Gedar & Redwood Tlmbels

Failures, mergers, acquisitions and unfriendly takeovers have had an adverse affect on the industry. Suppliers are faced with fewer doors leading to market expansion. Consolidation of staffs has pushed qualified but aging executives back in to the job market. Business failures at the retail level have taken suppliers under with them, or at least wiped out years of profits.

Most Freouently Carried Product Categories

Lumber and Millwork

Hardware

Hand Tools

Paneling/Plywood

Paint/Wallcovering

Power Tools

M asonry/Siding/l nsulation

Electrical Supplies

Plumbing Equipment

Lawn and Garden Supplies nE0U000 structural grades offer builders an altemalive to pressure troatsd lumbor lor deck undorstlucturos.

Foreign investors have a strong foothold in the marketplace. Major U.S. home center chains and manufacturers now answer to headquarters in Europe, Australia and Canada.

Regulations involving the harvesting and processing of lumber in the United States and unbalanced trade with other countries have put home center suppliers at a disadvantage and raised prices.

My letter ended ". that's a broad brush painting of the industry in the 1980s, Mr. Peters. Where do we hnd the pathways to success in the 90s?"

I can't wait to listen to his response. It should be a great encounter.

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I ONG recognized as one of the most beautiful L woods, redwood is now gaining a reputation for its muscle.

A durable, all heartwood grade and a grade for above ground use that contains a combination of heartwood and sapwood are being manufactured by the Pacific Lumber Co. at its sawmills in Fortuna, Ca. "These new structural grades provide strength values not commonly found in redwood and beauty not matched by other structural species," says C. W. "Bill" Stevens, general sales manager.

No. 2 structural heart and No. 2 structural redwood are graded for strength, unlike the general purpose redwood grades construction heart and construction common. Targeting the deck and outdoor living markets, Palco is producing and shipping 2x8, 2xl0 and 2xl2 intended for use as joists, stringers, beams and ledgers.

"Redwood requires no special handling or methods of disposal, unlike pressure treated lumber, its mqior competition in the deck market," says Stevens. "Redwood also holds finishes better and is easier to work with beQause it is virtually free from pitch and resins," he added.

The strength specifications for No. 2 structural heart and No. 2 structural redwood are included in the National Grades established by the American Lumber Standards Committee. Palco is combining these strength standards with the appearance standards established in the redwood industry. As a result, the structural grades are strong enough for load bearing application, yet have the quality appearance typical ofconstruction heart and construction common redwood which are graded on their appearance.