Start with the opening note of the issued Section 06 10 00: confirm that the drawings give the sizes and spacing of framing members and trusses, the location, type, and thickness of every material, anchor bolt sizes and spacing, connection and anchorage details where wind or seismic conditions are special, design loads, and design values for structural lumber, and depressed floors for tile. Then check that the blanks for lumber design values, diaphragm and shear wall panels, and nailing match the structural schedules, that treatment and fasteners suit the exposure, and that the section’s conflicting nailing schedules, sill anchor distances, and bracing paragraphs are resolved.
Assemble the review package
Gather the structural general notes with design loads and lumber design values, the foundation plan with sill anchor bolts, the floor and roof framing plans, the shear wall and diaphragm schedules with panel types and nailing, the truss layout and any truss design drawings, the wall sections and typical framing details at sills, headers, bearings, and openings, the roof plan and edge, curb, cricket, and parapet details with nailers and cants, the architectural wall types with sheathing and air barrier, the finish schedule showing tile walls and floors, the project’s climate zone and Environmental Severity Classification from UFC 1-200-01, and the issued Section 06 10 00 with Sections 07 60 00, 07 92 00 or the firestopping section, the roofing, air barrier, and gypsum board sections, and Section 01 45 35 where special inspection applies. Follow one shear wall from its sill anchors to its roof diaphragm before assuming the others match.
WBDG publishes UFGS 06 10 00: Rough Carpentry as a public guide-specification reference (accessed November 14, 2026). Use your project’s issued specification and amendments for the actual comparison; the guide specification does not automatically govern your project. The checklist below is an original suggested review workflow, not a reproduction of the UFGS requirements.
Eight checks to run against the issued set
Use one record per location or system. The CSV contains the same eight prompts plus fields for source revisions, observed evidence, the review owner, the decision, and closure references.
| Check | Sources to compare | Question to resolve |
|---|---|---|
| What the drawings must show | Opening drawing note (sizes and spacing of framing members including trussed rafters and trusses; location, size, type, and thickness of materials; anchor bolt size and spacing; connection and anchorage details where special conditions such as high wind, hurricane, and earthquake exist; design loads; design unit stresses for structural lumber; depressed floors for ceramic tile) + Structural Lumber note (check with the structural engineer when stresses are not indicated) + Sills bracket (bolts where sizes and spacing are not indicated) + Depressed Subfloors + structural general notes and framing plans | Do the structural general notes give the design loads and the lumber design values, and has the issued section either filled the Structural Lumber blanks or kept the “allowable unit stresses indicated” option, are anchor bolts shown on the foundation plan so that the default bracket does not govern, are wind and seismic connections detailed rather than left to the general nailing paragraphs, and are depressed subfloors shown wherever the finish schedule puts tile on a wood floor? |
| Species, grades, and grade marks | Framing Lumber note (delete species and grades not used locally) + Table of Grades for Framing and Board Lumber + finger-jointed lumber bracket (cites DOC/NIST PS56, titled as a glulam standard) and Air Force note (no finger-jointed lumber) + Structural Lumber (appearance grade bracket for exposed structural lumber) + Grading and Marking (no grademarks on surfaces exposed to view) + Nonstress Graded Members (cites a “TABLE I” that does not exist) + Moisture Content + wood exposed on reflected ceiling plans and elevations | Has the table been cut to the species actually available where the project is, is finger-jointed lumber deleted on Air Force work and otherwise tied to a standard for finger-jointed lumber rather than to a glulam standard, has the specifier pointed Nonstress Graded Members at the Table of Grades, and where framing stays exposed, do the drawings mark the members that need an appearance grade and no visible grademarks? |
| Glulam and engineered wood members | Structural Glued Laminated Timber (ANSI/AITC A190.1; working stress blanks for bending, compression, and tension members; wet-use adhesives without a bracket; beams of glue-laminated, laminated-strand, or laminated-veneer lumber; posts and studs of laminated-strand lumber; joists of laminated-veneer lumber; appearance grade, sealer, and wrapping brackets) and note (wet condition only where service moisture warrants) + Grading and Marking + SD-02 bracketed glulam shop drawings + Drawing Requirements + Structural Glued Laminated Timber Members installation + framing plans and member schedules | Does the member schedule say which members are glulam and which are laminated-strand or laminated-veneer lumber, and has the specifier moved the structural composite lumber requirements out of a paragraph whose title and standard cover only glulam, are the stress blanks filled or tied to the schedule, is the wet-use adhesive requirement kept only where members are exposed to wet service, and is an appearance grade chosen to match where the members are exposed? |
