C&E Lumber Company

BVC DOWELED LODGEPOLE PINE POSTS, POLES & RAILS

1-112" to 12" Diameter in Stock

. Doweled Rail Fencing

. Tree Stakes

Tree Posts

. Bollards, Light Posts

. SpecialMilling: Split, Quartered, Slabbed,Sanded, Smooth Peeled & Hand Peeled

Natural(No Bark)

Barky (callfor quotes) Delivery Available Throughout said company president Debby Schulz. "When this tragedy happened, everybody was wondering whether we were going to sell. We pretty much dug in our heels and said, 'No way."'

Recently, the city has changed zoning laws from straight commercial to commercial/residential to accommodate nearby housing projects. Minton's, in turn, has been forced to expand its remodeling to accommodate its new neighbors, adding sound walls and retrofitting hardware for sprinkler heads.

Minton's will hold a grand reopening in the fall, after finishing remodeling the store's three sections (lumber, hardware and the "pink room," featuring vanities, interior plywood and other home improvement-type items).

Wood Racks Up For Pallets

More users are choosing wood pallets, with usage increasing from 807o in 1993 to 91Vo in 1995, according to a new survey by Modern Materials Handling. Over the same period, the popularity of plastic and corrugated pallets has fallen, with plastic's market share decreasing from l0Vo to 3Vo.

Companies also are expecting better performance from pallets than ever before. Eight of 10 criteria measured increased in importance to pallet users since 1993, with stackability, rackability, versatile design and recyclability showing substantial gains. The most important usage criteria are availabllity (9 4Vo), durability (87 Vo), stackability (86Vo), rackability (8l%o), and reusability (80V0).

l-Joist Standard Sought

Over 907o of single-family homebuilders surveyed would prefer the interchangeability of various manufacturers' I-joists under a single performance standard, according to APA-The Engineered Wood Association.

Designed to quantify builders' perceptions about a wide range of engineered wood products, the survey revealed that builders want standardization for improved I-joist availability, ability to use leftover materials from one job to the next, and ease of future repair and remodeling.

Wood Doors Open Up Lead

Despite significant growth in vinyl, wood windows still hold the largest market share in new construction, according to a new National Wood Window & Door Association study.

Yet, prime window sales are expected to decline, paralleling anticipated decreases in new, single-family residential construction which should bottom out in 1997.

Within the door market, wood remains the material of choice for residential passageway doors with approximately 95Vo of the market share, but volumes should fall until 1998 since new construction accounts for nearly 75Vo of these products. For residential entry doors, steel and fiberglass hold 73Vo of the market share. Volumes in residential entry doors have risen from less than l0 million units in 1992 to approximately 11.5 million in 1995.

In the nonresidential door market, substantial increases in construction activity have similarly lifted the nonresidential door market, of which about two-thirds are interior passageway style. Volumes in architectural wood doors climbed to about 2.3 mlllion units in 1995.

Big $ For Home lmprovement

More than 407o of U.S. consumers plan home improvements this year, according to an American Express Retail Index survey.

Other findings:

. The most common improvement project will be interior decorating (to be tackled by 38Vo of consumers this year). followed by extensive renovation and remodeling (28Vo), gardening (25Vo), landscaping (23Va), mandatory maintenance (2l%o), exterior decorating (20Vo), expansion (l0%o), and restoration (1Vo).

. Most consumers will buy their supplies from home superstores (39Vo), then hardware stores (217o), home furnishing/decorating stores (137o), lumberyards (127o), and gardening stores and nurseries (87o).

They most look for fair prices (16Vo), wide selection of products (527o), quality merchandise (34Vo), helpful salespeople (307o), and convenient focation (29Vo).

. The most common budget is $501 to $2,000 (37Vo), followed by $500 or less (327o), over $4,000 (207o), and $2,001 to $4,000 (ll%o).

Group Readies Relief Eftorts

The American Hardware Manufacturers Association is launching a proactive program to manage the industry's disaster relief efforts.

Working with the American Red Cross, the Hardware Industry Relief Effort will begin by developing a database of AHMA members who will be contacted in disaster relief situations. Once notified of a specific need, members can then decide case by case whether they are willing and able to respond.

Once the database and specific procedures are in place, the association will begin contacting other industry groups to enlist participation.

"In channeling our members' generosity, by coordinating the logistics of disaster relief-and then hopefully expanding it to other segments of the industry-we can facilitate not only the kind of assistance needed, but also help get it to the people who need it most, when and where they need it," said AHMA pres. William P. Fanell.

"When natural disasters strike," he continued, "people need the basics to recover, and with the HIRE program, our industry can be faster and more efficient in supporting these efforts."

Turn Craft Columns

50 - 12"x8'stock house columns..$55 ea. (slight imperfections on top ring)

12" poly base a cap sets ......$29.95 ea.

Knotty pine turned porch posts: 4"x4"x8' natural $16.50, primed $18.50

5"x5"x8' natural $25.00, primed $29.00

1-1/4"x1-1/4" turned eucalyptus spindles ...............$2.00 ea.

127 - #1 1-3/4"x3'x6'8" - 5 raised panel entry doors, primed & individually bagged ..............$40.00 ea.

B-Grade Doors

H.C. flush doors..........$4.50 ea.

H.C. moulded doors....$5.50 ea.

S.C. flush doors ..........$9.50 ea.

1 1 I 1 6x2-1 | 4x7' CASING ..090 ft.

1 l2x2-1 l4x7' CAS|NG ......060 ft.

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