Use these Tips to Save Money In Buying Roof Truss Plates

NIANY dealers interested in initially pur- rYr chasing roof truss connector plates are now being high pressured by some truss plate salesmen to purchase large initial plate inventories, according to Raymond Harrell, executive vice president of the Lumber Dealers Research Council.

In many cases, these dealers are also being asked-to pay large initial fees for the use of engineered standard truss de. signs, and National Code Acceptance Bulletins on their particular roof trusses. .

To help d.ealers sa.ae rloney and keep lrom being oaersold, in th.eir initial purchase ol rool truss plates, some basic cost lacts ol rool truss plates are preserrted here by Harrell:

( I ) Most reputable truss plate manufacturers will furnish a dealer with whatever initial supply of plates the dealer would like to buy. There is no need for the dealer to have to purchase a large initial inventory just to start fabricating trusses. About the only requirement the lealer might expect is to be asked to purchase connectors in whatever quantity they are cartoned.

A dealer may wish to buy only a couple of hundred dollars worth of truss plates until he sees how these plates and the trusses work out for him. This is a very sensible and very practical approach. Most truss plate manufacturers understand this and are glad to work along with the dealer and help him get started. As the dealer progresses in his truss fabrication, he can then order whatever inventory he needs.

(2) Most truss plate manufacturers will furnish free of charge several hundred engineered standard truss designs which will cover most of the trusses the *clealer will build. Acceptance Bulletins from National Building Code Agencies on particular truss designs are also usually fuinished free of charge to the dealer. Unless special engineering or very special bulletins are re. quired, dealers can generally get these standard designs and bulletins without having to pay a large initial fee, if any.

(3) Truss fabrication equipment should be only what the dealer wishes to install, or whatever is required to physically fabricate the trusses. In many cases, dealers might consider putting in only a minimumamount of equipment initially. Additional equipment can always be added as sales. u increase.

As a summary, a dealer should be able to start fabricating trusses with only a small inventory, and whatever equipment he wishes to install. Don't be misled bv the salesman who wants you to buy a lot of plate inventory initially, or puts in a lot of other charges.

WPA Field Mqn

James U. Dickson, lr., 28, has been named field representative of the Western Pine Association for Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. He succeeds H. M. Niebling, who recently left the stafr to establish a lumber specialty plant at Albuquerque.

A 1957 graduate of the University of South Dakota in business administration, Dickson has been associated with his father in the J. U. Dickson Sawmills, both in production and retail selling of lumber.

Dickson has established headquarters in Albuquerque, to work with dealers, building oficials, builders, architects and engineers in the promotion of Western Pine region lumber products.

The Portland-based Western Pine Association is a trade group for some 3(X) saw. mills of the l2-state Western Pine region.

Pllnrood Finishing Guide Detoils Pqint Procedure

A new, 2$-page color booklet detailing the methods of finishing structural plywood has just been published by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

The new publication, "Finishing Douglas Fir & Other Softwood Plywoods," offers complete information for builders, dealers and finishers, as well as suggested finishing specifications for architects.

One section of the booklet was specifically designed for quick and easy reference. It contains six pages o{ charts that provide references {or any type of finishing for interior or exterior plywood. Included are the various paint types and recommendations about whictr paint or finish will work best for a desired efiect on different types of plywood. Methods of application and life expectancy of the finishes and paints are also included.

Other sections of the book include DFPA recommendations for the care and storase o[ plywood ( prior to installation). and types and applications of exterior paint, including the new latex paints and penetrating and opaque stains. Maintenance of outdoor finishes is also discussed.

'fhe preparation of panels for interior finishing and recommendations for painting and frnishing with stains are also in- cluded, along with suggestions about repainting procedures and methods of obtain' ing special efiects.

Single copies oI this comprehensive fin' ishing guide are available free by writing to the Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma, Washington 9840I. Ask for the booklet, "Finishing Douglas Fir & Other Softwood Plywoods."

Arizono Wood Compoign

The Arizona W'ood Council has begun an advertising campaign to sell lumber and wood product applications through testimonials by builders and home owners' The first ad, appearing in Phoenix and Iucson newspapers, featured homes with a basement.

Builder John Hall, president of Hallcraft Homes. was selected for the testimonial.

Ad copy reads as follows: "Why Does John Hall Build Homes With Basements?" Answer: "75"L oI Arizona newcomers are used to the ertra space. They like basements and they want them. Now. over a fourth of our homes are sold with base' ments."

Copy quotes Builder Hall as follows:

"The cost can be as low as $I.50 per square foot of floor space . an expenditure of l0 to 20 per cent more than the cost of slab structure can make your home essentially twice as big. o'W'e use wood joists and sub'flooring to make a basement possible. This results in a resilient floor which gives the home owner an added bonus of foot comfort ' ."

Termites Undermine Justice

The very real dangers of termite damage was vividly brought home to the city government o{ Goleta, Calif., recently when the Board of Supervisors discovered that the Goleta-Hope Ranch Judicial District court was termite-ridden, had a leaky roof, and was ready to collapse.

The board voted to negotiate for purchase o{ a three-acre parcel. The county has budgeted to buy land for the new court.

Justice Court Judge Joseph Lodge and residents o{ the area have petitioned the county for the new building. The present ramshackle court was set up years ago in a one-time dwelline.

A single redwood tree may weigh as much as 800,000 pounds. Loggers use bulldozers to prepare oolayouts"-leds or cradles of turned earth-to soften the fall of these giants and keep them from shatter' ing. These cradles are not much wider than the diameter of the tree, yet the "choppers" hit them accurately.

Koiser Nomes Jensen New Heqd For Building Products

R. P. Jensen has been appointed division manager, building products, for Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation.

In his new position, Jensen will be responsible for the company's commercial roofing and siding products. residential building products and the Kal-Bond Panel System, an aluminum.plywood building panel which is just being inlroduc"d by Kaiser Aluminum.

Jensen joined the Kaiser organization in 1954 after serving in sales and sales errgi. neering capacities for ten years with com. panies in the East and \{iddle West. His speciolized trucking for the LUMBER INDUSTRY most recent position with Kaiser Aluminum has been sales manaser in the Market Development departmeni.

Hondsplit Shokes Ar World's Foir

Handsplit red cedar shakes. rvhr'ch were being used on roofs when Chicaeo'-. Columbian Exposition first opened its gala doors in the bustling spring of 189:J. will be a featured product in the "Housc o[ Good Taste" exhibit at the ultra-modr:rn New York Vorld's Fair r:ommencins in April.

An ll-shaped, contemporary house" artfulll' designed by Ieacling Amr. ri,.an residential architect Jack Pickens Cohle. u,ill bt: tlre showcase for the rugged 1/4"-la/4" heavy handsplit-and-resawn shakes. Stained to a deep shadc they dominate each of five "floating roof top pavilions," which in turn delinate thc five principal functional areas of the home.

Of the 70 million people expected to pour through the Vorld's t-air during its twolear run, some nine million are anticipated r.isitors at the llouse of Good Taste exhibit, which will be located on a handsomely landscaped plot just inside the Fair entrance. Visitors at the houses (there are three in all) rvill see identifying plaques on all of the products and mate rials in addition to rer:eiving complimentary brochures.

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