Use Hardwoods for Building Components

Describes a system for prefabricating structural units from hardwoods for use in floors, roofs, and walls of a-frame or post-and-beam type construction. The interior face of the unit is decorative paneling; the exterior face is sheathing. Use of the system could reduce prefabricated house construction costs compared to conventional construction costs. 1968 This article is in PDF format (file size: 942 kb). To download this article, right click on the link immediately below and choose "save target as". To view the article, left click the link immediately below.
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Use Hardwoods for Building Components   (1968)

Describes a system for prefabricating structural units from hardwoods for use in floors, roofs, and walls of a-frame or post-and-beam type construction. The interior face of the unit is decorative paneling; the exterior face is sheathing. Use of the system could reduce prefabricated house construction costs compared to conventional construction costs.

Author: Cooper, Glenn A.; Rice, William W.

Source: Research Note NC-46. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Citation: Cooper, Glenn A.; Rice, William W.  1968.  Use Hardwoods for Building Components  Research Note NC-46. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station.