Publications Featuring Rim Board ®
This section contains APA publications created to help you design, specify, install and protect APA EWS Trademarked Rim Board in a varity of applications.
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APA Performance Rated Rim BoardsIncludes connection requirements and application notes for APA Performance Rated Rim Boards. Print version now available. Updated July 2009. (Form W345 - 8 pages) |
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Builder Tips: Rim Board Installation & Connection DetailsTHIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. Please refer to Form W345 for more information on this topic. (Form Z730) |
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Data File: APA Performance Rated Rim Boards - Canadian Limit States DesignIncludes connection requirements and application notes for APA Performance Rated Rim Boards for Canadian Limit States Design. Updated May 2009. Available only as a downloadable pdf file. (Form D340 CA - 6 pages) |
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Data File: APA Rim Board in Fire Rated AssembliesRecommendations for the use of APA Rim Board in conjunction with fire-rated wall and/or floor assemblies, based on tests conducted by the USDA Forest Service at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin. Available only as a downloadable pdf file. Updated October 2007. (Form D350 - 10 pages) |
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EWS Data File: Shear Transfer at Engineered Wood FloorsDiaphragm perimeter nailing and transfer of shear wall forces from the walls above in to the foundation/wall framing below. Issued September 1999. (Form EWS Y250 - 12 pages) |
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PRR-401 Performance Standard for APA EWS Rim BoardsDimensions and tolerances, performance requirements, test methods, and qualification policy for APA Performance Rated Rim Boards. Revised April 2006. (Form X310 - 12 pages) |
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Qualified Manufacturers - APA Performance Rated Rim BoardsRim board products that are subject to the APA quality assurance program and able to carry the trademarks of APA. Available only as a downloadable PDF. Updated April 2009. (Form QM-2009 - 2 pages) |
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Specification Guide: Short Form for I-Joists and Rim BoardSample specifications for APA Performance Rated I-Joists and Rim Boards. Available only as a downloadable PDF. Updated August 2009. (Form Y315 - 2 pages) |
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Technical Topics: I-Joist and Rim Board Connections for Conventional ConstructionProvides details for fastening wood I-joists to engineered Rim Boards, sill plates, and wall top plates. In addition, illustrates proper placement and fastening of web stiffeners, placement of filler blocks in wood I-joists, backer-block header for stair stringers, cantilevered lumber attached to wood I-joists, other filler blocks and blocking methods. Available only as a downloadable pdf file. (Form TT-095 - 6 pages) |
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