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2-BY-FLOR joins these other popular wood flooring products made by Forrest Industries, Inc.-PAR-TILE, OUIK-FLOR and RANDOM PLANK. Interested dealers should contact their distributors or Forrest Industries, Inc., Dillard, Oregon.

New Power Winch Developed for Heovy Indushiol Work

A nerv conlpact gasoline-por,r'eretl rvinch on wheels weighs onl_v340 pounds, yet handles loads up to 4,000 pounds! Anchorage to floor, wall, sidewalk or pavement is provided by two suction cups under vacuum pump pressure. Ancl.ror chains are used rvhere a smooth gripping surface is unavailable.

Power applied to the object being pulled is con,trolled b1. the operator who "feels" the pulling by n.reans of a capstan slip-clutch, thus preventing damage to the object should i,t become snagged and not free to rnove.

The cornpletc unit, rnounted on three wheels with balloon tires, is easily and safely wheeled up stairs, through doorways and tunnels, and around corners. It is approximalely 2' wide, 4' long and 3, hig:h and can be placed in the bed of a pickup fon h,oisting jobs.

Called the Ensley Power Winch, it was developed for electrical contractors for pulling wire through large conduit and moving heavy equipment, enabling them to cut their labor time about 75/o. However, it also finds wide application in indus:try, shipyards, building construction, military, warehouses, mining, railroads, airlines, farms - - - anywhere a portable self-powered w.inch is needed.

Standard accessories include 300 of /g" rope (tensile 5.600 lbs.), two #6 blocks, one 4'extension boom. and two strength 6' * /q" utility chains.

For a brochure Division, IDEAS giving complete information write Power Winch Inc., 274 Ivinson, Laramie, Wyoming.

Chopmon Millbrire Offers Weqther Protection

An inexpensive treatment which gives dry finish,ed lumtrer and pl1'wood weather protection fro,m mill to job s,ite has been developed by Chapman Chem.ical Crompany, Memphis, Tenn.

New Chap'man Millbrite is described as a cle,ar emulsion of special uraxes, resins and a penta-derived toxican't. Pigrnented forrns are available ,to give the treated lumber color ident.ification.

Applied to lumber by spray or dip as it leaves the planer, Millb.rite performs these functions: 1) gives excellent water repellency; 2) mininrizes dimensional changes due to swelling and warping; 3) pnevents weather d,iscoloratrion; 4) inhib,its blue stain and mold grow,th; 5) adds, when desired, a pleasing color tone.

Water repellency is abou,t equal to a 30-second dip in a sfandard water repellellt preservative. However, the manufacturer emphasizes tr{illbrite is n,ot a preservative and is design.ed to give only rtemporary protectio,n against stain and mold. Thus, i.ts cost is far less than a true preservative.

Millbrite is recom,mended for all species of wood used for framing lumbe.r, subflo,oring, sh,eathing, roof decking, unfinished flooring, construction plywood, trusse's and other prefabricated parts, and the back si'de of siding and prefinished floor'ing.

Chapm,an officials note Millbr.ite offe,rs producers of quality lumber a means of improving its appearance and marke'tability by prevenrting rain and dirt damage in transit, in storage yards and on the job site.

Complete da,ta, in,cluding exten.sive test results, are available from Chapman Chemical Cornpany, P. O. Box 3158, Memphis 9, Tenn.

Termite Control tflethod Widely Approved

The Bruce-Terminix method of subterranean termite control has been ado,pted into hundreds of local building codes-the first such approval ever won by a termite control organization.

This means that, for the first time, builders .and architects who come under the auspices of these codes can specify a termite control method other than metal shields and the usual pressure-treated lumber.

Approval of the Bruce-Terminix pretreating and protection system, which features a $5@0 protection contract, came from two large regional associations, the Southern Building Code Congress and the Building Officials Conference of America, Inc.

More than 1500 Southern, Midwestern and Eastern municipalities adhere to SBCC and BOCA building codes. To comply with the new standard, the builder or architect must qualify his structures for the Bruce-Terminix $5000 Protection Contract. Qualifying usually means a simple pretreating job, which covers the first year's cost of the guarantee.

Renewable annually by the homeowner, the protection plan provides annual reinspections, treating when necessary and repair of all new termite damage to the structure and contents up to $5000.

Both the SBCC and BOCA, which subscribe to performance type codes, found the Terminix system "equivalent to or superior to metal shields."

A division of E. L. Bruce Co. Incorporated, world's largest hardwood flooring producer, Bruce-Terminix has more than 200 licensed operators in 45 states. The $5000 Protection Contract is guaranteed by Bruce and insured by Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.

"Soil pretreating does more than just control termites," said Frank H. Lyons, Bruce executive. "Properly promoted, pretreating can give the builder a competitive edge not inherent in metal shields."

Lyons said Terminix pretreating, which is widely advertised, gives homes the prestigevalue of a nationally-recognized brand name, plus the $5000 protection guarantee.

In addition to satisfying SBCC and BOCA codes, Terminix soil poisoning is guaranteed to meet FHA/VA requirements, relieves the builder of damage responsibility, and does away with aggravating call backs.

