funual Meeting

March 12-15, Uffi Lmuus Csrcnado Bay

San Diego

More trade.

Less show

Build your trade at the largest gathering of decision makers in the Western lumber industry - the WWPAAnnuat Meeting. Instead of getting lost in the crowd, be a part of this threeday event featuring many oppofiunities to build business face to face with mills.

From a golf tournament and social functions to the WWPA Exchange Show, you'll have more to show in making business contacts than any other industry event.

Call 503-306-349t or visit www.wwpa.org/meeti n g. htrn for more details

Siding Sees Red -And Blue And Green And...

Your siding department should be time fade warranties to gurantee their getting a lot more colorful, according products stay that way' io ,".-"nt trends cited by Walt Hoyt, Hoyt also noted that fiber cement director of marketing communications siding has become much more colorfor CertainTeed's Siding Products ful, thanks to a "significant increase Group. in prefinishing' Fiber cement siding

Fashion-wise, darker colors are in, has moved from an unprimed comand more siding manufacturers are modity to a product that is primarily offering deeper hu", ur well as life- sealed. within the last five years, [the fiber cement siding industryl has gone from [sefling] 957o unprimed to 95Eo primed."

He said prefinishing gives the siding "better on-the-wall performance, and provides the builder with a more flexible'paint window."'

To show off their aesthetics, manufacturers are also introducing siding with the look of wider boards. The greater width, such as with CertainTeed's new double 6" TrueComfort insulated vinyl siding, reportedly better replicates the appearance of higher end cedar and fiber cement.

Other siding trends, according to Hoyt, include:

. Innovations to ease installation' such as including temperature strips or "panel thermometers" on siding.

. The resurgence of "invisible vent" soffit systems to maximize air flow in an age of increasing housing density and ctranging building codes.

. Increasingly weather-resistant oroducts. CertainTeed's Millennium vinyl siding, for examPle, was engineered to withstand 250-mph winds. "In a hurricane. the house would have to blow awaY before the siding r,vould," Hoyt said.

Cover your proiects before the roof goes on.

For virtually any pro1ect, resrdential or commercial, for virtually any application and_all major building codes, LP-is proud to be there with an l-joist specificalty designed for the job. Engineered to be siraighter and stiffer than traditional lumber, LPI Joists reduce the problems that naturaily o..rr1, solid sawn lumber dries - like shrinking, warping, splitting and crowning' That means floors and ceilings that are more true, solid and uniform than ever before. lt also means stronger and more efficient, because pound for pound Lpl Joists have a greater load-bearing capacity than traditional lumber, so floors and ceilings can be designed with less material, not less quality. nOJ a great *urru"nty and environmental efficiency and LPI Joists become the smart choice for today's builder. For information contact 1.800.999.9105 or visrt the LP web site at www'lpcorp'com'