WOOD SLIDING GLASS DOORS

Outstonding welded SteelT-Sections on q|l Sides Prevent worping qnd Give slim Look.

W'ood permits doors to be finished noturol or pointed to mqtch interior trim.

Aluminum Sill Protects Exterior Side ogoinst weqr but prevents condensotion.

Sloinless SteelWeqtherslrip ond Polyuretho'ne Foom qt Interlocker insures

Weof hertightness.

Wood Pqnels in Lower Hqlf of Door ovoilqble when required.

Self-Closing Screen on Nylon Beorings Cqn Not Derqil.

Removoble Troditionql or Diomond Muntins Provide Multipone Efiect.

Doors ore Prepored to Receive r/a" Plqte or s/e" or I,, Insuloting Gloss.

Literqiure qnd Detoils on Requesl

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Domestic ond lmported Hordwoods

Sugor Pine . Ponderoso Pine

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COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF HOUSING PROBLE'I,IS

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With respect to removals attributable to conversions and other losses, however, NAHB's chief economist, Dr. Michael Sumichrast, acknowledges that the data "are not very good" and that the study's esti' mates contain ooa lot of assumptions'" Based largely on such Census data as exist, they rise from wder .5/o of housing stock a year to a Iull .5/o between the first half of the 60's and the like period of the 70's. In round numbers, NAHB concludes that total units removed from the market (de' molitions and other losses combined) will grow from an annual average of 585,000 (.95/o oI stock) in the early 60's to 720,000 (L% of stock) in the early 70's.

UNOCCUPIED HOMES

In assessing demand prospects for hous' ing, the prevailing upward trend in the nation's stock of unoccupied homes also needs to be considered. In part, this is because one of the fastest growing com' ponents of housing stock-the category of vacation and "second" homes-falls within the Census Bureau's definition of unoccupied dwelling units. A second or vacation home will be classified as vacant by compilers if it is not the owner's usual place of residenceo even though the owner has no intention of selling or renting it. The upward trend of vacancies also is relevant to demand analysis because of the annual add-on to the nation's total of vacant dwellirg units constitutes inventory growth needed to accommodate the vast number of Americans (an estimated 20/o of the populace) who move each year.

This conclud,es pa.rt one ol this two Wrt leature. The second, segment wiJl appear in ncxt month's issu.e ol The Merchant Magazine.-Edinr.

Fires Strike Weslern Yo'rds

Five fires across the West have struck lumber yards for a total of nearly $1.2 million damage.

A five and one-half hour, $1I,000 fire hit J. L. Alewine's yard in Parker, Ariz., nearly leveling it. At Midway Lumber Co., Tucson, Aiz., a cosdy blaze was started by an electrical short and lasted 30 minutes.

The San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton, Calif., was totally destroyed. Damage totalled more than $I million including a Fibreboard plant nearby which also suftered severe damage.

Flames at Handy Andy retail lumber store, Sepulveda, Calif., leaped as high as I00 feet in the air. Firemen are seeking the cause of a $75,000 fire that destroyed near' ly half the property of Senter Lumber Co', Riverside. Calif.