Glulams resist fire

1f, S lumber prices remain high, &lsupply shrinks and some builders begin using steel ftaming, lumber dealers should begin to put more emphasis on the fte safety benefits of glulatn bems.

Glued laminated timber oompetes effectively with steel on the basis of design requirements, fast erection and competitive in-place costs, but in resisting fre it outperforms metal. Unlike unprotected steel bar joists rhat lose stnenglh quickly md coll4se wben exposed to fire, glulnm beams retain a high percentage of their initial str€ngth.

This allows glnlems to cotinw to carry loads when exposed to fire as

Story at a Glance

How glulam beams retaln strength when erposcd to fire wood toskts hlgh tem penturos bdtet than sbel.

Hoover Treated Wood Products announces that a NATIONAI EVALUATION REPORT (NER-4571 has been issued by ths Nataonal Evaluation Service of the Council of American Building Officials to confirm that WRO-GUARD Fire Retardant

Treated llmber and Plywood meets requirements of the BOCA, UBG, and SBCCI model building codes.

PYRO-GUARD has a degradation-free track record, a So-year projected useful lifa, and is the FIBSI Fire Retardant

Treated Wood with:

I fhrrd hrty KIln tonltorlng ln addltlon to U.L. follow,up servlce a FRf labor and malcrials reploccmen] cott w?rrulnt l

I Code Compliance Report with evoluation of elevaled tcmpcruluto stnength testlng for roof applicallons

I HIgh ]emp.r?turo sltongth |:es] tosults

I lUew York Stale Smoke loxlcity ]cst tesults confirmed by tests sponsored by the American Forest & Paper Association and the American Institute of Timber Construction. These fire tests have resulted in a building code approved methodology for calculating a one hour or greater fire rating for heavy timber framing members.

Specifv PYRO-GUARDo - wirt Confidence.

Steel loses strength rapidly as its temperature is raised above about 480" F. At about 1020". it has less

Twin Dealer Shows In August

HomeBase president William Patterson will keynote the National Building Products Exposition & Conference scheduled in tandem with Hardware Industry Week and the National Hardware Show, Aug. 14-18 in Chicago, Il.

Centered at McCormick Place West, the building products show will attract nearly 300 exhibitors displaying a broad range of building products. Show focus includes builders and remodelers as well as d-i-y retailers and wholesalers.

Educational programs will cover the over-55 market, which is the fastest growing demographic segment of society; hot new rooms for builders and remodelers; lumber shortages; the "Green Movement;" subcontracting; home automation marketing; total quality management, and new building technology.

At the hardware show at McCormick Place, Jack Kemp, former secretary of HUD, will lead off an educational program of panels and presentations on trends and marketing opportunities. Winning strategies, bottom line improvement, profiting from technology, environmental marketing, selling builders hardware in the light commercial market, profiting from lawn and garden supply and demand, and in-store service will be covered by hardware and home improvement retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers.

A single registration and one badge gain admission to both American Hardware Manufacturers Associationsponsored shows.

ALSC Treated Committee

Howard Powell, TP, Conyers, Ga., has been appointed chairman of the American Lumber Standards Committee's treated wood advisory committe€ than one-half of its original strength and loses X)Vo of its strength at about 1380'. Ordinary building hres attain temperatures from 1290" to 1650" F.

Wood does not lose streng& in the same way. It loses strength only as material is lost through charring of the surface. Wood does not normally ignite until a temperature of about 480' F is reached.

by ALSC chairWilbur Hammond.

His lrst meeting was July 8 at the Airport South Courtyard, College Park, Ga. Committee members and altemates include Jim Basler, Osmose Wood Preserving Co.; Lee Childers, Suwannee Lumber Mfg. Co.; William Cox, Jr., Cox Wood Preserving Co.; Pete DeShan and Steve Shields, Hickson Corp.; D. M. Dilbeck, TP; Jeff Easterling, Southern Forest Products Association; Courtney Hutcherson, Cherokee Wood Preserving; Thomas Jones, Southern Pine Inspection Bureau; Donn Keefe; Kenneth W. Lee, Florida Lumber Inspection Service; Fred Omundson, CSI; J. W. Price, IIL Madison Wood Preservers; R. E. Shackelford. III. Gulf Lumber Co.; Brad E. Shelley, West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau; Ian Stalker, Universal Forest Products; Jerome Tobias, HUD-FHA; Mell S. Tolleson, Jr., Mellco.

