- Condition
- FH 14.23: Twisting of Open-End Beams
- Article Type
- Freehold
- Article Number
- 14.23
- Warranty Year(s)
- One Year
- Performance
- Twisting of visible open-end beams in excess of 13 mm from plumb is not acceptable.
- Warranty
- One-Year - Work and Materials. ยท Twisting resulting from normal shrinkage caused by drying after construction is excluded from warranty.
- Action
- Open-ended beams twisted more than the acceptable condition shall be repaired.
- Remarks
- An open-end beam is a wood beam whose end does not abut another framing member or that terminates in open air. Minor twisting is primarily an aesthetic concern rather than a structural problem.
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