Boise Cascade Introduces Strong, Straight Versa-Stud Framing Lumber

    Boise, Idaho - Boise Engineered Wood Products has announced a new wall framing product designed for tall walls and other applications where strong, straight framing materials are called for. The product, called Versa-Stud, offers at least 2.1 times more bending strength and 20% more stiffness than no. 2 SPF 2x6 studs, and none of the checks, cracks or twists that can plague solid lumber. And Boise Versa-Stud can often stand up to the rigors of the jobsite better than laminated strand lumber products.

    Many builders see Versa-Lam laminated veneer lumber, from which Versa-Stud is made, as one of the most perfect building products, both from a structural and a consistency standpoint.

    Versa-Stud is designed to increase dealer and builder profitability

    Versa-Stud is available in 1-1/2" width and five different depths -- 3-1/2", 5-1/2", 7-1/4", 9-1/4" and 11-1/4", all in lengths up to 24'. Versa-Stud's perfectly consistent dimensions can help homebuilders reduce their labor costs through the advantages of squarer corners and flatter, more plumb walls that finish faster. Versa-Stud is designed to increase dealer and builder profitability and to better serve the product needs of Boise's distributors, dealers and builders.

    "Like so many of our new value-added services and products, Versa-Stud is designed to make homes more "buildable" and reduce labor costs, which can help homebuilders be more successful," said Denny Huston, Boise Engineered Wood Products sales and marketing manager. "With this new Versa-Stud product line we have a product that's fully price competitive with laminated strand products, but that offers all of the advantages of authentic laminated veneer lumber," Huston added.

    Many builders see Versa-Lam® laminated veneer lumber, from which Versa-Stud is made, as one of the most perfect building products, both from a structural and a consistency standpoint. Boise's Versa-Lam is constructed of 1/6", 1/8" or 1/10" thick veneers, laminated with all grain parallel to the length of the member. Knots and other imperfections are dispersed in the Versa-Lam manufacturing process, resulting in higher product design values. Adhesives used in the manufacturing process are all exterior-grade, which comply with ASTM D2559. Versa-Stud is available through all of Boise's 60 experienced distributors and hundreds of building material dealers located across the United States and Canada.

    About Boise Cascade
    Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, manufactures engineered wood products, plywood, lumber, and particleboard and distributes a broad line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by the company. Boise also manufactures a wide range of specialty and premium products, including imaging papers for the office and home and papers for pressure sensitive applications, as well as printing and converting papers, containerboard and corrugated boxes, newsprint, and market pulp. Visit Boise's website at www.bc.com.

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