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  2. I-joist - Wikipedia

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    Depths can range from 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 to 24 inches (230–610 mm) and reach up to 80 feet (24 m) in length, although 40 to 42 feet (12–13 m) is more common. The intended use for an I-joist is for floor and roof joists, wall studs, and roof rafters in both residential and commercial construction.

  3. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) – LVL comes in 1 + 3 ⁄ 4-inch (44 mm) thicknesses with depths such as 9 + 1 ⁄ 2, 11 + 7 ⁄ 8, 14, 16, 18 and 24 inches (240, 300, 360, 410, 460 and 610 mm), and are often doubled or tripled up. They function as beams to provide support over large spans, such as removed support walls and garage door openings ...

  4. Wood industry - Wikipedia

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    In the narrow sense of the terms, wood, forest, forestry and timber/lumber industry appear to point to different sectors, in the industrialized, internationalized world, there is a tendency toward huge integrated businesses that cover the complete spectrum from silviculture and forestry in private primary or secondary forests or plantations via the logging process up to wood processing and ...

  5. Log driving - Wikipedia

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    The log drive was one step in a larger process of lumber-making in remote places. In a location with snowy winters, the yearly process typically began in autumn when a small team of men hauled tools upstream into the timbered area, chopped out a clearing, and constructed crude buildings for a logging camp . [ 5 ]

  6. Lumber yard - Wikipedia

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    A lumber yard sorting table in Falls City, Oregon Frank A. Jagger loads his boat full of lumber at the Albany Lumber District in Albany, New York in the 1870s. A lumber yard is a location where lumber and wood-related products used in construction and/or home improvement projects are processed or stored.

  7. Mass. town paid $1.7M for Smith & Wesson founder’s historic ...

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    The estate — which sits on 100 acres and boasts 17 fireplaces, stained-glass windows and intricate carvings, according to its website — sits unoccupied and has cost Northborough millions to ...

  8. 3 Most Powerful Zodiac Signs This Aquarius Season - AOL

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    Aquarius season brings luck and expansion for three zodiac signs.

  9. College Sports Subsidy Scorecards - The Huffington Post

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    If you attend a Division I university, chances are you are bankrolling your school’s athletics department. Search our scorecards to find out by how much.