National Forest Products Week

"l:orests ljorever: Our (ireen (iuarantee" is the theme of this year's National liorest Products Week, a special salute to America's most renewable natural resource and to the many products it provides, to be celebrated Oct. 20-26.

and healthy lorests to meet the nation's and lhe world'sdemand for forest products.

In 1990. each American used an average ol68l pounds ofpaper products and 43 cubic leet of lumber and plywood. America also exported forest products valued at about $15 billion. The tlnited States was a nel exporter of lumber and wood products and of several paper comnrodities, including industrial packaging. paper and paperboard, and waste paper.

Notlonol Forest Products Week October 2G26, l99l

(lreated each year by Act ol'(longress to remind all Americans of the importance of our lorests and the products they provide in our everyday lives, the celebration also calls attention to the need for productive

Build roofing sales

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Metal roo/ing is used on main roof decks, primarily of commercial and industrial buildings, or on the flat decks of dormers, porches and entryways. It comes in shakes, shingles, tiles, panels or sheets in various styles, including flat, corrugated or ribbed, and standing seam. Aluminum is most common, but also used are galvanized steel, copper, copper-coated galvanized steel or aluminum, terne metal, tin and lead.

With a service life of 20 or more years, metal roofs are fireproof and offer good weather resistance, though they are susceptible to denting and scratching. They weigh less than most nonmetal roofing materials per roof square. Metal roofing is noisy when it rains and subject to some expansion and contraction as temperatures change, which may cause fasteners to pull loose from the nailing base.

Fiber cement shingles are thicker

"liortunately, America's forests are healthier today than ever," said J. (larter l;ox, president and ceo of (ihesapeake (.'orp., and chairman ol the American l:orest (louncil. "Thc tlnited States actually grows more wood each year than it harvests or loses to insects and diseases combined, thanks to the ambitious replanting efforts of our timberland owners."

"ln fact," said Fox, "today we and heavier than asphalt shingles, fireproofl, very rigid, strong and durable, with a service life of 50 years or more. They aren't as heavy as slate or tile, but still require a strong roof flramework.

They need minimal maintenance and installation, while not difficult, is usually performed by a contractor.

Built up rooJ'ing has a roof membrane consisting of three to five layers of roofing felt, each coated with hot or cold-mopped asphalt, or with a cap sheet. They are classified as 10, 15 or 20 year roofs, depending on the number of membrane layers and the method of application.

Membranes are subject to alligatoring, splitting, ridging and other forms of deterioration caused by exposure to weather conditions.

Built up roofing is usually installed on flat roofs on commercial type structures by a roofing contractor who specializes in this type of work.

Commercial roofs are increasingly being constructed with modified birumen systems, which combine modified asphalt with a glass fiber and/or polyester mat. Modifying the asphalt improves the membrane's thermoplastic characteristics.

Modified asphalt retains its oils longer, increasing the cold climate have 7.ll million acres ol'lorestland in the tlnited States. more trees than we had 70 years ago, and about twothirds of the forest cover that existed in the 1600s. That's pretty remarkable, given that the population of the t jnited States has increased more than 5,000%,. Through its emphasis on replanting and natural regeneration. America's forest products industry is guaranteeing that we'll keep this country green." flexibility and UV resistance of the membrane and resulting in a more durable, longer lasting membrane with superior waterproofing. Rolls are readily installed by contractors. Popular in reroofing arc elastorneric coatings, which are applied over existing roofing to repair, protect and preserve it. The energy efficient products are affordable and easily applied by homeowners. Average effectiveness is about five years.

('urrently, the United States is the world's leading producer and consumer of forest products. According to the llureau of Commerce. the nation's forest products industry ranks among the top l0 employers in 40 of the 50 states, directly employing some 1.6 million people with an annual payroll of around $43.5 billion. This figure doesn't count the many thousands more who indirectly make their living from forest management and forest products manufacturing.

In-Grade Dealer Seminars

Southern Forest Products Association regional managers will join with Western Wood Products Association representatives in conducting two hour nontechnical sessions this fall for builders and lumber dealers throughout the country.

Southern sessions will be held at the Holiday Inn-l-10 at Silber, Houston, Tx., Sept. 24; Days Inn, Stemmons Expressway, Dallas, Tx., and Home Builders Association of Memphis, Cordova (Memphis), Tn., Oct. l; Perimeter North Inn, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 3, and Plaza Inn, Orlando. Fl.. Oct. 10. The free seminars begin at 8:30 a.m. and require no registration.

lllllTlT for Humanity will receive a donation from Stanley Tools for each UPC symbol redeemed by a Stanley tool buyer this year. Alec Beck (center), president, Stripling Blake Lumber Co., Austin, Tx.; David Leslie (left), executive director, Austin chapter, Habitat for Humanity, and 0ctavio Valadez (right), future Habitat for Humanity homeowner, examine one of the collection boxes which will be placed in Stripling Blake stores.

A Hundred Million Homes

More than 102 million housing units currently stand in the U.S., up 160ft from 1980's 88 million units, according to the Census Bureau.

More than a third of the increase occurred in California. Florida. and Texas.