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ENGINEERED RAFTER
PARALLEL CHORD


WEATHER TIGHT LOCK-UP
SPECIFICATION

(1)               Prefabricated wall and gable panels - Typically 4’-0”, 6’-0” & 8’-0” x wall height.

(2)               Window - High quality inside glazed vinyl windows with Low E / Argon glass – installed in wall or gable panels.

(3)               Cedar Siding - 1x8 kiln dried pre-stained channel cedar Select Tight Knot – applied to wall and gable panels or pre-cut for site installation. (with stainless steel nails) * Note: “A”

(4)               Exterior Envelope - Typar house wrap or 60 minute building paper. * Note: “B”

(5)               Exterior Sheathing - ½” plywood wall and gable sheathing

(6)               Wall Frame – No. 2 and Better 2x6 kiln dried / heat treated 2x6 stud @ 16” o.c. with single bottom & double top plates, blocking @ 4’-0” o.c.

(7)               Exterior Wall & Gable Insulation - R20 fibre-glass insulation (6”) with 6 mil U.V rated poly, tuck tape, acoustic seal. • (Optional)

(8)               Roofing - Fibre-glass (Class A) 30 year shingle with 15# roofing felt.

(9)               Sheathing - ½” plywood and H-clips.

(10)          Rafters - Parallel chord, clear span engineered rafter @ 24” o.c.

(11)          Roof Insulation - R40 fibre-glass (12”), 6 mil U.V. rated poly, tuck tape. • (Optional)

(12)          Rafter Connectors - Metal frame anchor rafter attachment.

(13)          Cedar Soffit - 1x6 tongue and groove kiln dried, pre-stained cedar soffit with ventilation.

(14)          Cedar Fascia - Two piece (lapped) pre-stained cedar fascia and barge board, with stainless steel nails.

(15)          Floor Insulation - R28 fibre-glass insulation (8”). • (Optional)

(16)          Plywood - Ύ” tongue and groove plywood sheathing with nails and glue.

(17)          Floor Joist – No. 2 and Better 2x10 SPF kiln dried / heat treated floor joist @ 16” o.c.

(18)          Mud Plate - 2x6 pressure treated mud plate with 6” foam sill gasket.

(19)          Exterior Doors - 6 panel steel with paint grade jamb and lock set.

Note “A”: - Client must confirm with local building authority and ask for approval in writing to apply siding to wall and gable panels.

Note “B”: - Type of exterior envelope varies, client must ask for written position of local building authority.

Note “C”: - All nails, screws, bolts, metal connectors, glues and caulking are included with your ‘Double “S’ Homes package.

OPTIONS

Roof – Trusses common, vaulted or cottage.

Roofing – Cedar shakes, cedar shingles, painted high tensile metal.

Exterior wall & gable siding – Cedar, horizontal bevel, board & batten, smooth face
tongue & groove, Hardi-plank. Hardi – lap siding, vertical siding or shingle siding.

Floor – Beam & plank in K.D. spruce, pine, cedar or douglas fir.

Floor Joist – Engineered ‘I’ joist or parallel chord joist.

Windows – Wood, wood with metal cladding, fibre-glass.

Doors – Exterior: Wood, fibre-glass.
Interior: Flat panel hollow core or solid core, raised panel in Masonite or solid wood.

Interior Wood Finishes – Pine, cedar, fir for ceiling and walls, hemlock for baseboard,
ceiling mould, and door and window trims in kiln dried pine, fir or cedar.

Rails – Interior: 2x2 cedar or fir with post and rails.
Exterior: 2x2 or 2x3 cedar with post and rails.

Deck – P.T. frame with P.T. pine decking, cedar decking, or plywood decking.


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