SECTION 06200

ROUGH CARPENTRY

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 DESCRIPTION:

A. Provide the necessary materials to do rough and finished carpentry as indicated and
specified.

(NTS: Select and list specification sections for inserting into this subsection based on the
following:
1. Specification sections that contain products and construction that the reader might
expect to find in this section BUT are specified elsewhere.
2. Specification sections referenced in the body of this section.)
1.02 RELATED WORK:

A. Section 08710: Finish Hardware

1.03 REFERENCES:

A. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME):

1. B18.2.1: Square and Hex Bolts and Screws.

2. B 18.2.3.8M: Metric Hex Lag Screws.

3. B 18.6.1: Wood Screws.

B. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

1. A 307: Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, 60 000 PSI (413.7 MPa)
Tensile Strength.

2. A 563/A563M: Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts [Metric].

3. C 954: Specification for Steel Drill Screws for the Application of Gypsum Panel
Products or Metal Plaster Bases to Steel Studs from 0.033 in. (0.84 mm) to 0.112
in. (2.84 mm) in Thickness.

4. D 5516: Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Flexural Properties of Fire-
Retardant Treated Softwood Plywood Exposed to Elevated Temperatures.

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 5. D 5664: Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Effects of Fire-Retardant
Treatments and Elevated Temperatures on Strength Properties of Fire-Retardant
Treated Lumber.

6. E 488: Standard Test Methods for Strength of Anchors in Concrete and Masonry
Elements.

7. F 568M: Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Externally threaded metric
Fasteners.

8. F 593: Specification for Stainless Steel Bolts, Hex Cap Screws, and Studs.

9. F 594: Specification for Stainless Steel Nuts.

10. F 738M: Specification for Stainless Steel Metric Bolts, Screws, and Studs.

11. F 836M: Specification for Style 1 Stainless Steel Metric Nuts.

12. F 1667: Specification for Driven Fasteners: Nails, Spikes, and Staples.

C. American Wood Preserver's Association (AWPA) Standard:

1. C20: Structural Lumber – Fire-Retardant Treatment by Pressure Process.

2. P5: Wood Pressure Treated with Water-Borne Preservatives.

D. Council of American Building Officials (CABO):

1. CABO NER 272: Pneumatic or Mechanically Driven Staples, Nails, P-Nails and
Allied Fasteners for Use in All Types of Building Construction.

E. Federal Specifications:

1. TT-W-550: Wood Preservative, Chromated Copper Arsenate Mixture.

2. TT-W-571I(2): Wood Preservation, Treating Practices.

F. Equivalent British/European codes and standards may be used; however, the equivalency
shall be demonstrated and submitted by the Contractor and approved by the CM/CS.

1.04 SUBMITTALS:

A. Shop Drawings: Submit the following in accordance with Section 01300:

1. Material Specifications including grade and species.

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 2. Details of construction for each item specified.

3. Include data for wood-preservative treatment from chemical treatment

manufacturer and certification by treating plant that treated materials comply with
requirements. Indicate type of preservative used, net amount of preservative
retained, and chemical treatment manufacturer’s written instructions for handling,
storing, installing, and finishing treated material.

4. Include data for fire-retardant treatment from chemical treatment manufacturer and
certification by treating plant that treated materials comply with requirements.
Include physical properties of treated materials, both before and after exposure to
elevated temperatures when tested according to ASTM D 5516 and ASTM D 5664.

1.05 QUALITY ASSURANCE:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01400 and as specified.

1.06 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01610 and as specified.

B. Deliver to jobsite and store off the ground in a manner to ensure proper drainage,
ventilation, and protection from the weather.

C. Protect lumber and plywood from extreme changes in temperature and humidity.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.01 LUMBER MATERIALS:

A. Provide lumber of grades and species indicated below for various uses listed:

1. Nailers, cant strips and blocking: Standard grade

a. Douglas Fir, coast and inland.

b. Fir, white

c. Hemlock, eastern and west coast

d. Spruce, eastern, Engelmann's and Sitka

2. Shelving: "A" finish:

a. Maple

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 b. Birch

3. Plywood: Structural grade.

a. Douglas Fir, Coast and inland.

b. Spruce, Eastern, Englemann’s and Sitka.

4. Exterior wood trim:

a. 3/4-in. (19 mm) pre-primed No. 2 pine with knots sealed.

b. Stock exterior moldings to be brosco and standard white pine moldings as

indicated.