| Subfloor, sheathing, diaphragm, and shear wall panels | Plywood, Structural-Use, and OSB Panels paragraphs (subflooring, combination subfloor-underlayment, wall sheathing, roof sheathing, diaphragms, shear walls, other uses) and notes (exterior type plywood; preservative-treated plywood and no OSB or particleboard exposed to weather in the severe and humid locations listed) + Navy note (no fire-retardant treated plywood) + subflooring OSB paragraph naming Rated Sturd-I-Floor + Diaphragms and Shear Walls installation (panel orientation, joints, blocking, nail size and spacing blanks) and notes (IBC Chapter 23; APA E30) + shear wall and diaphragm schedules | Do the panel grade and thickness blanks and the nail size and spacing blanks for diaphragms and shear walls match the schedules on the structural drawings, or say “as indicated”, does the subflooring paragraph name a subfloor product rather than a combination subfloor-underlayment rating, and on a project in a severe or humid location, has OSB been removed wherever the wall sections leave sheathing exposed to weather before cladding? |
| Preservative and fire-retardant treatment | Preservative Treatment (waterborne preservatives to AWPA P5; pressure treatment to AWPA U1 and T1; no arsenic, chromium, or listed carcinogens; non-copper treatment for wood in contact with sheet metal; retention list printed without a lead-in; items that must be treated, including roof nailers, edge strips, crickets, curbs, and cants) and notes (all lumber treated in the humid and severe locations listed) + New Construction (boron-based preservative to AWPA P18, titled nonpressure, or sodium silicate mineralization) + Existing Structures + Fire-Retardant Treatment (AWPA P49, U1, and T1; items to be treated left blank) + Fire-Retardant Treated Lumber marking (labels accepted against AWPA M6, titled as brands for preservative-treated wood) + roof and wall details | Does the issued section say which treatment governs new work, since one paragraph requires pressure-treated waterborne preservatives and another allows a nonpressure boron treatment, has the “all lumber treated” bracket been kept where the climate zone and exposure class call for it, do the roof edge and coping details show which nailers touch sheet metal so the non-copper treatment reaches them, is the list of fire-retardant treated items filled in to match the wall types and roof assemblies that rely on it, and has the marking sentence been pointed at the fire-retardant standard? |
| Rough hardware, anchors, and nailing | Rough Hardware (hot-dip zinc coating where exposed to weather or in contact with treated wood, masonry, or concrete; fasteners for exterior fire-retardant treated wood bracket) and note (galvanized in humid and severe locations; stainless steel for extreme exposure) + Nails (cites ASTM F547, titled terminology; AWC WFCM nailing schedule) + Installation (ICC IBC nailing schedule for nailing not indicated) + Sills and Sill Plates (different maximum end distances to the first anchor bolt) + Anchors in Masonry and in Concrete + Expansion Shields + Joist Hangers + Metal Framing Anchors + uplift and hold-down details | Which nailing schedule governs where the drawings are silent, the WFCM schedule the Nails paragraph names or the IBC schedule the Installation article names, and do the structural notes settle it, has the specifier cited a nail product standard rather than a terminology standard, do the sill anchor bolt spacing and end distances on the foundation plan resolve the two paragraphs that disagree, and does the fastener coating on the details suit the treatment chemical and the exposure? |
| Wall framing, bracing, sheathing, fireblocking, and tolerances | Studs, Plates, Diagonal Bracing (a larger nominal brace than the corner bracing size listed under Nonstress Graded Members; omitted under full-size fiberboard sheathing generally) + Corner Bracing + Fiberboard Wall Sheathing (only one thickness and support spacing without corner bracing; inch-pound thicknesses that differ between panel widths) + Gypsum Sheathing Board (metric and inch-pound edge nail spacings that disagree) + Firestops + Air Infiltration Barrier note (remove if a separate air barrier section exists) + Building Paper + Erection Tolerances (tighter limits behind thin-set tile) + wall types, wall sections, and finish schedule | Do the wall types show which sheathing braces the wall, and where fiberboard or gypsum sheathing is relied on, has the specifier made the bracing, fiberboard, and gypsum sheathing paragraphs agree on brace size, when bracing may be omitted, and nail spacing, are fireblocks at floor and ceiling lines coordinated with the firestopping section and the rated wall types, is the air infiltration barrier paragraph deleted where an air barrier section governs, and does the finish schedule identify the walls that get thin-set tile so the tighter framing tolerance is applied there? |
