There's More To A Deck Than Decking

Lumber may be the biggest ticket item in selling a deck project, but can be a small fraction of the total bill from dealers versed in suggestive selling.

Make sure deck builders have all necessary:

. Materials (deck boards, posts, joists, blocking, framing, beams, railings, treads, stringers, deck screws, carriage or lag bolts, caulk, bagged pre-mixed concrete, furring strips, stakes, water repellent, preservative, stain).

D-f-Y Products Risin ! 5.1o/o

Current sales of home improvement products to consumers hit $87.7 billion last year and are expected to rise 5.l%o annually to $112.5 billion in 1999, according to the Home Improvement Research Institute.

Home improvement products growth will outpace retail sales in general, which are forecast to grow 4.8Vo per year to 1999.

According to an institute survey last year of 5,000 households, nearly 90Vo of the respondents tackled a home improvement project or purchased home improvement products in 1993. About 35Vo reported heavy use (buying 10 or more home improvement products), up from 23Vo in 1987. Painting remains the most popular remodeling project, with light fixture installation among the biggest gainers.

Tools (including 20 oz. carpenter's hammer, 7-l/4" circular saw with combination blade. electric drill with 3/8" bit, aluminum carpenter's square, chalk line, high-sfrength nylon twine, wheelbarrow, caulking gun, shovel, post hole digger, jig saw, cement trowel, line level, 28" carpenter's level, 25'-30' tape measure, nail apron, angle gauge for hex decks, adjustable wrench or socket wrench).

. Accessories (deck lights, benches, planters, lattice, screening/shading fabrics, instructional booklet/video).

Oregon Funds Training

Oregon has awarded $850,000 to match $800,000 in industry support for a training program for the sec- ondary wood products industry. Coordinated by the Oregon Advanced Technology Center, Wilsonville, Or., the system uses community colleges to train 23,000 workers for 800 moulding/millwork, cabinet, furniture and specialty products manufacturers in the state.

"This is a top priority project for our industry," said Gevin Brown, chairman of Wood Products Competitiveness Corp. and production coordinator for American Pine Products. Prineville. Or.

Steady Climb For Pipe Use

U.S. demand for pipe will rise 2.l%o annually through the year 2000, reaching 11.8 billion feet, forecasts

The Freedonia Group.

Construction will remain the leading market (44Eo) due to extensive potable water, drainage, sewer and other uses.

Quickest increases in demand will be for plastic pipe, expanding 2.9V0 per year due to performance and installation .cost advantages over concrete, steel and other materials. Copper pipe will lead in footage demand because of widespread use in potable water and refrigeration tubing.

Cabinets & Countertops Up

Kitchen cabinets and related cabinetwork shipments increased 9.87o annually over the past two decades and should reach $6.8 billion in 1995 for 3Vo of total U.S. building material shipments, reports Specialists in Business Information.

Among U.S. plastic laminated contertop shipments in 1994, residential remodeling and repair purchases accounted for 35.2V0, up from 33Vo in 1987 and l9.6Vo in 1972.

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