Lumber Size Requirements:Califorqia Buildin$ Codes

(From Report of R. G. Kimbell, Architectural Engineer)

The following is a summary of the various mentions made of lumber sizes.in present Bu.ilding Codes of Califor- nia cities, together with a list of the codes, dates thereof, and the sections in. which the size references

The actual sizes demanded by the building inspector are pti*"rify ftii i"t"tpr"t"tion of ihe ordinan"i, "rrh, thus, it depends'particularly o'n the attitude of the man in office as etc., in size. to what sizes are requirpd. A reasonable interpretation of the ordi'nances permits Standard sizes.

This whole situation will be clarified after the approval of the proposed uniform code for the Pacific Coast cities by the Pacific Coast Building Officials' Conference, which will, according to the sentiments I have gathered in my contact with the members of the cohference, include and comprehend American Lumber Standards. In fact. a revision of the tentative draft to comprehend American Lumber Stand- ards was one of the stro-ngest points brought o-ut in tentative draft of this code before the meeting of building officialsinSeattle.

I have fouhd nearly all of the inspectors quite enthusi- astic about the basic grades for structural matirial, but they all wonder when the iranufacturer is going to produce those grades, and seem to feel a little un&rtain about utilizing ih.* r. long as they must depend on local selection for de"- liveries. '

References To Lumber Sizes In Building Codes Of California Cities

1. Studding to be 2 x 4, 2 x 6, 3 x 4, etc., depending on the number of floors to be supported.

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.4. Studding to be not less than 2x4 inches on cross sectron.

Alhambra ...1912

Glendale ....1922

Santa Barbara .....1925

Long Beach .... ...1924

Los Angeles .... ..1922 Riverside ...1915

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Santa Monica .. ...1923 Sec. 32

5. No joist stud or rafter to be less than 2 inches nominal in thickness.

Bakersfield .......1923 Sec. 138

Studs to be 2 x 4 inches (nominal) in size.

Bakersfield ...L923 Sec. 146

6. Studs to be 1 5-8 x 3 5-8, etc.

Inglewood Sec. I

Watts ......1923 Sec. 30

7. No joists to be of less dimension than 2 x 6 inches.

Alhambra ...L912 Sec. 7I

Monrovia ...1922 Sec. 46

Los Angeles .. . .1922 Sec. 106

Santa Monica . ...1923 Sec. 101

8. Joists to be at least 2 inches thick.

Coronado ...I92O Sec. 15

Santa Ana ..1921 Sec. 15

9. Joists to be at least 2 inches thick. Sanger ......1924 Sec. 12

10. Girders to be not less than 4 x 6 inch timbers.

Anaheim .1921 Sec. 38

11. Posts to be not less than 8 inches nominal in least dimension.

Bakersfield .1923 Sec. 106

12. Girders not less than 6 inches in least dimension and

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WHOLESALE cross section area of. 72 square inches based on nominal sizes.

Bakersfield .1923 Sec. 106

13. Allowed 1-4 off on Mill Constructiori.

Modesto .. ..1924

Oakland ....1922

14. Exterior walls to be covered with 3-4 inch solid sheathing or weather boarding.

Albany .1917 Sec. 19

Berkeley .. .1922 Sec. 32

Emeryville .1918 Sec. ZI

15. Weather boarding to be not less than sl inch thick.

Albany Sec. 2l

16. Veneered structures to be sheathed solid with oneinch boards.

Arcadia .....1918 Sec. 42

17. Exterior walls to be sheathed with boards not less than 7.4 inch thick (for buildings over three stories).

Chico ......1920 Sec. l-H

Glendale ...1922 Sec. 99

Los Angeles .. ...1923 Sec. 40

San Diego ..1923 Sec. 56

Pasadena .. .1919 Sec. 86

Riverside ...1915 Sec. 80

Santa Monica . ...1923 Sec. 53

18. Outside walls to be sheathed with f-inch boards.

Santa Barbara .1925 Sec. 63

Long Beach .1924 Sec. 904

Redondo Beach .1919 Sec. 60

19. Rafters to be co.r'ered with boarding not less than 1-inch thick.

Santa Ana ..1921 Sec. 19

Redondo Beach ..1919 Sec. 38

Pomona .....1913 Sec. 53

20. Rafters to be covered with boarding not less than ft inch thick.

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25. iVtudsitls to be 2 inches by 6 inches. Anaheim '..... Sec' 39

