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Charming Railing

Two new railing systems from BW Creative Wood combine premium wood rails with aluminum balusters.

shingle exposure on a 15"x60" panel. They're made from injection-molded polypropylene and feature reinforcing ribs on the nail slots and locking tabs. Shingles come in four different styles, none of which require painting.

- Please contact (800) 233-8990 or visit www.certainteed.com

Quartz At Your Feet

Flexible. durable ouartz floor tile from Rikett is offered-in 24"x24" and l2"xl2" formats.

White Composite Railing

The CreativeRail system is now offering a traditional and Tuscany series ofrailing.

Each is pre-drilled for an opening with less than 4" spacing between balusters. are made from aluminum with a powder-coated finish, have angle adaptors that snap into the rail, eliminating the need to angle cut balusters, and are available in seven powder-coated finishes.

The traditional series is available in two sizes. The Tuscany series is curved and features lock-bar curved balusters.

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Triple Shingles

CertainTeed's Cedar Impressions line of cedar-shingle style vinyl siding is expanding with the addition of Triple 5" Perfection Shingles.

The shingles have three rows of 5"

It packs 2000 lbs. per sq. in. of compression versus VCT's 75 lbs. It can be color matched or custom colored to meet design needs.

- Please contact (800) 356-0740 or v i sit www.r i ke tt q uart z.c om

Rock The House

Cultured Stone manufactured stone veneer from Owens Corning is available with a new Rockface texture.

White deck railing made from pure wood composite decking material is new from TimberTech.

The Whitesand Ornamental Railing System is a blend of pure plastic resins and wood flour. The railing kit, available in either 6' or 8', includes an ornamental top rail with two universal rails for the top and bottom.

The solid baluster kit is also available in 6' or 8', and contains solid square balusters preafito 27".

Accessories include 4' and 12' post covers, flat top post caps, and solid balusters in l2' lengths.

- Please contact (800) 307-7780 or visit www.timbertec h.com

Driving In Color

Swan Secure Products has added stainless steel screws with colored heads to its product line.

Offered in five colors, the texture can be combined with different types of mortar, providing either a contemporary or Old World look.

- Please contact (800) 638-7465 or v is it www.ow e ns c ornin g.c om

The Scrudini fasteners come in 305 and 316 stainless steel.

The screws can be used with most fine woods, composites, and next generation wood preservatives.

- Please contact (800) 966-2801 or visit www.swansecure.com hold-down clip, allowing for faster installation.

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Seal Those Cracks

A flexible epoxy sealant said to fill floor cracks without becoming brittle is new from Garon Products.

Joint Guard flexes up to 507o to ensure expansion joint repairs stay in place. Made from 100% solids, it reportedly

The House Parka

A rainscreen-weather resistant barrier that helps to protect and lower moisture levels in siding and cladding systems has been introduced by Benjamin Obdyke Inc.

The Home Slicker Plus Typar rolls out onto the wall with the siding or cladding applied over it. Each roll is bonded to Typar housewrap.

It is reportedly effective for wood, fiber-cement, EIFS, and brick. Each roll measures 39" wide x 6l-ll2-ft. lons. covering 200 sq. ft.

- Please contact (800) 346-7655 or visit www.benjaminobdyke.com

Fastener Find

CertainTeed has added a hidden deck fastener system option for its Boardwalk composite decking line.

The system eliminates the need for under-the-deck work as each plank features a notch that accepts a self-aligning will not break out with movement.

The sealant is pourable, self-leveling, self-priming, and reportedly will not shrink.

- Please contact (800) 631-5380 or visit www.geronoroducts.com

Redwood Timbers, all species

Westem Red Cedar Standa-rds pattems

Clear K/D Douglas Fir .ln-House Milling

Redwood Finge4oint I -'l, Acre Enclosed

.Westem Red Cedar Warehouse

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LUMBER SALES,tNC.

