Floors
Use, Installation and Finishing Recommendations
- Storage and Handling of APA Trademarked Panels (PDF: 82KB/2pgs)
- APA Engineered Wood Construction Guide - Floor Construction (Excerpts) (PDF: 726KB/16pgs)
- Cut Callbacks With Proper Spacing and Nailing (PDF: 56KB/2pgs)
- Proper Selection and Installation of APA Plywood Underlayment (PDF: 95KB/2pgs)
- Installation and Preparation Of Plywood Underlayment For Resilient Floor Covering) (PDF: 99KB/6pgs)
Hardwood Flooring
Georgia-Pacific highly recommends users also refer to recommendations of National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association or National Wood Flooring Association for further information, and to the hardwood flooring manufacturer for instructions specific to its products.Ceramic Tile
Georgia-Pacific highly recommends users also refer to recommendations of Tile Council of America for further information, and to the tile manufacturer for instructions specific to its products.
Vinyl Flooring
Georgia-Pacific highly recommends users also refer to recommendations of the vinyl flooring manufacturer for instructions specific to its products.Ensure Quality Construction and Satisfactory Product Performance
- Minimize Nail Pops (PDF: 73KB/2pgs)
- Steps to Construct a Solid, Squeak-Free Floor System (PDF: 84KB/2pgs)
- Floor Squeaks: Causes, Solutions and Prevention (PDF: 76KB/6pgs)
- Ridging In Single Layer Floor Panels (PDF: 81KB/2pgs)
- Soft Structural Panels (PDF: 87KB/2pgs)
- Field Repairs Of Plywood (PDF: 54KB/2pgs)
- Buckling Of Wood Structural Panel Sheathing (PDF: 62KB/4pgs)
- Decay of Engineered Wood (PDF: 85KB/2pgs)
- Assessing Water Damage After A Flood (PDF: 87KB/2pgs)
Documents included in these pages have been made available courtesy of APA - The Engineered Wood Association.
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