26. Fire door cores to be double lrt inch boafds' Berkeley -.1922 Sec. 213

San Frincisco .. ...1922 Sec. 202 Oakland ....1972 Sec. 34

27. Cores of fire doors to aggregate l/a, inches in thickness.

Santa Rosa ..1914 Sec. 38

28. Wall Bridging to be not less than two inches thick. Alameda......-. ...1913 Sec'600

29. Materials shall conform to Trade & Manufacturers standards.

Alhambra .1912 Sec' D

Alameda ....1913 Sec'6'14

Berkeley ..1922 Sec. 66

Monrovia ...1922 Sec. 22

Arcadia .....1918 Sec. 24

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New Rules For Hunters

Alva Carlton, flouston, Texas, insurance man, recently sent out a card to his friends, which read as follows:

Open Season

To the man who loves a bird dog and a gun, the "Gates of Paradise" are open. The season for fatal accidents, caused by the careless handling and use of guns, is also open.

A true sportsman is a prince among men whom it is a pleasure to meet, and a joy to know.

The following rules for the guidance of novices have been compiled by an old-timer who thinks he knows about accidentd:

1. Always leave your gun loaded and cocked when you get into a car. If it loes off, the fellow on the back seat, will not say anything to you, or anyone else.

Z. When you stop to roll a pill or light your pipe, lean the muzzle of your gun against your vest. When your dog paws the trigger your troubles will be over.

3. When you see a bunph of decoys, pretend they are ducks. Work around in front of them for a pot shot. Aim high. You may get the guy in the blind behind them.

4. If you vyant to club a possum with your gun; don't bother to unload it. It will unload itself when you hit him. You won't have any more use for possum.

5. If you see something moving along the top of the high grass, take a crack at it, it may be a duck walking on stilts. The other fellow has no business trying to sneak up to your lake, anyway.

6. When you pull your gun through a barbed wire fence by the muzzle, drag it over a nice long barb that will reach the trigger. You won't have to bother about climbing over that fence again,

7. If a shell jams in your automatic or the action hangs on your pump be sure and point it toward someone while you are trying to jerk it loose. You will be sure to get him.

8. When you sit down by your car for lunch, lean your gun against the fender with a good slant. When anyone steps on ttre running board it wiU be sure to fall. The result may not be fatal, but there is a chance.

Hiding The Way

Before I could be wise f wore A beaten pathway to your door, And all the trafhc of my day, Went up and down that narrow uray. And now that I am wise and keep My love at home, and half asleep I only wish the grass would grow To hide the way I used to go.

-Jean Kenyon Mackenzie.

The Dreamer

I would rather be a buildpr, Of castles made of air, To be rebuilded every day And dwell in fancy there. With everything to make me glad, The doors all closed to gloom, The sunshine of tomorrow

Shining into every room; Than ever keep within the walls

Of sad things, past and now, For, though my castles do not last, They're cheering, anyhow. And so I build and build again, Rebuild from day to day, Some time the Master Builder, May let my castle stay.

-Chester Reese.

The Sharpest Pine

The teacher had been reading to her class about the forests of America

"And now, boys," she said, ttwhich one of you can tell me which pine has the longest and sharpest needles?"

Up went a hand in the front row.

"Well, Tommy?"

"The porcupine."

A Good Selling Talk

A party of traveling men, seated in the lolby of the hotel, were bragging about the splendid firms they worked for, each one trying to outdo the other. They told how rich, how progressivg how big, and how fine were their respective companies, how many people they employed, how many stores sold their stocks, etc.

"No house in this country, f am proud to say, has more men and women pushing its line of goods,. than mine," proudly remarked one in the corner, who had not yet been heard from. I

"'What do you sell?"

"Baby carriages," he replied.

Morning Prayer

The day returns and brings us the petty round of irritating concerns- and duties. Help us to play the man, help us to perform them with laughter and kind fbces; let cheerfulness abound with industry. Give us to go blithely on our business all this day, bring us to oui resting beds weary and content and undishonored, and grant us-in the end the gift of sleep. Amen.-Robert Louii Stevenson.