In most cases, particularly in the South, the system costs less than shields. According to Lyons, pretreating can be performed faster and more efficiently than shield installation.

Winning approval from the nation's two largest regional associations required five years planning on the part of Bruce's technical and research staff.

"Our first impulse was to get the codes changed," said Lyons, who pioneered today's termite control techniques.

"But after getting our feet v/et, we realized we could easily win approval by complying with the codes. We were meeting the codes' requirements anYwaY."

It was then a matter of submitting technical data, architectural specifications, chemical formulations and the Bruce-Terminix $5000 Protection Contract to the associa' tions.

"The progressive attitude of the Bruce Company in seeking this approval is to be commended." said Paul E. Baseler, BOCA executive secretary. "This is the first and only system of approved." kind which has been

Headquartered in Chicago, the BOCA covers 600 cities and towns in the Middle West and East. Its authority extends to the East Coast and west to the Rockies. Some 900 cities from the Ohio River to the Gulf oI Mexico and from the East coast to El Paso, Texas, comply with SBCC standards.

The association is headquartered in Birmingham.

Big lncreose Reported ln Porticleboqrd Use

Demands for particleboard, for use as floor underlayment in both residential and commercial building, have risen sharply in recent months, according to reports from the country's leading particleboard manufacturers.

"More and more builders and floor people are becoming aware of the extremely smooth surfaces and solid core offered by particleboard," pointed out W. W. Affolter, general sales manager for Wood Fibreboard Company, at Albany, Oregon, one of the country's largest producers of wood-formed board.

One of the major reasons for the recent growing acceptance of particleboard as a floor underlayment is because it complies with FHA home insurance standards. In its "Use of Materials Bulletin UM-28," dated November, 1960, the Federal Housing Administration sanctioned the use of particleboard which conforms to the standards of the National Particleboard Association for floor underlayment.

One major West Coast retail drug chain, Pay Less Drug Stores, has specified the use of Duraflake Underlayment, produced by Wood Fibreboard Company, in all of its new or remodeled stores.

Duraflake Underlayment, in addition to meeting the standards required by FHA and the National Particleboard Association, also is guaranteed in writing by the manufacturer. This smooth, sturdy and low moistureabsorbing board will not indent when used as underlayment. It is available in all standard underlayment thicknesses.

Duraflake Underlayment, as well as its furniture and woodworking counterpart, Duraflake, includes the best features found in wood particle and fake boards. Wood Fibreboard Company's $1,750,000 plant at Albany, Oregon, is the first in the United States to use the famous German-developed Bison system. This method has been used successfully in Europe for many years, but was just introduced in this country in late 1960, when Wood Fibreboard Company began operations.

One of the features which make Duraflake and Duraflake Underlayment superior to other boards is their smooth surface. This is achieved through the Bison system, which ingeniously forms the boards with the larger wood flakes in the middle, progressively graduating these particles so the "6nes" automatically form the top and bottom surfaces. This gives the board its exceptionally strong internal bond, as well as its extremely smooth surface.

In addition to Duraflake Underlayment, Duraflake is manufactured for use in cabinet work, single wall construction, closet doors, toys, furniture, tables, and kitchen counters. It will not telegraph through any veneer or chemically-impregnated papers, and is also available in a variety of thicknesses,

The unique formation of Duraflake I-Inderlayment and Duraflake allows close machining of the edges, in the case of beveling, for example. Both boards have excellent nail and screw-holding qualities.

Duraflake is produced in one of the largest presses in the country, allowing pa,nels as large as 5 by 16 feet, which permits a great latitude of sizes.

"Both grades of Duraflake board," according to Affolter, "are tested and approved by TEC,O Laboratories of the Timber Engineering Company of Washington, D. C., an affiliate since 1933 of the National Lttmber Manufacturers Association. It is recognized as one of the finest engineering organizations in the broad field of wood technology' A TECO Laboratory "quality control" technician is present every day in the Wood Fibreboard Company plant at Albany, when Duraflake and Duraflake lJnderlayment are being produced, to make sure the products meet rigid standards.

Populority of porticleboord os o Coor undciloymenl hos grown ropidly during.th€ Past-.ycoi, since FHA sqnclioned its us3 in goyornment insured homis. lrlony builders ond foor peoplc hovc dircovered lhe cd;;;;;;" oiered in wi69d po*iclebocrd, ond ,t or" oid moro or. uring it cxclusively for undedcymenl prrpoi.., fhe poy l,.sr Drug'iiore choin i: uring Durof,okc Undcrloyment, produced by the Wood Fibreboord to-pony of Albiny, OtegJn, for qll of itr ncvJ or rcnodelcd :torcr. lEFr: men from Pendleton Floor Cov' "rinj, tn"., ore using OuriRqie Underlcymcnt in thc Poy Less D_1uS Slo1.. ot Pendleton, Orcgon, vhich wos ;;;;;t i"11oa"f"a ind enlorgcd. Thir smooth, sturdy _bocrd witl nor indent when used ar undcrloyment. RIGHTi f,oor rile ir loid ofiortlessty over DuroCoko Underloymcnt.

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