Repair Guidelines - Grade 1 GMA

48" x 40" 4-Way Recycled Class 1 Pallet Guidelines

Description – A clean pallet that may have mending plates but no companion stringers.

Pallets will be cleaned (not washed)

Acceptable Bright 1A GMA

• Acceptable:
  • Mixture of bright and gray lumber components
• Unacceptable:
  • Tar, grease, bird droppings or sawdust
  • Deviation of squareness must not exceed 1"

 

Stringers will be solid

• Acceptable:
  • Solid stringers or repaired with mending plates
• Unacceptable:
  • Less than 1 ¼" thick
  • Companion stringers or blocks (plugs)
  • Splits must not exceed 2" x width of stringer

 

No Mending Plates

No Companion Plugs

No Stringer Less Than 1 ¼" Width

 

Deckboards will be minimum 9/16" thickness (top & bottom) deck

• Acceptable
  • Varied deckboard widths with a maximum 4" spacing between interior boards
  • Bottom deck – nominal 6" or 4" leads, with three 4" or two nominal 6" interior boards
  • Splits will not exceed ¾ full length
  • Full length of board must be secured
  • Lead edge chips must not exceed 1" x 10"
  • Maximum ½" missing surface full length, top and bottom interior boards
• Unacceptable
  • Excessive splits or missing lumber

 

Acceptable Lead Edge

No Cracked Deckboards Across More Than Widths

 

Nails

• Unacceptable
  • Nails heads raised above the deck surface, protruding nails out the side of the stringers, free-standing nails

 

No Free-standing Nails

No Protruding Nails

No Raised Nails

 

 

For more information, please e-mail a Millwood customer service representative, or us or call us at 1-877-891-9663.