Fontana, CA Office and Mill 13041 UnionAvenue, Fontana, CA 92337

Sal Segura I Carol O'Connor

(909) 681-4707. Farc (909) 681-3566

E-mail: sales@aninson.com

Redlands, CA Office: Nehon Sembach (909) 815-7789

San Diego, C.\Office: Bob Barter (619) 460-5017

Grand Shingles

Elk Prestique Grande High Definition laminated shinsles have a bold. large-scale look. b-ut can still compete with traditional roofing materials like wood and slate.

The new shingles from Elk Premium Building Products, Inc., incorporate the popular random-cut design of the Prestique 5-518" shingle with 40Vo larger exposure and an optimized high definition look to increase dimensionality.

They were created with a bigger Ill4" narl area delineated by two parallel lines across the shingle, and features fire-resistant technology and interply headlap and are available in barkwood, sablewood, weathered wood, and antique slate.

- Please contact (972) 851-0500 or vi s it www.e lkco rp.com

Heavy Metal On Top

Metal roofing panels in both concealed and exposed fastener styles are new from Follansbee.

The eight new profile panels include panel lengths up to 50', come with curved and embossed options, and are available in TSC II stainless steel and coated in a zincltin alloy, Terne II Terne metal that has improved capability for resisting corrosion, and prepainted Terne II KlassicKolors.

The concealed fasteners styles offer a l"-thick double-lock standins seam with pencil ribs. l"-snap seami with striations and nailer strip, and l"-thick loc-seam striations. The exposed fastener panels include 5-V crimp, 2.5" corrugated and 1.5" corrugated.

- Pleetse contact (800) 624-6906 or v i s it www Jo llansbe erooJing.com

Hammer Away

Four new steel hammers from Vaughan & Bushnell feature ShockBlok vibration-absorbing cores in the heads and slip-resistant grip handles.

A 14" drywall hatchet features a l3/4" cutting edge and a flat head striking face for close-in corner nailing.

We are pleased to announce we are the new Northern California distributor for the Bourbon Valley Lumber Co,, offering the very finest tree stakes, dowel fence posts and jump rails,

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Lumber, plywood, round stock, poles, pilings. Agency stamped, preservative treated, FRTW.

Chris Lang E Shawn Kelley E Alan Marks

Builders supply, Inc.

81 1 1 E. 1 1th (P.0. Box 1 107), Tracy, CA 95378 (209) 835-4172 . rax20e-835-4305

A shingf ing hatchet has a l-314" cutting edge for lath and shingles, retractable and replaceable blade for asphalt and composite shingles, and a three-hold overlap gauge and nailpulling slot.

A 3-lb. hand drilling hammer is used for striking metal tools such as star drills, cold chisels, brick chisels and ounches. and features an oversized face.

A steel ball pein hammer is offered in five sizes with head weiehts of 8. 12.16.24 and32 oz.

- Please contact (815) 648-2446 or v i si t www.vatt ghanmfg tt m

Let Fresh Air In

Single-hun-e tilt modcls havc bccn added to Milgzrrd's Stylc Linc Il vinyl rvindo"vs.

The tilt siish systen'r allorvs firr casy exterior pane clcaning fronr thc insidc of a homc. rvhilc thc slopcd-sill dcsign dirccts water away fkrrl thc w'indorv and house. Otfbred in rvhite or tan. it f'eatures insulatin-s glass and a 2-1 18"deep framc.

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So Many Rails

Tirnberlast ficlm Kroy norv clffers three nerv styles of composite railing. Fair Bluff offers a continuous rail over thc posts. Charleston is a start dard post-and-rail design. York has a choice of post caps to bcst complcment the architccturc ol'thc deck.

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Eight Tools In One

An cight-in onc handyman's tclol is ttcu ll,rrtt Allrilrl Ttrols.

The device can be used as a paint scrapcr. chisel. tile removcl'. nail settcr/puller, crack opener. glazier's knifc. putty knife. paint can opener. linolcunr blacle fbr sheet material. and caulk remover.

It has a sofi-grip crgonornic handle and a thrcadcd crrd that accepts standard cxtcnsion polcs and rnop sticks.

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Measure The Slant

Tajima's new dual-scale rotary ansle meter allows the user to easily measure, verify or cate an angle or rise.