Hardwood Supply Woes

Demand is increasing and prices are soaring, but when wood products supply becomes grossly inadequate to meet demands, prosperity could turn to disaster, economist Daniel Goldy warned the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association (formerly Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association).

The long range impact of the current log shortage on hardwood plywood prices was examined by a group of 25 manufacturers and distributors with the conclusion low supply is driving up prices and many log supplies will be exhausted by fall with mill closings anticipated. Grass-roots lobbying was considered.

Various committees formed agendas and tackled "How to Explain the New Hardwood Plywood Standard to Your Customers," at the May 5-8 convention at Hilton Head. S.C.

Drive Easily Hold Tight Economical

MME YELLOW PLASIIC-HED CAP NAIIS are superior, versatile and costeffective nails for applying roofing paper, insulation board, housewraps, etc. The plastic head allows for more nails per pound, and it conducts much less heat or cold than metal cap nails. The large 15/16" head size provides good bearing pressure, and the clipped corners protect against cuts into roofing felt and housewraps. While many cap nails have only smooth or spiral shanks, MME PLASIIC-HED NAIIS have deep ring shanks to insure superior holding power.

MME PLASIIC-HED NAILS have a multitude of uses, and are 1000/o Made-ln-TheUSA. Write for information.

Roy H. Jotly, 69, longtine president and director of E.C. Barton & Co., Jonesboro, Ar., died May 25, 1993, in Jonesboro.

Bon in Vanndale, Ar., he began his career with Stuck Bros. Contractors, Jonesboro, and joined E.C. Barton in 1952. He retired Jan. l, 193.

Mr. Jolly was very active with MidAmerica Lumbennens Association.

Depot Hires Trucking Service

Home Depot has decided to out souroe deliveries and transportation of merchandise between the stores and disribution cent€f,.

"I felt this was an oppornmiry to improve service and reduce costs," said Pete Cleavelan4 vice president of traffic and distribution for Home Depot, Atlanta Ga. "It is still in the test phase, so it's not a success yet, but we have come througb the learning orrve. The cost curve and the leaming curve are now going in the right direction."

Ryder Transportation Services is providing the service which includes everything from fuel to taxes. Trucks still look like Home Depot trucks and cleaveland has a say about the drivers who he calls 'our most visible link to tbe store."

Anthony Loses Race Horse

John Ed Anthony, Bearden Lumber Co., Bearden, Ar., lost his acclaimed Prairie Bayou June 5 after the race horse b'roke several bones in his left leg drning the Belmont Stakes and had to be destroyed.

The tragic misstep followed a victory in the Prealmess, a second place firnish in the Kentucky Derby and an impressive record fa a tbree-yearold.

Last year, Anthony's horse Pine Bluff finished with the best overall record for the three Triple Crown races.

Environmental Award For G-P

Georgia-Pacific has received the Earth Pledge Foundation's first Sustainable Development Award in recognition of th cmpany's reforestation practices and plan !o Fotect the endangered red-ockaded woodpecker.

G-P president and c.o.o. A.D. "Pete" Carell rccepted the anar( ore of only 200 originat signed prints of Robert Rauschenberg's official EarO Summit painting, "Last Turn, Your Tum."

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Remodeling Show Renamed

America's Remodeling Markeplace will be the new name of the National Association of the Remodeling Indusury (NARI) trade show.

At Mellco. we're nroud to suoplv the treated lunber of &oice for the best lunberyar& in th! Eastem tlsl uA"" our custourcrs tdk, it tells us tlat oru extra effort is peying off.

Good looking treated Southern Pine, a flexible and progressive approa& to business, and grc* people to work qrith if 1ou haven't tried Mellco yet, it's tine to girrc us a call!