PATRICK LUMBER co.

Termincl Sales Bldg., Portlcnd 5, Oregon

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Ponderoscr and Sugcr PineDouglcs Fir Piling

33 Ycar Continuourly Serving Retail Yardr and Railroadr

Eoglmon Lumber Sqler Petroleum Bldg. Los Angeles 15

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State average 6'68 1.98 0'36 9-O2

Similar variability in requirements was noted for twofamily and appartment-type buildings. Average 1946 wood use in these structures was as follows: r9.r2 6.12 0.47 25.7r

Shingle requirements for houses with wood shingle roofs vary principally with the size of the dwelling. The average 1946 house required 13 squares of shingles, but there was a tendengy to use wood shingle roofs more frequently on the larger houses than on the smaller ones'

Only about 12 percent of the sample dwellings used plywood. fn most of these, it was employed for doors, cabinets, or miscellaneous interior panelling. A few houses were found where plywood replaced lumber in roof sheathing and flooring; and replaced plaster'on walls and ceiling.

In dwellings where plywood was used as a primary building material an average of 3,930 square feet (3/8-inch basis) was used per house. But for the average new house built in 1946, plywood requirements amounted to only 150 square feet per structure.

Trends in wood use

Not much information is available on the use of rvood in new dwelling construction in California before 1946' So trends in such uses cannot be established wi,th cer-' tainty. However, a Forest Service study made in ' 1934 throws'some light on the subject. The study was con-' fined to nine medium and large cities and included houses , built betwe en 1927 and 1933. The data aie not always comparable with those collected ior 1946 and may be less representative of construction activity as a whole. Ho'w.lr"., .o*parison of the results of the two surveys is of considerable interest.

The most significant change since the early -1930's has ) been in dwelling size. Cgmparisons of both the average number of roorns per house and the average permit area for single-family dwellings in selected cities indicates that the average new house was about 15 percent smaller in 1946 than in 1930. Along with this shrinkage in floor space went a generat reduction of ceiling hgights from about 8 feet 6 inches to the curreht. normal qf 8 feet 2 inches. Taken together, these reductions in size represent a decrease of about 20 percent in the total cubic volume of the average single-family house. Proportionate reductions in lhe amount of lumber used might be expected simply as a result of the fact that \rye are building smaller houses. tod.4r*,than .those which were characteristic..of tlre*. .,' past.

The use of wood as an exterior material appears to have increased during the last'l5 years. In the early 1930's only 7 percent of houses, sampled had wood exteriors. In 1946 over 27 perLent of the new structures had siding primarily of wood. On the other hand, standard wood-frame construction-almost universal before the 'second World War-has given way somewhat to other structural types. About 10 percent of" 1946 dwelling construction was concrete block, adobe, or Quonset type building. '

There is also sor4e evidence that less structural lumber is used today in a house of given size and type of construction than was required 15 years ago. On the basis of sample houses of similar size, location, and type of construction, requirements for rough lumber in 1946 appear to have been about 20 percent below those of 1930-1933. Use of finish lumber showed no evidence of change over the same period.

Average lumber requirements in 1933 were, according to the earlier Forest Service study ,about 14.5 M board feet per single-family dwelling. Those in 1946 were about 9.0 X4 board feet. These figures and the information presented in the preceding paragraphs indicate that only about twothirds as much lumber was used in 1946 as in 1933.

Some of this decline probably reflects temporary conditions. Houses in the early 1930's may have been unusually large on the average and lumber at this time was in plentiful supply. Use in 1946 was undoubtedly abnormally curtailed by the difficulty of getting lumber and perhaps also by relatively high prices. But apart from this, lumber requirements for the average California house have followed a downward trend during the past 15 years.

Whether or not this trend continues in the future will depend on several factors. Shrinkage in size of house has been a major 'reason for curtailment of unit lumber requirements. The average house now being built apparently is appreciably smaller than the S-room home frequently regarded as "standard" for the American. family. When and if the immediate housing shortage eases and home building costs decline, a return to a somewhat more spacious type of dwelling seems probable.

The.Tuture trend in substitutioh of other types o.f constructi,ron for conventional wood-frame dwellings, and in the freedom with which wood is used in structures of a given type will no doubt depend largely on the efforts that are made to maintain the competitive position of wood in the home-building field. In the past, wood has held a

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with Finish Hoidwore major advantage in this competition because of its price position. Today and in the future, it seems probable that both price and quality aspects of the competitive situation must be emphasized if wood is to maintain its relgtive position in the housing market.

