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The new, high strength Power Beam@ from Anthony Forest Products is a happy partner in a successful engineered wood system with LVL, I-Joists and Parallam@. Now, you have a choice for a full width beam that replaces PSL or multiple ply LVL, plus' r Lower installed cost o Drop-in replacement o Anthony Woodworks software

. Reduced inventories

. Full width, 312", 5Vru, &7u

. Lighter weight than LVL or PSL

. I-Joist depths

. One piece construction Call

15" and 18"

.6 Pre-finished Colors (red oak surface only): Light, Medium, Dark, Designer White, Whitewash, Henna, and Unfinished

EIOR YEARS, retail lumber dealers .l-' have been sponsoring educational deck clinics for homeowners. These how-to demonstrations are still effective communications tools, but more of today's deck promotions are likely to include computer presentations that provide customers with three-dimensional views of how alternative deck designs will look on their homes.

Computer-generated designs can help retailers reach two or three times more potential customers because they provide personalized, customdesigned, professional-looking renderings of deck alternatives along with complete material take-offs and pricing. It's much more effective than the old method of scratching out rough deck designs on a tablet, one at a time. It also accelerates the decision process, because many homeowners decide to proceed with a deck immediately after seeing it visualized on the computer screen. They like the simplicity of the system, which also shows construction stages step by step.

This new technology means that presentations can continue during the off season, long after clinics have been "retired" for the winter. Several computer software suppliers offer

Story at a Glance

3-D software programs add new dimensaon to deck clinics ... computer presentations can be held year-round.