02-18-2009, 04:14 AM
The question the plan checker asked was what the F strength was for a project where tropical hardwood 2x6 was being used as subfloor over 16" OC floor joists - and although I researched as far as I could - there was no F Strength listing for many tropical hardwoods or bamboo either.
(F strength refers to the tinsile properties (sp?) of the wood as I understood which measure the amount of deflection when a load is placed on it.)
(F strength refers to the tinsile properties (sp?) of the wood as I understood which measure the amount of deflection when a load is placed on it.)