Sell panelized builders a better header

not only at the job site but within the plant."

tent can weigh almost 260 lbs. A RMT of the same size would weigh just over 200 lbs., for a savings of almost 60 lbs. An average wall with a door and a window in it would have a total header weight of over 150 lbs. using solid lumber, and total header weight of just over 120 lbs. using RMT. With a 30-lb. saving on just one wall, adding up all the headers that are part of a typical residence could realize a total savings in excess of 300 lbs.

wrapped in protective material. RMT is shipped with a protective layer called Liquid Wrap that retards moisture transfer and protects it from uv rays. If the product is exposed to moisture while in transit or storage, this slows the absorption and evaporation process, increasing stability.

and consequently the completed wall is lighter and easier to erect in the field. They may cost more than green timber, but don't ignore the hidden cost savings.

Bob Sargent, Advanced Building Components in Nebraska, says that weight is probably the number one issue in the panelized industry when dealing with larger materials for headers and such. "Material handling, whether it's on the shop floor trying to get it built and out the door, or being out on the job site and standing it up. You want products that will meet the criteria of the engineered specifications and you want them lightweight and user friendly."

Rosboro Manufactured Timber, or RMT, is said to be the lightest engineered product on the market. Rosboro claims that the only lighter option is Douglas fir-larch timber that has been kiln dried to a moisture content of l57o or less-nearly impossible to find nowadays. One reason that RMT is so light is because the individual lams are kiln dried before assembly. Bonding agents are the only reason it is slightly heavier than dimensional lumber of the same moisture content.

For example, a typical garage header cut form solid Douglas fir with industry standard 507o moisture con-

This drying process prior to manufacture ensures that the product will not twist, split, cup or warp.

RMT is manufactured from dimension lumber that is end-joined to produce an endless piece, and then layered and bonded with multiple layers of the same. Because it is so much like a regular solid sawn timber, it is less dense than other products made from smaller pieces of lumber that are then pressed together and saturated in a hard epoxy.

According to Sargent, "Almost all other EWP products on the market are heavier and denser. Because of that high density, most are more difficult to nail."

Removing and replacing bent nails is definitely not a time saver in anyone's book. Even having to finish driving a nail takes time-and costs money.

Because it is an EWP, you can get lengths up to 60 ft., cutting down on waste.

Pratt's Jaime Ziparo says they like the 60-footers: "Whatever the longest length we can get."

Another benefit to EWP is that most are shipped

In hot, dry climates, keeping a board straight can be a tough fight. According to Ziparo, "The main reason why we pick (RMT) is because it's hard to keep a 7 or S-ft. piece of Douglas fir timber straight and clean when it's down in the climates we work in-Arizona and Nevada. We don't have to throw any away. We can leave it out in the elements for years."

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Shadrick Lumber & Buitding Supply, Thomasville, Ga., is closing and selling its inventory to Loblolly Inc.; James Shadrick, 54year iadustry veteran, will join Loblolly's Thomasville yard in outside sales and estimating

VNS Carp.n parent of ChooChoo Suild- It-Mart, Whole sale Building Products and Beltline Sash & Door, has moved to new corporate offices in Vidatia" Ga.

Elliot's Do it Best, Grapevine, Tx., donated $130,000 to Sept. 1l disaster relief efforts; the proceeds resulted from the sale of patriotic T-shirts ...

Campbell Lumber Co., Covington, Ga., has closed ...

Hastings Hardware is closing stores in Tampa and Winter Park, Fl.

Home Depot opens new stores this month in Wake Forest, N.C.; Dawsonville, Ga.; Jacksonville Beach North, Fl., and on Bartlett/ Stage Rd. in Memphis. Tn. ...

Lowe's Cos. unveils a newly relocated superstore the middle of this month in Rockingham, N.C. (Gordon Mulligan, mgr.); opened new stores Nov. 16 in Tifton, Ga. (Robert Sauvage. mgr.); Mansfield, Tx. (Brian Crawford, mgr.); Wilmington, N.C. (Rex Rhyne, mgr.), and Germantown Pkwy. (Memphis), Tn. (Aaron Edwards, mgr,), and a relocation Nov. 9 in l.onoir, N.C. (Charles Lucas, mgr.) ...

