ADMK-Pacific corp.

P.O. Box M-4r, 4529 Mattos Dr., suite B, Fremont, Ca. 94)37

In Nonhern California (4rr) 796-3670

In Southern California (7 14) 9Sl -tgl z

Redding, Ca. (Billie Gowans) (916) 222-3034

Kansas City, Ks. (Bill Cresey) (9r3) 341-9122

Dave Walton Hank Aldrich Eric Everson Ron Dybas

Lee Doud Andy Haynes Dwight Curran

Helicopters are n6t exactly the usual way of delivering building materials to a job site, but sometimes they are the only way.

That's what happened when the Contadina Company wanted to enlarge an existing building at Riverbank, Ca., to accommodate a new production line for canning fruits and vegetables. What they wanted to do was build a new building on top of an existing building so that the interior would be large enough to hang production machinery from the ceiling.

B.C. Adams & Associates of Garden Grove, Ca., the architects, decided on an all-wood structure to be built by San Antonio Rigid pole Construction Co. of Brea, Ca. Among the firms from which San Antonio bought materials was Home Lumber Co., San Bernardino, Ca., who worked with their supplier, Philips Lumber Sales, Thousand Oaks, Ca., a longtime supplier of laminated stock to retailers. A number of Koppers Company treated poles were used.

To preserve existing structures in the 40,000 sq. ft. to be enlarged, poles had to be lowered by helicop- ter through small holes cut in the existing roof. Laminated beams and other parts of the roof and building were subsequently attached to the poles. The jobdescribedhere is the first 5,000 sq. ft. installment. The balance will be done in 5,000 sq. ft. increments. The roof ranges from 27-40 feet in height.

San Antonio's Mike Esposito described the project as an excellent of cooperation. "It shows what can be accomplished when wood industry people work together," he said. "Economy is only one of the many benefits possible from all-wood construction; it makes good sense when we all work together," he added.

Smaller is big in single-family houses today, according to the Depaftments of Commerce and Housing and Urban Development.

Average size of the 957,000 new single-family houses sold last year was 1,740 sq. ft., down 20 sq. ft. from the size of the homes in 19'19. The median size for the same house shrank to 1,595 sq. ft. in 1980 from I,645 the previous year. This was the first decrease since 1975.

In addition, they report that fewer homes were built with basements, garages, fireplaces and four bedrooms or more.

Average figures are computed by adding the footage of all 957,000 houses and dividing by 957,000. The "median" size house is one in the middle, bigger than half of all the new houses and smaller than half.

ANoTHER mill has been added to the South Bay Forest Products Co. 30 acre complex in 0ringe, Ca. The 50' x 100' building (top) is set up to make the company more competitive handling small orders. Machinery includes a Stetson Ross 6101A, an 8-knife planer/matcher, Buss two-sided planer and a gang rip saw. A capacious new dry shed (lower photo) is a new addition for hardwood storage and for other dry materials.

Lumber operators attending the Forest Industries Sawmill Clinic were advised to "keep the faith" for more U.S. lumber products to be exported to Japan, by H.A. Roberts, chairman of the U.S. delegation to the U.S./Japan Lumber Trade Promotion Committee.

ttHowever," he warned, ttour delegation would not be comfortable" concluding the next bilateral, industry-to-industry meeting unless the Japanese can provide estimates of future, finished product import growth.

"At the meeting to be held in Japan in the near future, the U.S. delegation will place emphasis on the Japanese presentation of how U.S. producers can penetrate the Japanese market," he said.

"I, along with others, still maintain a degree of skepticism as to whether the group can generate significant results, but all of our U.S. representatives are eager to be positive and want to play an inning or two before making final judgment."

At the first meeting in November, 1980, the Japanese indicated a belief that forest products trade will develop increased shipments of processed products.

"They also indicated they would seek new ways to Purchase from small and medium-sized mills," Robert noted. He said this subject would be discussed in-depth at the next meeting.

"If there is measurable progress, the subject won't be talked to death. Once the stage is set for lumber sales, we'll be expecting you (lumber producers) to take over," Roberts said.

We specialize in: o Redwood lumber products and hard-to-get items. o 48 hour service on truck and trailer loads of custom milling. lf we don't stock it, we can make it here in our new remanufacturing plant, the newest, most modern plant on the west coast.

For your inquiries call:

ROSA o DAVE SNODGRASS. LOWELL WALL ' JOHN HULL is 707-252-6142 Napa, Ca. 94558

NUMBER'' "THE PLACE" 5747 Hwy.29,