Monster Home Depot In The Works

Pending approval by the Palo Alto, Ca., planning commission, Home Depot will merge two of its stores in the Gateway l0l shopping center into a 200,000-sq. ft. megastore.

The proposed plan would combine a vacant 93,000-sq. ft. Expo Design with a Depot next door, renovate the 43-ft. tall faEade of the building, and create the largest store in the Atlantabased chain-drvarfing the average 100,000- to 120,000-sq. ft. Depot.

"Although the city has approved the majority of it. there are some pending final approvals," said project planner Marie McKenzie.

The existing Depot would remain open during construction, and the pro- posed store would carry many of the higher-end product lines carried by the former Expo store.

Depot closed 15 of the design centers last year, but still operates 34 others. According to plans filed with the city. opening date for the new store rvould be Sept. I l,2008.

Arch Wood Protection. Smyrna, Ga.. is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Dricon treated wood with a nerv Web site: www.usefrtrv.com.

"We want to urge people to use fire retardant wood for effective fire protection." said Huck DeVenzio. manager of marketing communications, who added that the useful information on the site will make it easier to make important choices about fire retardant wood.

With just one click. visitors can read about Dricon, which is suited for interior or rveather-protected uses. and FRX. rvhich is intended for rveather-exposed appl ications.

"For a quarter century. it has served the construction industry well and its use continues to grow," said Rodney Hardison. business manager for fire retardants. "lt has been used in countless projects around the world, and it's known to provide effective protection."

For over a century, fire retardant treated wood has been used to minimize fire damage in commercial, public. and military buildings.

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Norv. as more homes are built closer to each other and to natural areasincreasing the potential consequences of fire-officials are looking to change residential codes and encourage the use of rvood treated with fire retardants.

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