B. Sizes indicated are nominal.

C. Dress four sides of lumber used in finish work.

D. Moisture content of lumber:

1. Kiln dried lumber not over 2-in. (51 mm) nominal thickness: Not to exceed 19
percent.

2. Lumber over 2-in. (51 mm) nominal thickness, not kiln dried: To conform to the
rules of the association under which it is graded. Incorporate into structure without
further seasoning.

2.02 WOOD PRESERVATIVES:

A. For wood encased in or in contact with concrete or masonry, and wood items
incorporated in the roofing, use preservatives conforming to following:

1. AWPA standard P5

2. Federal Specification TT-W-550

2.03 FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED MATERIALS:

A. General: Where fire-retardant-treated materials are indicated, provide materials that

comply with performance requirements in AWPA C20 (lumber). Identify fire-retardant-
treated wood with appropriate classification marking of UL, U.S. Testing, Timber
Products Inspection, or another testing and inspecting agency acceptable to authorities
having jurisdiction.

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 1. Use treatment for which chemical manufacturer publishes physical properties of
treated wood after exposure to elevated temperatures, when tested by a qualified
independent testing agency according to ASTM D 5664, for lumber.

2. Use treatment that does not promote corrosion of metal fasteners.

3. Use Interior Type A High Temperature (HT), unless otherwise indicated.

2.04 PLYWOOD:

A. Plywood sheathing shall be of a thickness as indicated on the drawings conforming to

Douglas Fir Plywood Association requirements for exterior, Grade C-6, Group 1,
unsanded and shall bear the stamp of the American Plywood Associated, or an
association acceptable to the CM/CS.

2.05 FASTENERS:

A. General: Provide fasteners of size and type indicated that comply with requirements
specified in this Article for material and manufacture.

1. Where rough carpentry is exposed to weather, in ground contact, or in area of high

relative humidity, provide fasteners of Type 304 stainless steel.

B. Nails, Brads, and Staples: ASTM F 1667.

C. Power-Driven Fasteners: CABO NER-272.

D. Wood Screws: ASME B18.6.1.

E. Screws for Fastening to Cold-Formed Metal Framing: ASTM C 954, except with wafer
heads and reamer wings, length as recommended by screw manufacturer for material
being fastened.

F. Lag Bolts: ASME B18.2.1. (ASME B18.2.3.8M).

G. Bolts: Steel bolts complying with ASTM A 307, Grade A (ASTM F 568M, Property
Class 4.6); with ASTM A 563 (ASTM A 563M) hex nuts and, where indicated, flat
washers.

H. Expansion Anchors: Anchor bolt and sleeve assembly of material indicated below with
capability to sustain, without failure, a load equal to 6 times the load imposed when
installed in unit masonry assemblies and equal to 4 times the load imposed when installed
in concrete as determined by testing per ASTM E 488 conducted by a qualified
independent testing and inspecting agency.

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 1. Material: Stainless steel with bolts and nuts complying with ASTM F 593 and
ASTM F 594, Alloy Group 1 or 2 (ASTM F 738M and ASTM F 836M, Grade A1
or A4).

2.06 STEEL CLOSET POLES:

A. Provide 1-1/16-in. (27 mm) diameter, 0.120 wall steel tubing closet pole, with polished,
chromed flanges.

2.07 SHELF SUPPORT:

A. Provide double-slotted aluminum shelf standards and double boltless aluminum shelf
brackets, with satin anachrome finish.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.01 INSTALLATION:

A. Securely fasten and neatly fit carpentry with screws, nails, bolts, or spikes of ample size
and suitable type.

1. Secure wood work to masonry and other hard surfaces with expansion bolts and
plugs or shield in a manner to provide rigid and permanent support.

2. Countersink screws and bolts. Putty holes and sand smooth.

B. Install fire retardant treated plywood and blocking as indicated.

C. Plywood:

1. Plywood sheathing shall be installed with the face grain perpendicular to the
supports, with end joints staggered and located at supports. A minimum of 1/16-in.
(1.5 mm) space shall be allowed at end joints and 1/8-in. (3 mm) space at edge
joints. Nails for securing the roof panel shall be 6d ring-shank or spiral thread nails
spaced 6-in. (150 mm) on centers along panel edges and 12-in. (305 mm) on
centers at intermediate supports.

D. Wood Preservatives:

1. Apply preservatives in accordance with Federal Specification TT-W-571I(2),

Treating Practices, Table III, Obtain and submit notarized certificate of treatment
from treatment company.

2. Prior to treatment, ensure that lumber is sawed to exact length and bored as
required insofar as practicable.

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 3. Apply two heavy coats of preservative to any surfaces cut or bored after treatment,
prior to installation.

3.02 CONTRACT CLOSEOUT:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01700.

END OF SECTION

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