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Engelmann Spruce

One of the strongest of the light weight woods, Engelmann Spruce's straight grain and resistance to splitting make it extremely suitable for light framing. Light toned, it surface sands to a silken sheen, and takes enamels, stain, varnish or natural finishes. Well suited for gluing. Relatively few knots.

tal facility. A highly-regarded institution, it is constantly working to improve the performance of wood products, including fireretardant treatments, and therefore it was logical for the staffto investigate both commercial shingle/shake chemicals and some of their own creation.

Q: Is the durability of the product at all affected by pressure treating?

A: Individual treater companies claim that fire-treating increases life service.

Q: How does fire-treating increase the cost of the product?

A: By approximately 50% over the natural product.

Q: Could you elaborate on some typical frre codes where the usage of wood shakes and shingles is significant?

A: Most fire problems have occurred in areas where there is a high incidence of wood roof usage with long spells of drY weather, large amounts of fireprone brushy vegetation, and periods of desiccating bone-drY winds off the high desert and brush fires which cause residential conflagrations.

The net result has been a substantial number of building codes which require fire-retardant roofing. Southern California counties of Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside and some areas in Texas are among jurisdictions adapting fire-retardant roofing regulations.

Q: Could you give us a brief exPlanation of the pressure-treating process?

A: Bundles of shakes and shingles are locked inside a cylindrical retort. After a vacuum is created by drawing all the air and moisture from the cells of the western red cedar, a fire retardant chemical is injected at a pressure up to 150 Pounds Per square inch, forcing it into everY cell of the wood.

Upon removal from the Pressure vessel, the chemicallY treated products are placed in a special dry kiln where theY are finished with a thermal cure at temperatures up to 200"F. This procedure locks the chemical into the wood fibers for permanent fire protection which will not leach or weather away.

Q: Is an increased strictness expected in local fire codes throughout the country?

A: In the long term, Yes, but it will be an evolutionary Process, reflecting increased population density, improved and lowercost treating techniques and similar developments.

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Q: Are there insurance cost savings when installing pressure-treated shingles or shakes?

A: There will be no insurance saving from the use of fire-treated wood roofing on residences. Such structures are class-rated. On commercial buildings, which are individually rated, substantial savings are possible, however. The amount of saving would vary from one structure to another.

Cedar Market Push Doubles

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association members are launching an expanded marketing and promotion program.

Included are programs to assist dealers and distributors increase their share of cedar markets, and production of a new specification guide.

How is the maintenance aspect of the wood roofs affected when the product is fire-treated?

There is no difference in maintenance.

Who established the criteria for pressure-treated shakes and shingles?

They were established many years ago by Underwriters Laboratories (UL-790) and adopted by American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM-E108) and further adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials (Uniform Building Code Standard 32-7).

The Merchant Magazlne

Stressing the "grown-in" preservative characteristics of western red cedar, its range ofnatural colors and textures and other highly desirable features, the new program will promote all cedar products, highlighting cedar siding and cedar commons for outdoor use.

National newspaper and trade publicity programs, advertising and literature will be increased.

Full-color advertising will be added in builder and architecture publications. When completed, the product specifrcations guide will be placed in Sweet's General Building File as well as being distributed to specifiers and builders.

The cedar association, headquartered in Portland, Or., has approved a new dues structure that will double its national advertising, publicity and promotion activities. The objective is to expand consumption of western red cedar over the next three years, targeting the single-family, multifamily, remodeling and non-residential markets.

A publicity program will provide assistance to major consumer publications. Similar assistance will be provided to trade publications. "The Specialty Building Product," a 20minute slide presentation on cedar products and uses, will be converted to a video format for expanded uses.

All aspects of the expanded marketing effort are geared to assist the distribution and dealer segment promote cedar sales, according to president James McWilliams.

February 1988

Who Made How Much

In an issue devoted to the chief executive officers of the country's top 1000 companies, Business Week Magazine included the latest annual salaries paid to each.

Sanford C. Sigoloff, c.e.o. of Wickes, Santa Monica, Ca., topped the l7 lumber companies, building products manufacturers and retailers on the list, by making $1,824,000 in 1986 salary and bonuses.

Georgia-Pacific's "Boy Wonder" T. Marshall Hahn Jr., now 61, (who was graduated from college at age l8 and became a university president at 35) made $1,369,000 last year.

Other top c.e.o.s included CertainTeed's Michel L. Besson, $1,049,000; International Paper's John A. Georges, $899,000; OwensCorning Fiberglas's William W. Boeschenstein, $871 ,000; Home Depot's Bernard Marcus, $846,000; Potlatch's Richard Blaine Madden, $843,000; GAF's Samuel J. Heyman, $700,000; Boise Cascade's John B. Fery, $591,000; TempleInland's Clifford J. Grum, $569,000; Louisiana-Pacific's Harry A. Merlo, $550,000; Armstrong World Industries' Joseph Louis Jones, $545,000;

Koppers Co.'s Charles Russell Pullin, $533,000; Hechinger's John W. Hechinger Sr., $429,000; Willamette Industries' William Swindells, $406,000, and Payless Cashway's David Stanley, $332,000.

MSR Lumber Councal Forms

The MSR Lumber Producers Council has been incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation of the State of Washington by a group of 14 lumber manufacturing companies in the United States and Canada.

Articles of incorporation have been approved for filing and the first year's board ofdirectors elected. Bill Luke. Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd., was elected chairman of the board. Other board members are Dennis Vaagen, Vaagen Bros Lumber Co.; Rick Riley, F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co.; Aaron Anderson, Lignum Sales Ltd.; James D. Logan, Metriguard Inc., and John Betenia, Galloway Lumber Co., Ltd.

The scope of operations for the new group has been defined broadly to encompass marketing, technical,