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By CHUCK LINK executive director

[l gW grading rules that change

I ! stress and tension ratings of wide dimension became effective March l5 for the West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau. The Western Wood Products Association and the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau rules changed in April.

The new rules involve a reduction in tension values in 2 x 6 and wider dimension, including drops in 2 x 6 ff2 and ff3 and decreased in all grades of2x8andwider.

Medium grain dimension will be dropped from the Southern Pine rules, with official grade designation for light framing to be confined to f,l and #2.

The changes in tension values are an outgrowth of tests performed by various laboratories, where it was found that actual values were lower than those currently assigned. Retailers, truss makers and plate manufacturers are concerned over the speed in which these changes were made and the fact the industry was not consulted over the changes.

Dealers are cautioned to check the appropriate span tables on the material they are selling and incorporating in heavy trusses using wide dimensions. There could be a serious legal question if the material does not meet the new

MOU N TAIN $TA I E$

By KENT MOXEY executive secrerary

I I ARK your calendar now!

lYl^ Mountain_States Lumber DealerS Convention Sept. I 0- | 3, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver.

There will be: r d Super Sunday Buffet Brunch

. A Saturday evening in downtown Denver!

Social and inspirational presentation by the famous speaker Grant Gard.

Bus tour to the rip-roarin' ol mining town, Central City to enjoy bar-bque and Western entertainment. r Product show by the lumber dealer suppliers. See the latest from the manufacturers. talk with the experts.

Exquisite ladies attractions. There will be a "Molly Brown" fashion show on the elegant mezzanine of the Brown Palace, and a delightful trip on a British double decker to the Denver Art Museum for an exclusive program.

Keynote speaker John A. Walker, exec. v.p. of Lowe's Companies. With a background of outstanding business success, he will advise on management decisions, employee performance and image.

A panel of wholesalers advising how you can more profitably use their services.

The President's reception, dinner and dance with the Sammy Colon Orchestra.

Terry Mullin, president of Terry design data.

The American Lumber Standards Committee's Board of Review has approved the change.

Industry representatives met recently in Washington to discuss the matter. We are told the following:

(l) Lumber purchased and graded according to current (old) rules may use the existing (old) values. (Possible liability question).

(2) Dealers making trusses should follow the recommendations of the plate manufacturers.

(3) Machine graded lumber is not affected by the tension value changes.

PEOPLE DOING THINGS

Richard E. "Dick" Lundgren, Palmer G. Lewis Co., was a seminar speaker on "The Changing Role of the Distributor in Serving Home Centers" at the National Home Center Home Improvement '77 Congress & Exposition, March l3-16 in New Orleans.

E. P. "Woody" Railey, WBMA Past President and manager of Scharpfs Twin Oaks Builders Supply, Albany/ Eugene, was a featured speaker at the Home Builders Association of Oregon meeting in Salem in April.

Boise Building Supply, Boise, Id. recently held a series of six d-i-y clinics. Registration fee was charged -$3 per class, $10 for all six.

Building Centers of California who speaks from first-hand experience on the importance of building a professional management team. o A panel of experts on energy saving concepts in home construction and how the dealer can capitalize on them.

All Lumber 'Dealers are invited to attend sessions and activities of two committees of our National Lumber Dealers Association that will be meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Denver, May 9-13.

The first is the Research and Development Committee which will open with an address by Dr. Joe Zettle, research v.p. of Johns-Manville who will speak on the "Total Spec- trum of Energy Shortages in the Building Industry." The Committee will explore new construction methods on the horizon.

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The new administration plans a stimulation of housing which will further complicate the shortages of construction materials. The severe winter in the North East will have a considerable impact on priorities of available materials and actions such as the California Public Utilities Commission to propose a regulation that would require utility companies to install adequate insulation in all existing homes then bill all customers $2 per month for the next seven years certainly doesn't help the situation.

G-P Remodeling Sales Record

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Although recent forest product industry gains have been attributed largely to the 1976 spurt in housing starts, remodeling has-b6come the star ferformer amoig building product -markets for Georgia-Pacihc Corp.

"Remodeling. a steady growth market without the fluctuations of housing starts, made the biggest 1976 gun in dollar sales. It also made the bis,sest advance in percentase of total C-P sales. movins tiri- from 18% of 1975's $)..1s biltion to 20% of the reioril $3.03 billion in 1916 sales." notes R. E. Flowerree. chairman and chief executive officer.

Sales in the new-residential market, 22% of total sales, sained $173 million for the year compared with remodeling's gain of $178 million in the sam^e period. Flowerree said.

The company now has 201 manufacturine facilities and 270 sales oftic,is and distribution facilities iiternationallv.

The new hish of $610 million in sales to the remodelins market is near'lv double four vears aso when that markel accounted for only l47o of total compa-ny sales, it was noted.