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dise that we can sell and at the price we need to sell it for. It's a sourcing challenge."
Another challenge is to keep costs minimal, resulting in a no-frills environment.
While Paty and Big John's carry some of the same categories, the items are different. "At Paty, we have a dependability of being in stock of certain specific product lines and certain specific sizes and colors and so forth. And that's not necessarily the case at Big John's," Seward said.
WWPA Stresses Service
The importance of value-added services is the focus of the Western Wood Products Association's new "Service-Second to None" marketing campaign.
The campaign's direction was supported by the results of an indepen- dent survey of lumber buyers, whictr indicated that "while lumber price, availability and quality are clearly the primary considerations buyers have when making purchasing decisions, 'second tier' considerations such as supplier services and product support are also taken into account," said WIVPA's Robert Petow.
According to Petow, "Virtually all retailen were aware of WWPA for its grading services, however many lumberdealers were not as aware ofprotr lem solving services, employee training, technical aids and many othor services that accompany WWPA member products."
The campaign's aim is to show rotailers that associating themselves with WWPA services establishes them as resources for quality lumber that is backed with the problem solving ability of an association that has been in the lumber industry since the rurn of the century.
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Door And Window Ratings
The National Fenestration Rating Council has adopted heating and cooling ratings that will make shopping for windows, doors and skylights easier for consumers and builders.
The ratings provide two numbers describing each product's energy performance during the winter and the summer. The numbers, given on a scale of I to 5, are non-dimensional and allow users to compare different products' energy performance quickly
Cedar Siding Expansion
Bevel siding, the most popular style of siding, is now available in a great variety of materials-pressed composite wood chips, cement, vinyl, aluminum, steel, fiberglass, all trying to imitate what nature does so easily.
But at least one producer is investing in the real thing-tight-knot western red cedar.
Lazy S Lumber, which specializes in kiln-dried or green bevel siding and
TIGHT-knot cedar siding remains in demand, and accurately.
Over the next several months, NFRC will develop certification procedures for manufacturers to provide heating and cooling rating information, which are expected to appear on labels by the end of the year.
UL Listings Benefit OSB
Two new fire-rated wall designs recently approved by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. should increase use of plywood and OSB sheathing in decking lumber in a variety of sizes, recently installed two new dry kilns at its mill in Beavercreek, Or. multifamily and nonresidential construction markets, reports APA-The Engineered Wood Association.
According to Lazy S president Ralph Schmidt, the custom-designed double track, natural gas kilns have a capacity of 100,000 bd. ft. per kiln which allows them to meet increased cedar siding demand.
To add value, Lazy S has added pre-primed Ready Prime to its kilndried siding product line. Pre-priming the siding on the face and back reduces on-site prep time and helps protect the beauty of cedar.
New UL Design U356 recognizes 7116" or thicker OSB or plywood sheathing with any type of code-approved siding, and with 5/8" Type X gypsum wall board on the interior face.
Revised Design U344, which already listed plywood, now permits 15132" or thicker OSB as an accepted wall sheathing material.
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