Meet Two Good Reasons To Use CHEMONITE/ACA,

Nothing resists the bite of a termite and the maim of a flame like CHEMOI\ITE' (a.k.a.ACZA). By penetrating wood through e pressure-treating process, CHEMOMTE protects lumber tiom damage caused by boring bugs and smoldering embers.

Tested in the field, CHEMONITE-treated wood has been proven by a University of Hawaii study to kill termites and to deflect their attack. Tested side-by-side, ACZA-treated wood was left undamaged by termites, whilc the untreated sample was destroyed.

Laboratory results from Underwriters Laboratories Inc! show that CHEMONITE is also extremely effective in resisting flamc spread. ACZA treated wood was shown to fall into the Uniform Building Code's two highcst firc rctardant categories.

Stairways To Heaven

Stair Installation Insftuction Manual, a 160-p. manual featuring over 150 illustrations and calculation boxes on stair and balustrade installation, is available from Fitts Industries, 22Il Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa, Al. 35401; (205) 345-5188.

De(orativ€ Wall Coverings

The Doors, Live in Brochure

A 6-p., full-color brochure of custom doors and wood entryways is free from Somerset Door & Column, 174 Sagamore St., Somerset, Pa. (800) 242-7916.

Lumber News Junkie

Crow's Special Report, a newsletter covering topics facing the lumber industry, is available from Crow Publications, P.O. Box 25749, Portland, Or. 97298: (800) 800-9510.

Gasketing Around Town

A full-color catalog of micro-cellular polyurethane, PVC, and silicone gasketing products is free from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, (800) 724-0883.

WallTo Wall Panel Style

A 24-p., full-color brochure of decorative wall panels and how to install them is free from Georgia-Pacific, 133 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. 30303; (800) 284-5347.

Steel Framing FightsUphillBattle For Acceptance

Once touted as the future of framing, steel studs are still struggling to compete with traditional wood studs.

According to a recent study by the National Association of Home Builders, fewer than 60,000 single family or multi-family housing units out of an average 1.6 million built between 1998 to 2000 used metal framing in some portion of the house.

Texas-based home builder Tony Houseman said that he had construct- ed 15 homes using steel, but has since abandoned the practice because of price.

"To get the cost down, so the steel houses are the same as the wood house, you need to do 50 to 75 units a year," said Houseman.

Houseman likes many of the strengths of steel studs: they reportedly don't burn, won't rot or slip, don't expand or contract with moisture changes. are impervious to termiles. can be pre-punched fbr electrical or plumbing, and are more stable in price than wood. Yet, he is cautious of steel framing's future.

"ln California there is probably l5Vo to 20Vo of the homes built with steel." he said. "But those are more expensive $1 million to $2 million homes-and they'll pay extra for the rigidity in the seismic zone."

Lisa Stevens of the North American Steel Framing Association says the only significant growth for metal framing has been in floors.

The NAHB survey found that steel floor framing has tripled from 9,941 single-family and multi-family housing units in 1999 to 30,935 units the following year.

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