TDL - Other Design Considerations - Wood Finishes
American Forest & Paper Association
How to Paint Your Wood House
Helpful tips on exterior painting, including information on wood surfaces, moisture control, paints and finishes, and application procedures.
Finishing Exterior Wood Products
Presents characteristics of wood products that affect finish durability. Describes types of finishes and techniques for their application. 18 pages.
American Hardboard Association
Finishing Recommendations for New Construction Utilizing Unprimed, Primed and Prefinished Hardboard Siding
American Institute of Timber Construction
Standard Appearance Grades for Structural Glued Laminated Timber, AITC-110
APA-The Engineered Wood Association
Performance Rated Sidings
Face grades, textures and patterns, finishing and refinishing, how to order and specify, basic application recommendations. Form E300.
California Redwood Association
Color Restoration of Redwood Siding and Decks
A guide for effectively restoring the appearance of redwood's natural color. 4 pages.
Redwood Exterior Finishes
Easy to read chart describes and illustrates the variety of exterior finishes for redwood. 4 pages.
Redwood Interior Finishes
Easy to read chart describes and illustrates the variety of interior finishes for redwood. 4 pages.
Painting Exterior Redwood
A Technical Data Sheet describing preparation, painting and maintenance of exterior redwood. 4 pages.
Color Restoration of Redwood Siding and Decks
A guide for effectively restoring the appearance of redwood's natural color. 4 pages.
National Particleboard Association
Direct Printing and Finishing Particleboard.
Formaldehyde Emission Barriers for Particleboard and MDF.
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
The 8000 Series Moulding Book
Patterns only.
Standard Southern Pine Patterns
Paneling, siding, flooring and decking patterns.
Western Wood Products Association
Exposed Cedar (A-7)
Solutions of color variation problems that may arise from weathering of Western Red Cedar.
Natural Wood Siding Technical Guide (TG-8)
A 12 page guide covering the selection, installation and finishing of solid wood siding. Supported by a 40-minute video program. See the Audio Visuals section of this guide.
Real Wood Interiors. A Design Workbook (560)
Written for the designer and the sophisticated do-it-yourselfer, contains sections on color, texture and pattern, and on finishes.
The WWPA Guide to Real Wood Interiors (561)
A complete book devoted to interior wood paneling for the do-it-yourselfer, covers everything from material selection through finishing touches.
