In general, composite panel products require special handling when fastening two pieces together, or when joined to solid wood. Special fasteners and fastening systems have been designed to assist ...

Research shows that engineered wooden nail connections significantly improve shear resistance in timber shear walls, ...

Although we proposed screws as alternative fasteners, we agree that nailing the panels according to a code ... running from the mudsill (the piece of wood bolted to the foundation) to the top ...

But the wood is heavily stained. I think the paneling is original to our 1966 ... the same reaction that occurs around iron nails or screws, particularly in tannin-rich woods such as cedar or ...