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Self-Cleaning Grill

UNR Home Products now offers a self<leaning outdoor gas grill with a high temperature burner, a porcelain coating, rock briquettes and a round shape.

Other features include a 529 sq. in. cooking surface, a stay-in-place hinged lid, two weather-resistant redwood side tables, push-button ignitor for light-up without matches, colorcoded heat gauge, rustproof porcelain finish on all steel surfaces including cooking grid, warming rack and rock grate and a bell timer for cooking and cleaning.

The Merchant Magazine ties without the potential problems of asbestos.

It can be used in new construction, manufactured housing and renovation applications. Possible uses include wall and ceiling linings, floor substrate, soffits and infill panels, blower ducts, building panels, cuPboards, flrre doors, partitions and exhaust vents. The board reportedly will not flake, crack, peel or chip.

Deemed non-combustible bY ASTM-E84 standards, the board is also said to be moisture and weatherproof, with an accelerated weather test life of more than 40 years. It reportedly resists rot, insects, vermin and most chemicals.

Boxed Bath Products

A full line of plastic bath products has been introduced by GlasTec. The line currently includes two Tubinabox plastic tubs, the Corina plastic whirlpool and four Wall-inabox plastic wall surrounds.

Designed for the do-it-yourself remodeling market, a four+olor poster is attached to every box.

The tub reportedly weighs only 3l lbs., allowing the consumer to carry it home himself and has a waffle-like molded underside that is said to provide a firm feeling underfoot.

The plastic wall surrounds come in four styles; each is said to have different features to offer the consumer a choice in design and price and is adjustable to fit any size bath alcove.

Putting On The Dog

Six new bird dog designs have been added to Summitville Tiles, Inc.'s decorative tile line.

With retrievers and pointers detailed in full color, the wall tiles can be used to enhance kitchens, dens, family rooms and game rooms.

Tiles are 4" x4" x|/4" with irregu- lar edges and come in two background colors with matching ffal.l tile

Self<leaning of the entire inside is said to be a matter of turning the knob to clean for a few minutes while the cooking mess burns away in much the same way as a kitchen oven. On the outside, the porcelain finish reportedly wipes clean easily. The grill is said to be weatherproofed to allow it to be left outdoors all year, virtually maintenance free.

Asbestos Free Board

[Jltra-Board from Weyerhaeuser is a 10090 asbestos-free, fiber-reinforced cement building board which reportedlv has srrnerior fire-resistant DroDer-

Window WallSections

Fully integrated, one-piece aluminum wall and window sections are new from Quik-Fab Aluminum Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Each section contains a 5-vent awning type window, plus a built-in screen and kickplate. Kickplates are available in either insulated or non-insulated versions. The units are supplied in 2 sizes with a list of standard features including extruded aluminum, fiberelass screening. extruded screen i.ume. baked enamel finish and individual packaging.

The -units are designed to install with ordinary hand tools.

s a producer of a wide variety o California redwood and Douglas fir products, The Pacific Lumber Companl (PALCO) has developed an integratec shipping and packaging system whicl facilitates mechanical handling with the least possibility of product damage Whether certified kiln dried or green, surfaced smooth or rough, in random or restricted lengths; PALCO has deve oped this proven method of unitized shipment for easy loading, unloading and yard or jobsite handling.

PALCO Unit Advantages

o Unloading trucks, boxcars and pigg backs is faster and easier with PALCC unit packaging.

o Mixed loads of kiln dried, air seasoned and green redwood and kiln dried Douglas fir PALCO products are easrly combined in the same shipmen r Possible damage from handling anc shipping is greatly reduced.

o Units and multi-units are the ideal size lor forklift operations. Depending on forklift capactty, multi-units can be broken down and unloaded one or more units at a time.

o PALCO unit packaging provides eat unit selling and can prevent inventory buildup o{ short length lumber. Less money need be tied up in inventorY.

o Each unit is prece-tallied and numbered at the mill. A tally is attached to each unit, and a duplicate tally is carried by the truck driver. (With boxcar and piggy back flat shipments, the dt plicate tally is mailed to the buyer.)

o PALCO unit packaging provides the fastest possible delivery from PALCO warehouse to customers' vards.