| Roof nailers, blocking, trusses, and other trades | Wood Roof Nailers, Edge Strips, Crickets, Curbs, and Cants (sizes indicated; nailing strips with field erection drawings in conformance with FM wind uplift rated systems; perimeter nailers anchored to FM 4435) and NAVFAC SE note (indicate nailer anchorage on the drawings) + Wood Blocking (for finishes, fixtures, and equipment indicated or specified) + Trussed Rafters and Trussed Joists (TPI 1) + Trusses installation (TPI HIB) + bracketed SD-02 truss, nailer, and nailing strip shop drawings + Special Inspection bracket (Section 01 45 35; Army only) + roof edge and curb details, interior elevations | Do the roof edge, parapet, and curb details give nailer sizes and anchorage that the roofing section and the FM listing of the roof assembly accept, are trusses on the framing plans matched by kept truss shop drawing submittals that carry the truss designer’s calculations, is blocking shown behind grab bars, casework, wall-hung equipment, and handrails on the interior elevations, and where the structure has seismic-resisting wood shear walls, is special inspection specified in the section the project uses? |
Worked example: a wood-framed barracks with a shear wall schedule, copper-treated nailers, and unshown sill anchors
Illustrative example: a two-story wood-framed barracks at a coastal installation in a humid climate zone has plywood shear walls, prefabricated roof trusses, and a low-slope roof over the entry with aluminum edge metal. The issued Section 06 10 00 leaves the Structural Lumber, shear wall, and diaphragm blanks unfilled, deletes the truss shop drawing bracket, keeps OSB wall sheathing, and keeps both the Sills bracket and the Sill Plates paragraph. The structural sheets carry a shear wall schedule with panel grades and nailing, the foundation plan shows hold-downs but no sill anchor bolts, the wall sections leave sheathing exposed for weeks before cladding, and the roof edge detail shows a treated wood nailer bearing on the aluminum edge metal with no note on the treatment chemical.
Ask the structural engineer to show sill anchor bolts on the foundation plan and to confirm the lumber design values and which nailing schedule governs. Ask the specifier to tie the Structural Lumber, shear wall, and diaphragm blanks to the drawings, to restore the truss shop drawing submittal, to replace OSB with a panel the exposure notes allow, to call for the non-copper treatment on nailers that touch sheet metal, and to resolve the sill anchor end distances, the bracing paragraphs, the nailing schedules, the glulam paragraph, and the treatment standards. Ask the architect to confirm the edge detail against Section 07 60 00.
Avoid a false conflict
Section 06 10 00 covers light wood framing, sheathing, nailers, blocking, treatment, and rough hardware. Finish carpentry, trim, and millwork follow Section 06 20 00 and the finish carpentry guide, casework follows its own section and guide, heavy timber and mass timber follow their own sections, sheet metal edges and flashing follow Section 07 60 00, firestopping and air barriers follow their own sections and guides, and the AWC NDS, AWC SDPWS, and the adopted building code govern design, so check those before calling a requirement missing. Some of the section’s own wording needs resolving: the glulam paragraph assigns laminated-strand and laminated-veneer lumber in a paragraph written to the glulam standard and requires wet-use adhesives without a bracket, Nonstress Graded Members cites a table that does not exist, hardboard underlayment is specified twice to different standards, the finger-jointed lumber and nail paragraphs cite standards whose titles describe glulam and nail terminology, the Nails paragraph and the Installation article name different nailing schedules, the fire-retardant marking sentence cites a preservative branding standard, the preservative paragraphs allow both pressure and nonpressure treatment, the two sill paragraphs give different anchor end distances, the bracing paragraphs disagree on brace size and when bracing may be omitted, and two sheathing paragraphs print metric and inch-pound values that do not agree. Ask the specifier which wording the project intends before treating a difference as a design conflict.
When requirements disagree, follow the project’s document-control and clarification process. Do not assume that drawings always override specifications, or the reverse. Identify the exact sources and request an authorized decision.
Close the issue across the affected documents
Record the location or tag, drawing and specification references, issue dates, observed difference, and the decision needed. Assign an owner and keep the item open until the response identifies the governing requirement. Check the revised drawings and specification references together; a response email alone may leave the issued package inconsistent.
For the overall process, use the guide to drawing and specification conflicts. Mark an inapplicable checklist row with a reason, and distinguish a verified correction from a question that still needs design information.
Where Groundbook fits
Groundbook’s drawing and specification review helps investigate potential disagreements in the documents you supply. Include the relevant specification sections and drawing references, then verify the cited evidence with the responsible reviewers before acting on a finding.