° 4"��� ` � ,�: ��- ,�;`� +..; y � �, � �', � `� �- � � ��; x , �� �, �� ��,� �:,; 4 , � .3� r�m,�'st�',:: ; �. , , � (e� �� � �� y ,�ia f � `�¢�� � �'8 U.B.C.STANDARDS " 1982 EDITION �`'�+����� Packin � ; �� � 9 � ;t , ��, Sec.32.�05. Shakes shall be packed in straight courses in regular frames 18 or 20 ; ' ;�j�, g inches wide.See Table No.38-8-A. ,k�. ! W � � � Inspection p = - � �# Sec.32.806. In case of reinspection, 10 or more bundles selected at random shall W � � "�'}� � mnstitute a fair sampfing of the shipment.Shakes shall be adjudged off-grade if the � > A h�����i ��� totai lineal inches of defective shakes exceed 7 percent of the total lineal inches.See V q ^ Table No.32-S-A. � r 'I � � �,Y's�� � z �_ , . .. . < o� ^ � 1 ��� - - N ;�: Z o� >� i�� - ;_� � p �8 � ^ „ -a��t' p� �q �" ����;;` �.7:1���►' �G�r-�1"`� �.��P. � _� � �"�� ;�r �;' �. . � �� 0 8 � ¢�$�;°��i SALES OFFi�E: Watkins Sawm911s Ltd. � �03 � =m � , G�� �,�'r����+' Box 3280, l�lission,B.C. 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