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room decorated with Bali Blinds and has two literature pockets which hold color chip charts and how-tomeasure pamphlets.

The center weighs five lbs., and is shipped with assembly instruction. No tools are needed. Cost is $25.

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Fast Set Cement

Speed Plug hydraulic cement expands slightly after the three to five minutes it takes for a flash set.

Powder is mixed with water to form a puttyJike consistancy. After cracks or holes in the surface are chiseled out in an inverted V, it is forced in for a permanent patch. After one hour of curing, it may be sealed and finished.

Dimensional Shake Shingle

A combination starter strip/hip and ridge dimensional shakes shingle was recently introduced by Celotex Roofing Products Division.

It is available in four colors. One bundle contains sufficient material to cover 66.7 linear feet of starter or 33.3 linear feet of hip and ridge.

The new shingle is said to eliminate the problem of having to stock separate starter strips, hip and ridge shingles since the new shingle replaces those separate products. In addition, the new combination reportedly costs less and is easier to use.

Bathroom Coordinates

A new line of style coordinated medicine cabinets and lighting fixtures to match vanities and wall storage cabinets is from UniversalRundle Corp.

Available in seven stvles. the medicine cabinets can be installed on the wall or recessed. Features include cabinets of high-impact plastic; reversible doors; 1,000 cu. in. of storage space with adjustable shelves; compartmented storage; utility shelf with toothbrush holder and storage pockets; and distortionfree mirrors.

Matching lighting fixtures of designer glass globes mounted on styled wall shields are available in combination with the medicine cabinets or can be purchased separately.

All Weather Door

Forester patio doors, a combination of wood and aluminum, are new from Louisiana-Pacific.

With the aesthetic appearance of wood on the inside and the practicality of an aluminum sill with built-in thermal barrier, the door can go into new construction as well as remodeling jobs.

Double weather stripping, with l" thick tempered insulating glass make it weatherwise. Adjustable tandem steel rollers and a reinforced screen are additional features.

The door can be converted from right hand to left hand with a change of screws.

RealWood on a Budget

A new, real wood interior panel that combines the hand-crafted look of early America with the economy of Idaho white pine has been introduced by Potlatch Corp.

Called Pilgrim Plank, it is said to give professionals and do-ityourselfers alike a lower cost decorating alternative.

A 3/4" thick, solid-plank in random lengths and widths, each piece is surfaced with baked-on finish in brown colortone. Planks are v-jointed with tongue-and-groove sides and ends.

Commercial Lumber Co. Selects Treated Pole Builders, lnc. To Construct Another Lumber Storage Building

We stand ready to assist you in locating a proper building site, preliminary designs, and realistic estimates of site development and building costs. We are a complete architectural, engineering and construction company with in-house capabilities to take you from vacant lot through design and completion of a facility answering your special needs.

Our Plan-&-Build concept is tailor-made for lumber companies. Let our capabilities and long history of accomplishments work to your benefit in solving your particular problems.

Parents Like lt, Too Play-Hut from Continental Forest Products, Inc. is a new line of all-weather playhouse kits. Designed for the do-it-yourself home improvement center customer, it ships in knock-down form, pre-cut, pre-panelized and pre-painted. Constructed of weather resistant exterior siding to reported- ly assure the customer a durable, long-life product, it comes complete with life-size colorful pressuresensitive decals to help the customer feel creative in applying the decorations.

It is designed with the one to ten year old child in mind.

Play-Hut ships in a white display carton and weighs approximately 104 lbs. Screws and screwdriver are shipped in the kit to complete the project. Over-all size is 48" wide by 48" long by 60" high.

Books Save Staff Time

National Plan Service has specialty books to answer your customers' questions, solve their problems, save your sales staff time.

Special Interest Library Package SP-36 is selected to answer building material dealers' needs. D-i-y project plans offered in clear zip-lock packages include garages, pole buildings, horse barns and home products.

Quantity discounts are planned to give you opportunities to make profits two ways. First, on the purchase of the plans, second, on the materials you sell to build the pro- ject. Newspaper ad proofs are available to promote pre-priced material packages.

The Better Homes and Garden's Complete Guide To Gardening book and Complete Guide to Home Repair Maintenance and Improvement are offered at a special dealer 4090 discount. Also available is 500 DIY Wood Moulding Projects for everything from bird houses to bookshelves and picture frames.

A new planbook, The Best Small Home Plans, has been published by National Plan Service, featuring 34 all-new home designs, including 2 passive solar homes in full color. A selection of 24 planbook titles are available. All can be imprinted with your company's name and address.

For Private Moments

Valli & Colombo is introducing Rustic as the newest model in their privacy and passage lockset series. Available in bright brass, brushed aluminum, and antique brass, it fits in a standard 2 l/8" cross-bore hole and standard edge bore on doors I 3/8" as standard or I 3/4" thick with adapter.

It is available in2 3/8" or 2 3/4" backset with an integral privacy lock with emergency release.

Charcoal Grills

UNR Home Products is introducing seven new grill models.

In addition to the deluxe kettle currently on the market, there are now an adjustable kettie, a standard kettle, two adjustable smokers and three picnic grills selling under The Happy Cooker brand name.

Three have an adjustable heat control system with a single lever control to raise or lower the charcoal fire to exactly the heat needed for the food being grilled. When cooking is complete, the fire can be quickly and safely extinguished by switching the lever to the "snuffout" position.

With porcelain enamel coating, the kettle models have five-vear limited warranties.

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Put A Dream on Paper

A floorplan drafting kit to create a dream kitchen or bath is being introduced by lvel Illustrations.

It features the tools and information needed to create accurate, professional quality kitchen and bath floorplans in convenient I ": 1' scale. Concise step-by-step instructions are included.

Packaged in a handy storage folder, it comes complete with Lexan architectural scale and drafting templates, sample plan, drawing specifications, instructions, and a supply of graph paper.

Climb in Safety

Grover Patent Products has introduced stepladder stabilizers to eliminate shaking and wobbling on stepladders up to 8 ft.

Fashioned of mahogany wood, they have adjustable thumbscrews for tight clamping to the sides of wooden or metal stepladders. No tools, holes or screws are required. When not in use, they swivel up against the sides of the ladder.

Leaded Glass Panels

Bel Air Door Co. is introducing new models including designs with leaded glass panels.

Standard stock size of the doors is 36" wide x 80" high x l3A" thick. Panels are I Vq " thick to add security.

One group of stile and rail panel doors is constructed of tanguile lumber, a dense hardwood, while lauan is used in the rest. Twenty design options are available.

The newly patented security and 20 minute fire-rated door has just passed the fire-rating tests.

Green Dooglos Fir Kiln Dried ilemlock

Dimension lumber, studs, post & beams, plank, timbers Eo 40'. Unitized and paper wnapped.

Sawmills located at Mollala, Tillamook, Toledo and Clackamas, Oregon, with shipping via SP, tr"uck, ocean barge and for export.