Soutern Yellow Pine vs. Spruce
Soutern Yellow Pine vs. Spruce
(OP)
I have a project that is several two story frat houses. The design is complete and a contractor has been selected. The plans and specs call for Southern Yellow Pine No. 2 for all framing. The contractor said that SYP has become a low quality product with twisting and shrinking causing the nail to pop out etc. He wants to use Spruce which of course is according to the NDS Spec is not as strong. Has anyone else heard of this problem with SYP No. 2? I suspect that this contractor has used utility grade or worse in the past and that is why he had problems.






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RE: Soutern Yellow Pine vs. Spruce
Contractors like spruce because it is softer than the syp and much easier to work with. It's also about half as strong as SYP. He may be right, I don't know, or he may be just telling you a story.
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based on my experience, the SYP is stable as long as it's protected during construction. If it's left out in the weather and the moisture content varies alot, it does twist and warp alot. Douglas Fir is my preference.
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And to answer the question above Yes we are requesting a redesign fee from the contractor to use spruce unless he doubles all the studs using the same spacing.
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