| Structural finger-jointed lumber can be directly substituted for solid-sawn lumber of the same or weaker species, size, and grade for all applications. The most common use is for wall studs. STUD USE ONLY or VERTICAL USE ONLY lumber can be used for studs under dry-use conditions when any bending or tension stresses are of short duration, such as for wind or earthquake loads. That means they can be used in both non-load bearing and load-bearing walls, except where longer-term bending or tension loads are applied, such as with soil loads acting on a permanent wood foundation. Our brochure, Southern Pine Finger-Jointed Studs, is available as a free download from Publications. |
