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Greenhouse Ponel Brochure

A new brochure describing fiberglass-plastic greenhouse panels is from Filon. It details four grades of panels designed to meet the varied needs of location, crops and greenhouse design and offers recommendations for each situation, Maximum recommended spans for horizontal and vertical construction are provided as well as data on heat transfer rate, noting both winter loss and summer gain.

Noiled!

A color envelope stuffer on Masonite color-coordinated nails shows various packaging displays and boxes and includes swatches of naii colors available to complement any paneling installation.

Zip Your Strip

Brochure describes and illustrates design applications for Zip-Ztrip, a versatile metal strip used for attaching interior panels and partitions. Zip-Zftip is available in 5/e to 5L/2" widths, and utilizes precut surface grooves or extrusions.

Results Of Fire Test

Results of tests on untreated red cedar wood shingles and shakes over speeial decks, conducted by the Underwriters' Laboratories, fnc., are available from the Internationai Association of Fire Chiefs, which sponsored the tests,

New Ventiloting Twosome

The Home Ventilation Institute is offering two new publications-a revised edition of the "Hame Ventilutiott Guide," and the 19?2 edition of the "Certified Home V entitating Products Directory," Builders, architects, distributors, dealers, mechanical engineers, contractors and other purchasers or specifiers may obtain single copies free.

King Cotton

A catalog page gives complete details and specifications on the King Cotton No. 5050 100% nylon braided rope merchandiser. Unit contains ready to roll spools of 1/s", 3/16", Y+", ar^d, 5/16" diameter nylon rope.

Aportmenl Construction Report

The Forest Service has published "Wood Materials Used in Apartment Construction, 1969," presenting information on volumes of lumber, plywood, hardboard, particleboard and insulation board used in apartment building construction in the U.S. during 1969, Total volumes of each wood product, except insulation board, are shown by geographic regions, by wood and nonwood structural classes, and by use in major building components, such as roofs, floors, walls and millwork. Average volumes are shown per housing unit, per square foot of floor area, and per $1,000 of construction cost.

tnsulqte For Heoting

A new edition of "How to Insulate Homes for Electric Heating" has been issued by the National Mineral Wool Insulation Assn. It contains detailed instructions for installation of mineral fiber blankets, blowing wool, and pouring wool.

Millwork Directory

The Western Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers' 1972 ProductsSeraices - Xlembership Directory, a handy reference for anyon€ dealing rvith mouiding and milhvork products, has been published.

Free Reader Service

For further informotion on oll New Products ond New Literoture, write fhe Merchont Mogozine, 523 So. Loke Ave., Posodeno, Colif 9l 1 01 Pleose mention issue doie ond poge number so we con process your request foster! Thonks.

Focts & Fontqsies

A bookiet, "Facts and Fantasies About Our Forests," is available from the West Coast Lumber Inspection Buteau, It is designed to provide a better undelstanding of the forest industry as well as answer many of the questions raised by ecology groups which want to knou. u.hat is happening to our forest lands.

Aluminum Roofing Tile

Availability of a brochure detailing a Spanish tile roofing system which employs aluminum tiles has been announced by Roofing Systems, It provides installation information and specification data on the new roofi.ng.

Seofing/Seoling Doto

Complete specifications and useage information on Elco Industries' new RaBot eombina.tion washer-fastener is contained in a new folder.

Ceiling Systems Hondbook

The Ceilings & Interior Systems Contractors Assn., Ceili.ng Systems Handbook, is in its fourth printing.

The latest revised edition contains four new chapters including concealed suspension systems, luminous ceilings, integrated ceilings and safety regulations. The original chapters cover ceiling systems, installation conditions and it has two special chapters on sound control and architectural terms.

New Lock Cctologue

A new, 28-page catalogue of the complete Weslock line is now available, Containing more than 200 photos and illustrations, the catalogue covers everything from detailed descriptions of each product to up-to-date information on general specifications, finish selection and packaging.

Wont To Moke Something of lt!

When is a new product sheet not just another sheet of paper? When it's from Pope & Talbot ! A new four'-color brochure is available upon request entitled "Want to maka samething of it!" It describes in detail two outstanding P & T products, Customflber and Customite. There are two densities, The "75" series has a density of $50 per CF. It routes, shapes and saws without chipping or fuzzing, Customite and Customfiber "100" have a density of $65 per CF, and are the "Cadillac" of industrial hardboards.

Up The lqdder

National safety codes for aluminum ladders are described in a bulletin issued by R. D. Werner Co., Inc, The Lau;, The Cod,es, Consumerism and, Yoz lists obligations placed upon ladder distributors and dealers,

Gives Storoge Needs

A Selectipe Storage Rack Design and Quotation Guide by Interlake/ Western gives all storage rack users a simple step-by-step procedure on how to design for his particuiar needs.

Product Selection

A booklet illustrating Borg-Warner plumbing products is available. Selection Gwide f o, Borg-Wa,rner Plum,bing Products and, the BorgWarner Bathroom covers the Fall lines of bathroom and kitchen productg.

Prefinished Ponels

Masonite Corporation is offering its 1972 InteriorsDecoratiue Paneling Systems catalog, presenting illustrations and information on the company's complete line of interior paneling.