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Treated Wood Sampling

(Continued from Page 221 who we are and what we do, we are welcome and, in fact, encouraged to check their stock of pressure treated lumber and take whatever core samples we need. Generally the owner, manager or yard personnel are present at least part of the time to observe the sampling procedures, ask questions, and become better informed and more confident in the product they are handling and selling.

Many times a customer, or whoever happens to be around, can't resist coming over to see what's going on as cores are being extracted. A spontaneous hands-on "short course" quite often emerges on the spot.

Unfortunately, not all pressure treated lumber meets the standards nor is subject to AWPB quality control. The main "fly in the ointment" in destination sampling is trying to explain why some lumber is not subject to our sampling because it comes from a plant that elects not to participate in the industry's quality control program.

Reliable pressure treaters cannot buy better promotion for their product than to identify it with their industry's quality control program. This helps create confidence in their prqduct at destination points. Their

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CanYonid' Diamond Bar, Ca. 9't765 t7t4) 86'l-2071

FRED C. HOLMES

LUMBER CO., a division of Noyo InvestmentCo.

Wholesale lumber products

Redwood, Ffo, Pine & By-Products

Specializing in redurood clear, all-heart, air seasoned timbers

Fred Holmes 347O lowa City Rd., Marysville, Ca. 959O1 (916) 743-3269

P.O. Box 80O. Fort Brugg. C^.95437 (70..71964-6377

Steve Holmes, Steve Hautala, Tod Holmes, Phyllis Hautala, Toni consistently high quality product will shine in comparison.

The treating industry's need for comprehensive control and a recognized quality mark is ever more imperative as the market for treated lumber continues its explosive growth. In recent contacts, I have found building officials, chief building inspectors, plans examiners or other key personnel in practically every major city building inspection department in my territory hungry to be better informed about pressure treated lumber and its quality markings.

The lack of uniformity in the wide array of tags, stamps, NER numbers, guarantees, and warranties promotes confusion, erodes confidence, and dehes logical explanation to the lumber dealer, building inspector or architect, let alone the consumer.

The AWPB cloverleaf on the stamp or on the end tag is everyone's assurance that the pressure treated material has been produced under their triple-tiered quality control program. This program should be supported by retailers, building inspectors, architects, builders and remodelers. Retailers should insist on the AWPB Quality Mark on each piece of lumber or plywood they buy to provide assurance of quality and performance all the way to the consumer.