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Weathering The Storms

I have come to count on Building Products Digest for interesting and factual information about the building products industry and the people who make it work.

Unfortunately, an item in your Sept. 1996 issue is offthe mark. In your article titled "CSI Introduces Olympic Brand Treated Wood" (p. 7), you state that "...CSI is combining its chemicals with Olympic MP5 waterproofing formula to provide a brand name product said not to crack, split, warp, twist or rct."

While the introduction of a waterproofing agent. such as our UltraWood additive certainly improves the weathering characteristics of wood used outdoors. we have always been very careful nor to guarantee that these products will not split. crack and warp. These producs are guiuanteed against rot, decay, termite attack and to meet industry standards for water repellency.

Products like UltraWood water-repellent wood and new Waterproofed Pressure Treated Wood with Olympic protection offer consumers a low-maintenance alternative, but splining and warping have not been eliminated entirely, yet.

I believe it is imporrant to correct any misconception that this statement may have caused in the minds of lumber rctailers and their customers. I always look forward to receiving your magazine and the good information that it provides.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in maintaining the reputation of the pressure treated wood industry and the excellent producs that it provides.

Thomas A. Bailey

Chemical Specialties, Inc.

One Woodlawn Green. Ste. 250 Charlotte. N.C. 28217

Building Products Digest regrets ant misconception that this statement mathave caused.Editor

Water Cooler Wars

Since 1994, 13% of companies have had a fistfight at the ofFrce, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

About 22Vo of HR managers reported pushing and shoving, while nearly a quarter of all threats or attacks were committed bv women.

Glulams Go Header To Header With PSL, LVL

At some contractor-oriented yards, a new, stronger glued laminated beam is being substituted for laminated veneer lumber and parallel strand lumber in structural applications, changing the engineered wood market.

The first 3000 F stock glulam beam with strength values to challenge PSL, Anthony Forest Products' new Power Beam reportedly offers lighter weight, lower price and more versatility than LVL, and comparable bending, stiffness and shear values to LVL and PSL.

Beronio Lumber, San Francisco, Ca., has increased its Power Beam sales by acquainting its builder customers with the product's design values. "We like the added strength of the Power Beam," says Beronio's Jay Garvey. "It's the strongest glued laminated beam in the industry."

D-l-Y Demand Holds 5.60/o Growth

Bigger spending on home repairs and improvements, especially by consumers doing the work themselves, will help boost U.S. demand for do-it-yourself home products 5.6Vo anntally through 2000 from 1995's $12.5 billion to $16.4 billion at manufacturers' prices, forecasts the Freedonia Group.

Other factors include a favorable environment for existing home sales, a gradual increase in the average size of residential structures and the continued expansion of home centers and related retail outlets.

Though all product segments should rise, windows & doors, building materials, flooring, and heating & cooling equipment will show the strongest gains, due to performance improvements, aesthetic enhancements, simplified installation requirements and/or significant d-i-y market penetration potential. Windows & doors will grow the fastest at 7 .2Vo annually.

Kitchen & bath and roofing, siding & insulation will climb nicely, reflecting greater d-i-y interest and increased product availability in a wider range of distribution channels.

Hardware & tools and paints, coatings & sealants will show more modest gains due to already high d-i-y usage, intense price competition and limited opportunities for product innovation. Hardware & tools will retain its leading share among d-i-y home products with over one-quarter oftotal sales.

Nevertheless, market gains for d-i-y products through 2000 will show little improvement over 1989-1995, since many consumers are paying down debts, foregoing larger home improvement projects and strengthening savings.

Manufactured with MSR lumber, the highly engineered glulam's one-piece construction eliminates the need to fasten LVL beams together at the job site. Uses include headers and floor and roof beams.

BOCA and SBCCI have granted the Power Beam 290 psi horizontal shear values (Fu), while AITC rates the new beam a higher MOE of 2.lxlOu psi and'140 psi Fct.

The 3-l/2" and 5-112" widths readily match up with 2x4 and 2x6 stud framing. The 28F, 7" beam comes in depths up to 28-718" and can be cambered. For efficient utilization of the resource, the strongest southern pine lumber plies are placed in the tension and compression zones. They are delivered in wrapped, pre-cut lengths up to 60 feet.

Other anticipated limitations include increasing product durability, growing price sensitivity, and expectations of fewer people under 35, the age when do-it-yourself projects tend to drop.

Treated Beam Fasteners

A fastener from Olympic Fasteners is designed to drill through pressure treated wooden beams without predrilled pilot holes.