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Summary |
Grade Rules Writing Organizations The accredited agencies in the lumber program operate under one or more of the following six sets of grading rules and are available from the publishing agency. Please contact them for information concerning their respective rules. 1. Standard Grading Rules for Northeastern Lumber; published by the Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association (NeLMA), 272 Tuttle Road, P.O. Box 87A, Cumberland Center, ME 04021; 207.829.6901; 207.829.4293 (fax); e-mail info@nelma.org 2. Standard Specifications for Grades of California Redwood Lumber; published by the Redwood Inspection Service (RIS), 2 Centerpointe Drive, STE 360, Lake Oswego, OR 97035; 503.224.3930; 503.224.3934 (fax); e-mail info@wwpa.org 3. Standard Grading Rules for Southern Pine; published by the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB), 4555 Spanish Trail, Pensacola, FL 32504; 850.434.2611; 850.434.1290 (fax); e-mail spib@spib.org 4. Standard Grading Rules for West Coast Lumber; published by the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau (PLIB); 1010 South 336th Street, Suite 210, Federal Way, WA 98003; 253.835.3344; 253.835.3371 (fax); e-mail info@plib.org 5. Western Lumber Grading Rules; published by Western Wood Products Association (WWPA); 2 Centerpointe Drive, STE 360, Lake Oswego, OR 97035; 503.224.3930; 503.224.3934 (fax); e-mail info@wwpa.org 6. Standard Grading Rules for Canadian Lumber; published by the National Lumber Grades Authority (NLGA); 420-99 Bank St., Ottawa, ON K1P 6B9; 604.673.9100; 604.673.9141; e-mail info@nlga.org
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Accredited Agency List | |||||||||
Grading Rules | |||||||||
Organizations | |||||||||
Enforcement Regs. | |||||||||
Foreign Lbr. Policy | |||||||||
Glued Lbr. Policy | |||||||||
Machine Graded | |||||||||
Policy | |||||||||
Recommended | |||||||||
Spans for Decking | |||||||||
Survey | |||||||||
Methodology | |||||||||
Contract | |||||||||
Addt'l Documents | |||||||||
PS 20 | |||||||||
FPL-GTR-189 |
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