Dollars for decking near $+ billion

THE DECKING market in the U.S.

is predicted to reach $4 billion in two years, following 10 years of steady growth of, on average, 8.17o annually.

The 7,200 contractors who specialize as deck contractors build 200 to 500 units annually.

ing market surpassed $3 billion.

According to the California Redwood Association, two to three million new decks are constructed each year, translating to more than 342 per hour or one about every l0 seconds.

Today, approximately 25Vo of all American homes feature decks----or 30 million decks.

Contractors construct 6OVo of all decks, homeowners 407o. Decks built by professionals cost between $18 and $25 per sq. ft. Do-it-yourselfer-built decks range from $12 to $18 per sq. ft.

decking projects.

Every year, approximately 4.1 million homeowners purchase some kind of deck materials.

According to a recent survey,237o of respondents replaced or added a deck in the last two years.

Among new homes, 25Vo are bfilt with a deck attachment, and more than 807o of new home buyers would like a deck. Almost 707o of new decks are constructed for homes under five years old.

That rate outpaced both the 1.57o rate of new construction and the 3.77o rate of home improvement/maintenance/repair from 1991 to 1997. In 1991. the entire U.S. residential deck-

The 7,200 contractors in the U.S. who specialize as deck contractors build 200 to 500 units annually. The average size is 160 to 200 sq. ft. Each year, between 800 million and 1.2 billion sq. ft. of lumber are used in

A recent cost-vs.-value study revealed that the average deck addition cost $5,927, with an averageT3To payback in property value. The payback, which varied thoughout the country, was highest in San Francisco, Ca.. at l49%o.

GLULAM GBOUP: (1) New American Institute of Timber Construction (l-r) president John Anthony, outgoing pres. Maurice Rhude, v.p. Dick Cormier at 47th annual meeting in Kauai, Hi. (2) Tommy Hewitt, Bud Filler. (3) Ellie Filler, Bud Owsley. (4) Mike & Angie Lynch. (5) Nancy Jaenicke, Genie Quinn, Dorthea King. (6) Pat & Reggie Kline, Mike Caldwell. (7) Pat & Jerry Leslie, Curtis Kuehn. (8) Paul & Linda Gilham. (9) Mark Seech, Mike Lynch, John Jayne, Don Norell. (10) Chester New, Mike Lane, Mike Allen.

(11)Joe & Dorothy Hucke. (12)Fred & Celeste Meintz. (13)Margaret & Maurice Rhude. (14) Bob & Mary Powell. (15) Pal Cormier, Linda Bevard. (16) Faye New, Shannon Giles, Robin Giles. (17) Mike Foster, Gunnar Brinck, Gordon Foster. (18) Holton Quinn, Jerry Leslie, Bruce Bevard. (19) Kathy Jones, Kay Burley, Marjie Brinck. (20) Norm Strauss, Dave Strauss, Jon Strauss. (21) Scotty & Pat Giles, Michele Anthony, Pat Anthony, Jane Brautigam (22\ Gary Burley, Barbara & Mike Parks.

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