Ebo Products Company

65O Cenrrcl Drive, Shipyord No. 4

Richmond, Gotiforniq

Phone Richmond 675-2 , ,

Dear Mr. Lumber Deslert

As you require quclity buitding mcterials gourpetitively priced we know the PINEDOOBS we mcrnulccture will interest you.

Our combinction oI specicrfized equipment, skilled men, qnd only the best in matericls en-' ables usito gucrcntee every door we sell to be No. I quclity. And we emphcsize prompi crnd courteoug service to cll ' custcmers regcirdless oI the qucntity otdered.

We will be hcppy to send ct price list upon request crnd to quote prices on specicrl dobrs.

Cordiclly yours, EBO

PRODI.'CTS CO.

Door Monufoclurers

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First Annual Vallav Frolic

The first Annual Valley Frolic of thi San Joaquin Hoo-Hoo Club was held at the Californian Hotel, Fresno, on Satu/day, October 9. About 250 members of the building industry sat down to a delicious steak dinner, and were en= tertained by top-notch'floor show.

- The concatenation was conducted by the Sacramento HooHoo Club Degree Team, members as Tollows: Snark of the Universe, Mitch Landis; Senior HooHoo, Lorin M. Swift; Junior Hoo-Hog, Lee Matthiessen; Boju-, Ray E. Burdg; Scrivenoter, Willcrd Lc Frcnchi

Gordon Brawith; Jabberwock, John A. McBride; Custocatian, Robert N. Adams ; Arcanoper, Chas. D. Tyler; Gur-' don, Lewis A. Godard.

The following 28'kittens were initiated i

William A. Barrio, Madera I br. & Hardware Co., Madera

Carm'on Earnest Bell, Lamont L'umber Company, Lamout

Jack Lewis Campbell, C. S. Pierce.Lbr. Company, Fresrlo

Kenneth V. Crow, Sequoia Lumber Company, Madera

Lawrence \Marreq Derr, J. M. Derr Lumber Co., Elk Grove

James Marvin Duart, Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Fresno

George Francis Elliff, Calif. Builders Supply Co., Fresno

Carl M. Ferguson, Sequoia Lumber Company, Visalia

Louis Thors Frame, Alcap Lumber Company, Fresno

Robert Lynn George, United Lumber Yards, Modesto

Edward John Gilbert, Santa Fe Lumb.er Co., San Francisco

John C. Greenwood, Rudbach, Gartin & Co., San Francisco

George Edwin Haire, Riverdale Lumber Co., Riverdale

Thomas Jacobsen, Jr., Cords Lbr. Company, Inc., Fresno

James Alvin Lowman, Pope & Talbot, Inc., San, Francisco'

Ian Mensinger, American Lumber Cotrpany, Modesto

Victor Olson, Valley Lumber Company, Lemoore

John Desmond Patriquin, IJ. S. Plywbod Corp., Fresno

Harold Carl Rolff, Madera Lbr. & Hardware Co., Madera

Earl Paul Ruth, Parlier Lumber Company, Inc"n Parlier

Matthew Thomas Ryan, Winton Lumber Co., Martell

Kenneth Wilbur Schroll, Bldg. Material Distribtrs., Fresno

Allan Armstrong Smith, Farmers Lumber Co., Corcoran

Stanley O. Swain, Swain Sash & Door, Santa Cruz

Kenneth George Thomson, Madera Lumber. & Hardware Co., lVfadera

Richard C. Waring, Willard Lumber Company, Ffesno

Jones Bernard Webb, Farmers Lumber Co., Crocoran

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Carl C. Williams, Paul McCusker, San Francisco

Reinstatements

Harold Ford, Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Inc., Stockton

Daniel David Mikesell, The Celotex Corporation, Fresno

Taylor Leigh Sublett, U. S. Plywdod Corporation, Fresno

Members of the Valley Frolic Gommittee were: Chairman, Willard LaFranchi, Pacific Eorest Products; Finance, Jim Clifton, Willard Lumber Co.; Publicity, Bernard B. Barbeq Jr., Bernie Barper & Associates; Reservations, Dick Kennedy, Bernie Barber & Associates; Prolram, Jack

Campbell, C. S. Pierce Lumber Co.; Arrangemints, Bob Cros's, Cross Lumber Co., 31d,Roy Su"mmers, -Elrn l-urnber;,1