Timber comparison checklist

Select up to four material names to prepare questions for suppliers and a qualified designer.

Technical ratings and service-life claims are withheld pending source and qualified review. A material name does not establish a strength grade, durability, allowable span or suitability. This checklist is not an engineering comparison or construction specification.

Radiata pine

Grading evidence: What product-specific grading certificate and design properties apply?
Exposure and treatment: What treatment and exposure limits does the manufacturer specify?
Design: What sizes, spacing, loads, supports and connections has the qualified designer approved?
Service life: What evidence supports the claimed service life under this project's actual conditions?
Availability and cost: What is the supplier's current written quote for the specified product?

Spotted gum

Grading evidence: What product-specific grading certificate and design properties apply?
Exposure and treatment: What treatment and exposure limits does the manufacturer specify?
Design: What sizes, spacing, loads, supports and connections has the qualified designer approved?
Service life: What evidence supports the claimed service life under this project's actual conditions?
Availability and cost: What is the supplier's current written quote for the specified product?

LVL

Grading evidence: What product-specific grading certificate and design properties apply?
Exposure and treatment: What treatment and exposure limits does the manufacturer specify?
Design: What sizes, spacing, loads, supports and connections has the qualified designer approved?
Service life: What evidence supports the claimed service life under this project's actual conditions?
Availability and cost: What is the supplier's current written quote for the specified product?

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