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New vinyl siding from Gold Bond Building Products comes with a SGyear "no paint" warranty.

Available in an assortment of colors the line has three new colors designed and based on consumer response. Also available are a full line of soffits, fascia and colored-matched accessories, including starter strips, undersill trim, outside cornerposts, inside cornerposts and J channels for use either with or without insulation along with window/door head flashings.

Landscaping Film

Retail packs of Coverstuf landscaping and mulch films are now available in display shippers from Star-Tex Corp.

The landscaping film is reversible in either redwood/black or white/black since matching the film color to the ground cover color reduces the arnount of chips or rocks needed. The 3 mil size, reportedly tear and puncture resistant, helps control weed growth. The mulch film is designed to retain soil warmth, hold ground moisture, speed plant growth and eliminate weeds. Both films are available in commercial sizes and grades.

Water Runs Off Skylight

The new Surface Wedge skylight by Sky-Master has unique channel ribs to provide a water shed, allowing water to flow freely off the end of the skylight.

New Housing Jumps 57'/o

Construction of new housing units jumped 57go in l9g3 from the year before. New housing starts totaled l,'llg,34l. units, against 1,094,289 in 1982, according to McGrawHill Information Systems Co.

Dallas-Fort Worth led the nation in new housing units, with a total of 92,587 for the year, a l00go gain over the previous year's showing. Houston ranked second, although its total of 58,369 units represented a decline of l99o from that city's strong 1982 year-end total. For the rest of the year's top ten metropolitan statistical areas volume rose sharply: Phoenix, 48,991 units, up l05go; Atlanta, 42,907 units, up 86%; Washington, 36,961 units, up 10990; Tampa-St. Petersburg, 31,199 units, up 94go; Denver- Bouider, 29,149 units, up 56%; Los AngelesLong

28,128 up 83%; Riverside-San Bernar-

23,969 units, up 114V0; and Oklahoma City,22,7Ol units, up ll5Vo.

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