Oak for walls,ceilings

A program to permit use of unfinished oak flooring as a wall or ceiling material in commercial buildings requiring Class "A" (0-25) flamespread rated material has been announced by the Oak Flooring Institute, an association of hardwood flooring manufacturers.

Oak flooring has long been popular for special wall or ceiling treatments because of its beauty and low cost. The large volume produced makes it one of the least expensive of all solid hardwood wall coverings.

In certain commercial and institutional applications, however, local building codes restrict wall and ceiling surfaces to products in the Class r'A" flame-spread rate. This class normally includes such con' struction products as gypsum board, asbestos, masonry and other non' combustible materials.

The Oak Flooring Institute reports that the Class "A" tating can be attained by job-site applications of an intumescent flame-proof coating. This material thickens rapidly into a protective foam when flame is introduced, thus providing the oak substrate with the necessary fire protection.

The transparent liquid coating seryes as a clear or natural finish. It may also be used over certain stains, allowing the beautY of the natural oak grain to be used as an interior design feature.

A special flame-spread information kit is offered by the Oak Flooring Institute. It contains application data and documentation for use with building code enforcement and inspection authorities when necessary to obtain approval of the Class "A" rating. Copies are available for $1 c/o the Oak Flooring Institute, 804 Sterick Building, Memphis, Tn. 38103.Or they may be requested from flooring manufacturing firms that are members of the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association.

Southern Hardwood OutPut

Latest hardwood lumber production in the South showed that August was 4% htgher than July, according to the Southem Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers Association. Orders received increased 18% over the previous month and shipments were 4%fueher. Orders on hand were 4Vo higher than at the end of July while gross stocks wete 2% higher.

Compared to August 1977,Ptoduction was up 6%, orders received were 14% trigll.er with shipments down one percent.

Unfilled orders at the end of August were 40Vo higher than one year ago while gross mill inventories were down 6Vo.

New Mexico Solar Use

Although New Mexico has only 2 percent of the nation's population, almost l0 percent of the countrY's total number of passive solar homes are found in the state, according to a recent survey. This has been encouraged through a state income tax credit applying both to passive and active solar heat use.

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PAST PRESI DENT of National Building Material Distributors Association, Dick Freeman,(right) So-Cal Commercial, Los Angeles, chaired recent regional meeting in L. A. Sharing headtable are (l-r) Bruce Mallery and Ed Stratton of Modern Materials Co.

Distributors' Regional

Insulunce nratters were f-eatr-rred at a recent regional rrrecting o1' tlic Nltional Building Material Distributors Association lrcld lcccntly in Los Angcles.

Insulancc advisor Bob Nelson told the luncheon meetirtg that a currcnt appraisal ol'building. nrachinely and equiprnent was u rllust firr a policy. but that its cosl could be sprcad over tlrc life o1'thc policy- I{e advised corrtpanies to lirrnr an insrrrance corlrlittee. get bids every tlrrcc years. not annually. lnd to tell your insurrrrcc agcnts wlrat underwr-i1ers to usc in preparing thc rcquircd insuranccIIe notcd tlral nroncy spcnt lbr insurance was one of the top thlee exl)cnses lirr nrost corporations. Nelson also obsclved that product liability was not as serlous a threat tc'r building material distributols as to othcls in the rnarkcting chairr. Regarding gcneral liability, lie recorrrmendcd lirnits ot'rrot less than S-500.000 bodily in.jury and $100,000 prol)cr ty danrage.

NIIMDA cxecutive v.p. Frank E. O'Dorvd discussed thc annual convention. Nov. 1l-15. at Los Angcles' Century Plaza llotel. noting that they had secured Iioward Jarvis. tl're tax rcforrner. as l f-caturcd spcaker.

We're mighty proud ol the fact that scores of our customers have asked us back to build more buildings for them. The 62 buildings listed below that we've built for REPEAT customers in the State of California represents millions of dollars ol proof that San Antonio is doing the job our customers want done.

Company

Setzer Forest Products

John Hancock Manufacturing

John Hancock Manufacturing

H&MWholesaleLumber

Foothill Builders Mart

Flintkote Supply Co.

Flintkote Supply Co.

Flintkote Supply Co.

Angels Hardware

Strait Door Co.

Strait Door Co.

Maple Bros. Moulding

Redwood Coast Lumber

Ganahl Lumber

Ganahl Lumber

P.R.O.D. Wholesale

Corning Moulding

Main Industries lumber mill

Dooley Redwood

Ward & Harrington Nelson Building Materials

NEVADA CUSTOMERS: We can now serve your building and construction needs in the State ol

Nevada. For information, please call [collect] the Michael B. Esposito Construction Co. 17141 s21-0489.