Definitions: A - Framing carpentry
air dried lumber
Similar - air dried wood
air dried lumber is lumber that has been cut and then allow to dry to a constant moisture content. The moisture content of air dried lumber varies by season and location, usually between 13 to 18 percent.
References - air dried lumber
See the following for additional air dried lumber information:
- Carpentry Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; 6 edition, January 2003, Mark Feirer, John Feirer, ISBN 007822702X
- Masonry (Best of Fine Homebuilding) Amer Technical Pub; 4th edition, September 2003, Leonard Koel, ISBN 826907385
- Value Engineered Framing United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Department of Energy, December 2009, Editorial Staff
- Conventional Light Frame Details City of Stockton California, December 2009, Editorial Staff
- Advanced Framing Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, December 2009, Editorial Staff
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