Slant AL200 features large, easyto-read scales that rotate and alisn using a bubble vial. aluminum frarie with magnetic base, and a thumbscrew on the handle for one-handed operation.

The angle scale reads 0" to 130' in 2o increments, while rise scales read 0 to 0.8 in 0.05 increments.

- Please contact (888) 482-5462 or vi s it www.taj imatool.com

Sawy Software

Special order inventory software that both sells and tracks retum inventory by category, vendor, and location is new from Suncoast Software Solutions.

SOR software allows users to view sales statistics using a variety of reports or by 2-D and rotating 3-D charts, and insert digital images for onscreen viewing of unique items.

The software was desisned with a sales staff in mind so thaieach salesperson can virtually search, evaluate, view and sell an item quickly.

- Please contact (800) 669-4546 or visit www.suncoastsolutions.com

Molded For Beauty

Window crown moldins and band board have been incoroo-rated into Crane Performance Sid^ins's Crane Solid Core Architectural Essentials line of trim.

The window crown moldine was created for a classic look. It is 4]ZS" wide and comes in l2-ft. sections in l3 colors.

The band board features a 7-112" wide by 20-ft. long panel and also comes in 13 colors to add to the architectural detail of a home exterior.

Both products feature a real wood appearance and a solid core backing that reportedly makes each piece 30OVo more impact resistant than vinyl.

- Please contact (800) 366-8472 or v isit www.crane sidin g.com

New Law Frees Up Arizona Forests

A bipartisan Senate bill in Arizona was passed May 25 that offers incentives on state sales and income taxes for businesses to remove trees and other forest debris for commercial use.

Recent fires in Arizona forests promoted the bill. Over the past two years, Arizona's forests have weakened and become susceptible to fires because of overgrowth, drought and infestations of tree-killing bark beetles.

The bill also includes a provision that allows communities near forested areas to adopt building standards to protect its homes from fires.

House Speaker Jake Flake, R-Snowflake, said that the bill is a good start in getting private industry back into the forests to assist in removing brush, small trees and other debris that could cause forest fires, but insisted that creating healthy forest conditions would take a while.

"It's going to take years and years," Flake noted. "It took 50, 60,70 years to get us to the condition that we're in with the jungle we have up there."

The offered incentives include a sales tax exemption for equipment used in processing forest materials and new income tax credits for employers who create jobs in designated forested areas.

Boise Completes Sale Of OSB Mill

A joint venture headed by Boise Cascade, Boise, Id., has completed the sale of its OSB operations in Barwick, Ontario. Canada. to Ainsworth Lumber Co.. Ltd.. Vancouver, B.C. (see May, p. 38).

In order to fund the acquisition of Voyageur Panel Ltd., Ainsworth plans to use cash on hand and the net proceeds of the $ll0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75Vo senior unsecured notes.

The senior notes are due March 15,2014.

Paint Companies Mix lt Up

Rodda Paint Co., Portland, Or., and Cloverdale Paint Inc., Surrey, B.C., have reached an agreement to merge the two companies.

The two family-owned regional paint companies will operate under the Rodda name in the United States and under the Cloverdale name in Canada and will be managed independently by existing personnel.

Rodda Paint currently operates 4l branches in Alaska, northern Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and a manufacturing plant in Portland.

Cloverdale operates 58 branches across Western Canada and seven in Washington State, as well as four manufacturing plants in Canada.

The merger is expected to be completed in August.

Weyco And Depot Play lt Safe

In celebration of National Safety Day, Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa., and The Home Depot co-hosted an event in Eugene, Or., to build awareness about how people can improve safety in their homes and workplace.

The June 5 event was free to the public and featured refreshments, prizes, giveaways and music.

Weyco offered safety information, and free safety items such as earplugs and glasses for adults, while Home Depot presented safety demonstrations for adults and children. Children's activities included a coloring contest with prizes.

"Safety is our number one priority and a way of life at Weyerhaeuser," said Mike Moskovitz, the company's regional communicator and safety day event organizer. "We base our commitment to safety and health on caring about ourselves, our families, business partners, suppliers and customers."