Spans for Southern Pine joists and rafters, including those based on the new design values for visually graded dimension lumber effective June 1, 2013 are featured on a new pocket span card available from the Southern Forest Products Assn.

New design values for ALL sizes and grades of visually graded Southern Pine dimension lumber were published in the SPIB Supplement No.13 to the 2002 Standard Grading Rules for Southern Pine Lumber on Feb. 11, 2013.

The ALSC Board of Review has approved the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau’s design value changes for all sizes and grades of visually graded Southern Pine dimension lumber.