Finger joint studs

Originally Posted By: jonofrey
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Would you note on your report that finger jointed studs were used for wall construction. I can see using them on walls 10 feet or higher but it seems like poor quality construction to use them on normal 8 and 9 feet walls.


I think some people are of the opinion that finger joint studs are as good or better than solid material. To me it's scraps glued together and cheap.

Any comments?


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Originally Posted By: ecrofutt
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Finger Joint Studs, in vertical compression, shouldn’t be an issues as before being finger jointed, the stud pieces are processed to remove defective areas.


Of course, it probably also depends on the quality level of particular manufacturers.

For more information:

http://www.housingzone.com/projects/showvillage2002/lpbtw2002/woodsystems.asp


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Originally Posted By: jonofrey
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Thanks for the link and all of the other help Erby.



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Originally Posted By: roconnor
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Pretty unusual to have finger joined studs … at least in my area. Might be a code issue for new construction that the local building official would have to address. Also consider that the wall studs also resist bending from wind loads, so if the joints are in the middle third of the stud I would take a closer look anyway.



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Originally Posted By: ecrofutt
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Robert,


Google up "finger joint studs". They're all over the place and fairly widely accepted by AHJ's.


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Originally Posted By: jhorton
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I haven’t seen these yet except on Georgia Pacific’s web site. But I can say as a wood worker that just using plain yellow carpenters glue that most times the glue joint is not the where it breaks. The joints hold and the wood fails. I have tried it a couple times to see.


I have a feeling they are plenty strong.


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