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"Be careful how you kill your temptations," says Don Marquis, "you may have to drag arourid the skeletons."

Home Insulation on Increase Director ", ."""lll;*'"iH:lto., r-o" Angeres

Showing that home builders of Los Angeles are discarding cheap building material in favor of better grades, the value of the average building permit issued here so far this year is 15 per cent greater than in the corresponding period lor 1924. Building permits this year average $3367' as compared with an average value of. $D24 last year' htt ittspeition of 2000 old hou,s-es, picked at randon throughout the city, disclosed tit-"t 60 per cent were not insulate? and that an additional 3O per cent were improperly insulated. On the other hand, about 85 per cent of new houses are being insulated.

A large part of this 15 per cent increase in the value of the aveiage building permit is going into the insulation of hcimes, a recent survey conducted by this company showed' As a result, our sales of this material have. increased 100 per cent and it has become necessary to establish a special deoartment to,,handle them.

These surpriJing figures are proof -that the California builder now lenerally iealizes that ins-ulation is now almost as important-a factor as the foundation and the roof' For insulaiion means comfort and, in effect, is the difference between a house and a barn.

BEVERLY HILLS YARD TO EXPAND.

The Beverly Hills Lumber Company has purchased additional ground, adjoining their original plant, for expansion of tfieir growing business.

Hollywood Yards In Merger

The Pioneer Lumber Company and the Hollywood Ttumber Company, both long estlblilhed in the film city, have just recentl/ "tttoot""d'the amalgamation of the two in'"iitotiotrr. The deal involves in the neighborhood of a half million dollars.

It is understood the Hollywood Lumber Company has purchased the stock and good will of the other, concern lnd that they will take a liase on a section of the Pioneer property, reiaining it for use as a retail yard.-- compiny will be known as,the^ H-ollywoodPioneer Lumber tompany, according to Mr. Orville Routt, Vice President.

WHITNEY COMPANY'S FIR FRAME PRODUCTION AT HIGH MARK

TheWhitney Company's frame factory at Garibaldi, Oibgoh, is producing 2Oiars of frames a month. Most of these ire being distriblted in the Eastern states, and of course a good pr6portion into the California territory. Th-e comfa"y itripp.d nine cars of frames to Florida up to the time the -railroid embargo went into effect.

Forest Week To Continue

American Forest Week f.or 1926 will begin Sunday, April 18, according to an announcement made at the office of the American Forest Week Committee. President Coolidee will be requested to confirm this date and issue the cu-stomary presidential proclamation following his custom and that -of the I'ate President Harding. This will be the fifth annual observance of a special week set aside for forestrv education.

Forest Service To Sell T94 Million Feet Of Timber

The California district of the United States Forest Serv- ice has just received chief forester W. B. Greeley's ap- proval _to placing 194 million board feet of gorrerrrment ti;- ber in Modoc county on the market. ThiJtimber is in the

Trees have grown over this buried Redwood for 350 vears. But the cut inio the old Redwood shows clear, sound wood fit to be sawn into highest grade lumDer.

Annual rings of trees growing over this Redwood show it has lain on moist ground over two centuries. It is sound; free from decay or even worm holes.

Over this 600 year old Redwood, trees close to 200 ycars old have grown. Yet th€ cut shows the buried Redwood sound and free from decay.

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The.life. history of three Redwood trees that lie in the California forests re. the- best testimony to Redwood's Dermanence and resistance to rot. 'l hough. resting in-_moist ground and cbvered with moss, mold aad forest d€Drls tor trom 250 to about 400 years, not one of them is decayed. .worms ha.ve not bored_ into them. Cut into at random, their wood fibre re.as brrght.and sound as that in a live Redwood just felled. lnrs, rot-reslstance earns Redwood preference ovei other commercial s'oocs. and explarns its increasing use by builders, architects and con_ slructron engrneers. lVrite for Informatior on TpL Co, lrmber and milluqk.

