ling up new growth records

Top D.l.Y Home Projects

Painting inside

Install caulking

Painting outside

Install weather stripping

Wallpapering

Install doorknob lockset

Lay carpeting

Install deadlock/lockset

Install ceiling atdc insulation

Install floor tile

Install storm doors

Install storm windows

Iirstall walt insulation

Install ceiling tile

Install new roofing

Install carpet tile

Install wall tile

Install thermal windows resilient flooring during 1984 will exceed $2 billion in retail value," Jones reports, adding that more than half of his company's flooring products "end up in the home fix-up market."

Courtesy oJ A, C, Nielsen Co.

Sales of paint are expected to total 493.7 million gallons in 1984, a9.2o/o increase over 1983. Business Tlend Analysts reports consumer demand for paint should improve as do-ityourselfers undertake the maintenance projects they have put off for the last few years. They expect sales of interior paint to rise an average of 6.70/o per year through 1992, reaching $2.8 billion. The exterior paint market is expected to expand an average of 5 .7 Vo per year, totaling $2.4 billion by

1992. Over the long term, they say, interior paint presents better growth opportunities than exterior paints which face increasing competition from aluminum and pvc siding.

The replacement market for metal doors, windows, sash and trim is expected to continue to grow with predictions that it will account for 660/o of industry sales by 1993. Steel entry doors for retrofit are expected to sustain a growth rate of 990 this year with sales projected to top $530 million. The polyvinyl chloride replacement window market is expected to continue growing at the rate of l2o/o per year through 1990.

Plumbing fixtures, according to Predicasts, Inc., will continue to grow with 15 million installed in 1985. Doit-yourself installations will account for 63s/o of these.

Consumer demand for home improvement products is heating up. Multi-unit home centers and building materials outlets are already in action to meet the need as are many of the independents. Manufacturers are striving to fill the projected demand for their products. What about you? Is your store going to get its share?

Thirteen Top Remodeling Prcieelo

Modernizing existing bath

Adding a half bath

Adding a full bath

Kitchen facelift

Major kitchen remodeling

An addition

C-onverting a giuage

Basement recreation room

Front entry vestibule

Enclosing open porch

One large room from two Passive solar greenhouse

Courtesy oJ Wamon's Dey iltagezine

Sarnuel J. I{eyman, chairman and cm, GAF Corp., has incneased his holdings in the co. to 15% of the stock. ..LouisianaPacific wX begin operation in new waferwood plants in Chilco, Id., and Krmmling, Co., this zummer; the plant at Montrose, C-o., will open in '85.

David Dooleage plans toopen a sawmill and lumber yard on Marina Dr. in Monterey, Ca.. . Ochoco Lumber Co., Prineville, Or., has a new sawmill, dry kiln and planing mill in John Day, Or., operating as Malheur Lumber h., CaI Adkisson, mgr.; Ron Wilson, sales mgr..

Valley Lumber Co., Grants Pass, Or., has added 4,000 sq. ft. of selling space and new storage buildings ..Knoll Lumber & Hardware, Kenmore, Wa., held a gand opening for its new Mill Creek yard.. .Molalla Builder's Supply, Molalla, Or., has closed...

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Pay 'N Pack plans to open l0 warehouse-type stores in the San Francisco, Ca., area by the end of '85. .Hatch Inc. and Chicago Centre, Inc., oprators of Hatch Building Materials, Portland, Or., have loegun reorganization pro-

Latnbermen's Uncols Ci Or., has remodeld and expandid to 8,000 sq. ft.,Andy Warrington, mgr... .J. E. Olinger and funs, Mlton Frewarer, Or., has been sold to Dick McMillan. ..re*sdsfing at Enumclow Lumber and Hardwarc, Enumclaw, 'Wa., will be completd by the end of May.. ..Builderc Lumber Supply, Chelan, Wa., held a grand opening to introduce new owners, Warren and Judy Lalie...

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HomeCfub will open a Las VEgas, Nv., unit June 15, utilizing a former Woolco bldg. at the corner of Eastern and Charleston and open a Fullerton, Ca., store in a former Panney's location, sometime in July.. .Window Coverings, Inc., has opened a new manufacturing facility in Hayward, Ca., doubling production capabilities. ..

Home Depot will open two stores in Tucson, Az., one in a former Woolco bldg. and oue to be built near N. Oracle and W. Prfurce Rds., no opening dates set; negotiations have been completed for a fourth store in Phoenix..

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N{arris Levin & Son Hardwcre, Thlare, Ca., has celebrated its first half century in business by adding a new lumber dept. and plans to develop a nursery. ..Yard and Garden Specialties, Portland, Or., has added inventory and remerchandised its storg' bldg. permits sagged l29o from I9b., b!r! were up 16.890 from Mar. 1983.

Housing starts felt a ,ecord 26.6% in Mar. from Feb., bad weather, rising interest rates and abnormally high numbers in Feb. were blamed...the seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,638,000 was still 2.9t/o ahad of the yer earlier fig.; single family starti declined 29.1t/0, muhis were off 21.90/o from the mo. earlier...