NEW PRODUCTIS

Services And Sares Aids

Landscaping Software

LandDesigner, a full-featured computer-aided design software package for creating landscapes, gardens, walkways and sprinkler systems covering up to 170 acres, has been inroduced by Green Thumb Software.

Side With Thickness

Select premium vinyl siding from Ashland-Davis features a full .044 thick panel in either a double 4" or 5" profile, reportedly producing the thickest retnil vinyl siding available.

Offering low maintenance, high durability and a lifetime limited warranty, the siding includes a premium cedar-grain finish in nine colors. The color goes clear through the panel so it doesn't show scratches. Coordinating soffit and accessories are available.

lnstant Raised Gardens

The E-Z Border Garden and Landscape System, an ever-expandable system for d-i-yers to create raised bed gardens, pattern gardens and neat borders, is new from Packer Plastics. Components are made of recycled polyresins. Installation requires no nails, rebar stakes, railroad ties or landscape timbers.

Helpful Lock Pack

The new clear packaging and color coding system of Weiser Lock knobsets enable consumers to be confident they're purchasing an attractive, quality product tlat is appropriate for their particular needs.

Packaging features clear descriptions to help identify the type of product enclosed and are coded red for front and back doors; blue for bed and bath; green for hall and closet, and puple for WeiserBolt products.

Starter sets contain four stakes, eight brackets and four stake caps to create basic four-sided raised bed gardens. Single packs are also available to construct larger, more elaborate beds or borders.

Designed for an IBM or compatible PC, the system provides custom landscape and irrigation designs, automatic materials calculation and cost estimation, high resolution printouts, and a graphical user interface to aid computer novices. A complete set of drawing and drafting tools allows users to create circles. lines. rechngles, curves, freeform objects, etc. Graphics are organized into four libraries: trees and shrubs, garden and ground cover, hardscape (benches, decks, etc.) and sprinkler pafis. It includes neady 300 plant and gardening symbols, and additional plant libraries customized to particular regions of the country are available.

Sprinkler layouts are checked and even simulated by showing which areas of the yard and garden are covered when the sprinklers are on. The flow rates for each circuit are calculated and recommendations made for valves and piping.

Dust-Free Sander

The Sand-A-Way dustless hand sander has been infoduced by Genie. The combination sanding block and vacuum accessory is designed for use on drywall, wood and other horizontal or vertical flat surfaces.

Users load the desired grade of sandpaper, then attach its flexible hose to any l-1.14" vacuum system for immediate removal of airborne dust during sanding.

Quick-Change accessories include a sanding block to pre-load different grades of sandpaper and switch between them in seconds, a sandscreen block for drywall sandscreen, and a vacuum pad to remove lingering dust from the sanded surface.

Enqineered Floor Panels

lVow produced in 7/8" panels, Comply Sturd-I-Floor from Oregon Strand Board is engineered to provide extra strength and stiffness to the surpasses traditional plywood underlayment in retaining dimensional stability and resisting indentations. Linear variation is reduced and thickness swell is virtually eliminated. Its high gypsum content adds an extra element of fire protection to floor assemblies. wider spans and lighter weight of Ijoist floor systems.

The underlayment has a smooth, durable surface that provides an excellent base for thin. resilient floor coverings, caryet, ceramic tile, quarry tile, vinyl tile, parquet and wood flooring. Panels come 3/8" thick and in 4x4 and 4x8 dimensions, with special sizes available on request.

19132" panel, ideal where stiffness and durability are needed (such as exterior siding; planter boxes and garden shed siding), and an 1ll32" thickness for interior applications (breezeways, attic walls and ceilings).

Made from two lavers of wood fiber sandwiched between three layers of Douglas fir veneer, it reportedly is a stiffer, stronger flooring than plywood, waferboard or oriented srand board. Manufactured under intense heat and pressue using exterior grade resin, it is moisture resistant, durable and guaranteed not to delaminate.

Its panel strength is said to offer lower deflection and greater fastener holding performance, resulting in less panel movement and fewer squeaks.

Fiber-Rei nforced Panels

FiberB ond wallboard, sheathing and undedayment panels from Louisiana-Pacific are composed of gypsum and waste paper for added strength, nail holding ability and ease of installation.

The fiber-reinforced wallboard is said to perform better than conventional drywall, but has an environmental plus since it's made with recycled newspaper. It reportedly resists surface abrasion and impact damage, and provides excellent thermal and sound insulation and superior nail holding ability. It's ideal for ceilings, walls and partitions in residential and commercial buildings because panels are available up to 8 ft. wide and V1 ft. long.

Sheathing features a special Eeatment on the front and back that makes the panels exceptionally water resistant. It has no paper or fiberglass faces or backing, virtually eliminating the possibility of delamination. Equally strong in all directions, it reportedly is 300Vo stronger in the parallel direction than standard gypsum sheathing, allowing for either vertical or horizontal installation without sacrificing wall strength between framing members.

When subjected to high moisture conditions, FiberBond underlayment

Seemingly Seamless

Ply-Bead decorative bead groove paneling and siding from Georgia-Pacific have been especially machined to provide a seam-free appearance.

The easy-to-handle 4'x8' sheets of unfinished southern yellow pine feature a scratch-sanded surfacp that accepts paint" opaque stains and custom colors.

Available are two thicknesses: a

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Fence Shield

Fence Coat, a beautifying protective coating specifically for fences, both old and new. has been intro- said to penetrate deeply and actually become a part of the wood, creating a water repellent shield to stop wood graying, fight deterioration and keep wood looking good.

It contains powerful fungicides to fight moss and mildew, as well as SB7, a potent UV inhibitor. Its unique fonnula lets wood breathe to eliminate blistering and peeling.

It Makes The Cut

The Rock Saw, a new drywall tool said to cut more efficientlv and last longer than traditional dryriall saws, has been introduced by DesigniT Corp.

The tool features a unique tooth design that cuts in both directions, large cleanouts, a beveled blade that prevents binding in the material and no offset teeth, so the saw can be sharpened on the job.

Locked Tiqht

High quaTity padtocks featuring ABUS-Plus Diskus disc cylinder technology to provide maximum security for both indoor and outdoor applications are now available from ABUS Lock Co.

duced by Burke's Protective Coatings. The easy-to-use, one-step finish is

It also cuts other materials. including 2x4s, PVC pipe and acoustic tiles.