Fandangg unit of the Warner mountains, Modoc. National Forest, 30 miles north of Alturas. It comprisis 74 per cent yellow pine (known to the trade as Caiifornia white pine), 25 per cent white fir and the balance i'ncense cedar. The forest service values this stumpage at not less than $3.50. per thousand feet for pine and 50 cents per thousand for fir and cedar. In order to promote industrial develop- ment in t-he territory where this timber occurs, the governryent will require that the purchaser manufacture this timber at a mill in Modoc county. Ample provision will be made in the contract for the protection of ihe seed trees a.nd youqg timber when the mature timber is logged and the purchaser will be required to adopt the best known methods to prevent fire in the woods. In addition to establishing a_ substantial payroll .in the Alturas territory, this new lumbering operation will provide at least 12 thousand tons of freight per year.

LUMBER_WHERE TO FIND IT

Nar Publication Has Just Been fssued By the National Lumber Manufacturers Association

Washington, December S.-Announcement is made today by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association of a publication which will be of singular interest and value nbt alone to the lumber industry but to the public as well. This publication is one of a series of National Lumber Handbooks and deals with Information On Lumber and Where To Find It.

There are 1500 references by subjects dealing with the subject m'atter of more than 2ffi bulletins now available for distribution by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association and the various regional associations. The handbook covers every kind and character of lumber utilization referred to in the available bulletins. This information is in detail and is compiled as of December !, 1925. All members of the subscribing regional associations will be provided with copies and the book will be available for distribution to the public upon request.

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Rabbi Louis I. Newman Addresses Hoo Hoo Club No. 9

Rabbi Louis I. Nervman, of the Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, was the speaker of the day at the'regular club luhcheoh held at the- Palace Hotel on November 19. His subiect was "Who is the True American." Rabbi Newman, who is a speaker of national prominence gave an excelle,nt talk on the ideal American which was greatly enjoyed by the large attended meeting. Frank Trower was the Chairman of the Day.

A musical program was furnished by \zictor Vogel, basso soloist, of Radio Station KTAB.

C. C. Oodlin, timber merchant, of New Zealand, was a guest and gave a short talk on lumber conditions in Nerv Zealand. Short talks 'were also made by Murray Jacobs, Clint Laughlin, J. M. White, and F. W. S. Locke, who were guests at the luncheon.

W. M. Beebe, who has been on the sick list was reported to be convalescing nicely. The attendance prize was won by Bob Grant of the California Door Co., r,vhile Rabbi Newman and H. W. Gustafson rvere the winners in the special Stanford-California foot-ball contest which was an added attraction.

President John McCabe appointed M. A. Harris, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co.. chairman of the Dance Committee. Prof. Emanuel Fritz of the University of California was Chairman of the Day at the first meeting in December which was held on December 10. At the ahnual Christmas luncheon that 'ivill be held on December 24, H. W. Gustafson will be the Chairman of the Day.

Lumber Movements

The Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau has just gotten out its report for the first nine mpnths ol 1925, showing 3,468,832,983 ft. of lumber moved by rvater to all destinations during that time, an increase of 155,661,856 ft. over the same period of 1924. The increased business was practically confined to California and the Atlantic coast, the former running 7.7 per cent bettel' and the latter 25 per cent better. Japan, China, Australia and the west coast of South America all fell off heavily. The United Kingdom and continent showed a healthy increase. Egypt came to the front with 18 millions for 1925, as against 6 millions f.or 1924.

LITTLE RIVER REDWOOD CO. NOW IN THEIR NEW OFFICES

The Little River Redwood Co. are now located in their new and larger offices at 7Ol-703 Balfour Building, San Francisco where they have very attractive quarters. W. D. Dunning is manager of the company's San F'rancisco office.

Bast Bay Hoo Hoo No.39 Meetin$

Thanksgiving Day rvas observed at the rqgular monthly rueeting of the East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club at the Oakland I{otel on Friday, November 20. One of the largest galher:ngs of the yeir was in attendance, many of the visiting luirbermen who were attending the annual convention of the Millwork-Institute of California at Oakland, were present.

President Chas. Lamb presided over the meeting. The rneeting was opened with an invocation by J. E. Neighbor, Fred Roth, Vicegerent Snark of the Bay District, Frank Trower, R. O. Wilson, and B. J. Boor.man, all made short talks. The meeting closed with the singing of "America." An excellent mus:cal entertainment was furnished by N{iss Lillian Clark wllo sang several solos.

