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Economical Anchor for Wood Posts

vide efrcient and economical anchorage of 4x4 wood posts to concrete slabs.

Consisting of three parts: (1) seat, (2) support and (3) washer plate, and stamped from heavy galvanized metal, TECO'g Derw anchor is engineered to resist uplift resulting from high velocity winds. The "support" parb of the anchor keeps the bottom of the post a sufrcient distance above the ground and of the slab to prevent any contact with dampness. In addition special "weep" holes are built iilto the .'seat" portion to eliminate any po,ssibility of moisture collection.

The design of the TECO post anchor is such that during installation it san be ad- justed for corect positioning in the event the anchor bolt has been plaeed in the concrete "out of line."t The post can be "plumbed" after the anchor is nailed.

The TECO post anchor is packed 10 assemblies per carton and packed with 9 g'aug'e, galvanized nails.

Write: fimber Engineering C;ompany, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D. C., 20096..

Siding Ends Checking, Groin Rise

An exclusive new type plywood siding that eliminates weather and checking and gtain rise problems, has been announced by Pope & Talbot, Inc., pioneer West Coast lumber and plywood manufacturer.

Known as No-Check, the new siding features a series of vertical striations 1,/82 inch wide and .080 inch deep spaced a/a irtch apart. The striations stress-relieve the face veneer and prevent sur{ace checking and grain rise problems normally caused by weather.

Ideally suited to garage doors, soffits, and gable ends, as well as siding, No-Check offers substantial savings over o,ther methods of eliminating checking and grain rise in fir plywood.

No-Check pattern is apptried to both sanded and unsanded panels, in both Texture One-Eleven and plain patterns. Standard panel sizes *e 4'x8'r 4' x9'and 4'xL0' with 4'x6' and 4'x7' panels available on special order. Panels are regularly sup- plied unfinished, but are available on order prime-coated with one coat of oil-based paint.

No-Check is approved by the A,merican Plywood Association and is accepted by F.H.A. Uniform Building Code and Southern Building Code.

No-Check plywood siding, shown here on Texture 0neEleven pattern. When such patels are properly butted together, a c'ontinuous patt€rn is formed, with only the Ne0heck striation visible between the panels. Right-After an accelerated soak-anddry test the Nocheck portion of test panel suffered no surface ch,ecking while the plain part checked badly. The panel was soaked at room temperature for four hours, then dried for 20 hours at 300' temperature. This was repeated three times to complete a three-cycle test.

For detailed specifications, samples and additional information on No-Check siding write Pope & Talbot, Inc., Kalama, Washington.