If precedent and the calendar hold, the Oct. 18 delay in consideration of new design values for visually graded Southern pine could mean that mills and consumers won't have to deal with the effects of any changes until July 2013 or even later. More
The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau handed over to the American Lumber Standard Committee expanded and updated design values for visually graded Southern pine. More
Early analysis of recently completed testing of Southern pine select structural grade lumber suggests that Southern pine design value changes may expand beyond visually graded No. 2 2x4s. More
New design values for Southern pine take effect today, ending the almost six month phase-in period and marking the first design value changes to Southern pine in two decades. The changes reduce by 25% to 30% some of the design values, but not all, for Southern pine and mixed Southern pine. More
The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau further refined the specifics of its design value reductions to include No. 2 dense wood, which it originally planned to eliminate as a category in a request submitted to the American Lumber Standard Committee's Board of Review. More
Southern pine users should plot their own course when implementing the new design value reductions in Southern pine 2x4s, the Southern Forest Products Association said. More