CHAS. R. McCORMICK SPENDS FEW DAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Chas. R. McCormick, president of the Chas. R. McCorrnick Lumber Co., of San Francisco, was a Los Angeles visitor around the first of the month where he spent a few days attending to business matters. He also m-ade a trip to -Wilmington where he inspected the company's port operations. He states that there is not a very large volume of lumber at the ports of Wilmington and San Pedro and that the lumber market throughout Southern California looks favorable.

Harry Thomson And Henry Bodie Return From Extended Trip

Harry Thomson and Henry Bodie, well known San. Francisco lumbermen, have returned from a month's trip that carried them to Mexico City, New Orleans, New York, Montreal, and other points of interest in the east. They made the trip to Mexico City with the Shriners and on their return to New Orleans, they left the party to visit along the Atlantic Seaboard. They were accompanied by Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. Bodie.

Harry Officer Calls On Valley Trade

llarry Officer, Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, has returned from a trip through the San Joaquin Valley territory where he spent several days calling on the lumber trade. He accompanied Earl Carlson, the company's representative in the Valley. Several years ago, Harry represented E. K. Wood.and Dant & Russell in the San Joaquin Valley territory, and he says he enjoyg{ renewing liis many lumber acquaintanceships with the Valley lumbermen again. He is now connected with the sales department of the company's San Francisco office.

One of the important advantages of Cadwallader-Gibson table tops, panels, etc., is that face and core are of the same woodt

This minimizes the tendency to shrink, \rarp or crach, since cores and face are affected equally by climatic changes. To make panels in this manner and sell them at such attractive prices is possible simply because all manufacturing is done under American supervision with American machinery in the Island of Luzon.

The beauty of grain in our plywood is remarkable. They are of true hardwood, requiring only the finishing now used in your plant.

Would you like to see samples, get prices, etc? Then write us today.

Makes Loading Record

Robt. Forgie, Los Angeles, reports an interesting record that was established recentlv bv the Steamer Monticello. loading at the Bl<iedel-Donou"tr t"tgo Docks, at Seattle. The Monticello is one of the largest lumber carriers in the service, being 481 feet long, and having a capacity of 6,50O,000 feet.

She made the remarkable record, recently, of loading six million, one hundred thousand feet, all Fir, in thirteen ahd a half days. The stock was all consigned to New York, for redistribution from the wholesale yards and comprised about one hundred different orders.

According to Mr. Forgie, this is the largest carg'o ever loaded at one mill, in the Pacific Northwest.

Some interesting facts go with the tale. Six million feet of lumber is equivalent to about 245 cars, is the product of just about 900 trees, and figuring twenty thousand feet to the ordinary bungalow, the cargo will furnish shelter to 305 families. on the eastern coast.

CHAMBER COMMERCE OFFICIAL TALKS TO L. A. HOO HOO

Mr. Guy E. Marion, Manager of the Research Department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, talked to the Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club members, on December 10th on "How We Stand".

Mr. Marion advanced a multitude of convincing figures showing Southern California prosperity and predicting a large year in 1926.

Berne S. Barker, Pacific Ready Cut Homes, Inc., Los Angeles, was chairman of the meeting.

Holmes Now With Stanton

Mr. Ray Holmes, for the past two years in the sales department with H. W. Koll & Company, is now connected with E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles rvholesalers of hardwoods and California Pines.

He made the change on December 14th.

CONGRATULATION, WADE !

Wade N. Shefflett, the well known and popular manag'er of the Napa Lumber Co., Napa, announces that he is the father of a fine big seven and a half pound baby boy. Wade, says that he will follow in the foot-steps of his dad and enter the lumber business at an early age. The youngster's name is Wade Nelson Shefflett. Tr.

Can you use a live man, with wide experience in the Retail Lumber Rusiness ? Capable of, and notv handling large business. Can show employers good profit. Expect good salary and will earn it. Good reason for desiring change. Address Box A-94, care California Lumber Mer-

We were impressed with thefact that every retailer we called on had an issue of the California Lumber Merchant somewhere in his office. We took pains to ascertain if the magazine really reached the retailers, and as far as we were able to check up we found that they were subscribers to the extent oI lOOVo.

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