Material Building Specialties, Marietta Ga., has launched a new housewrap installation progr:rm

Smith-Phillips Lumber & Building Supply, Winston-Salem, N.C., has been named by The Business Journal as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the Triad area...

Parker Do it Best Lumber, Beaumont" Tx.-based lO-unit dealer, was recognized by Do it Best Corp. for highest warehouse purchases among multiple store operators ...

Natianal Home Centers, Springdale, Ar., is now using Ccrlnao's Triad iNet

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Network Distributors, Cary, N.C., opened new sales offices in Wilmington and Asheville, N.C.; LisaLazzra. Asheville *gr. ...

Weyerhaeuser Co. is permanently shuttering its softwood lumber sawmill in Mountain Pine, Ar., while upgrading its Mountain Pine plywood facility and lumber mills in Dierks, Ar., and Wright City, ok....

US Plastic Lumber Co.. Boca Raton, Fl., is now using Carefree Xteriors as the umbrella brand for its decking, railing and structural products...

G e o rg i a - Pac ifi c w ill permanently close its Conway, N.C., hardboard plant on Dec. 28

Smurfi.t - Stone ceased production at its West Point, Va., southern pine mill

Landmark Nur s e ri e s, Coppell, Tx., has acquired Wholesale Landscape Distribators, Houston and Austin, Tx., from Calloway's Nursery

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Bowater agresd to sell 117,230 anres of South Carolina and Norttr Carolina timberlands to Hancock Timber Resources Group csXnet, Greenville, S.C., added Owens Coming as a supplier...

Truserv Corp. received CIO Magazine's CIO-100 award for its Internet CustomCatalog and obtained a $350 million commitment from Bank of America for borrowings against its accounts receivable and inventory ...

Southern GuIf Trucking, Shreveport, La., has merged with Acme Truck Lines, Harvey, La. ...

ECMD, North Wilkesbsro, N.C., was ranked a$ one of the top revenue producing companies in the state by Andersen LLP

Gilman Building Products' Maxville, Fl., mill was named Clay County Development Authority's Industry of the Year

Temple - Inland Fore st P roducts Corp., Diboll, Tx., received a sup- plier recognition award from Masco Corp. ...

3M and Dyneon were aw*rded the Alabama Department of Env iro nme nt al M ana ge me nt's Director's Award in Pollution Prevention for their Decatur, Al., manufacturing plant

Armstrong Wood Pylfiye:tst Addison, Tx., pledged $100,000 to the Tlvin Tower Relief Fund a +) Aq) F4 L +) 0 tE-eH o ()-E q) t -I O N r-\a-\N

Therma-Inr donated fiberglass doors to a Habitat for Humanity home in St. Petersburg, Fl.

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Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association is proceeding with its annual convention and trade show Feb. 7-9 at the Silver Star Casino & Resort, Philadelphia.

Canada Hit With Added Duty

Lumbermens Association of Texas is holding its winter meetings for Texas and Louisiana members Feb. 7-9 at the Port Royal Resort, Port Aransas, Tx.

Council Touts Treated Safety

A new Treated Wood Council has been formed to unify the resources of the treated wood and wood products manufacturing industries in developing a constructive, fact-based dialog about the safety of preservative treated wood products.

The group will promote the use of sound science as CCA treated wood is evaluated at every level of government and in the press, and work to foster broad implementation of the enhanced Consumer Awareness Program. It has already enlisted a communications firm to conduct a poll and focus group study.

William Currie, Universal Forest Products, is chairman of the council's executive committee, which also includes David Fowlie, CSI; Brian Greber, Weyerhaeuser; Bert Jones, Mid States Wood; Art McGowen, International Paper; Jimmy Rane, Great Southern Wood; John Taylor, Osmose, and Steve Wisnewski, Arch Wood Protection.

Parker Brugge, newly appointed president of the American Wood Preservers Institute, will also serve as executive director of the Treated Wood Council.

Kentucky

Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will have NASCAR superstar Bill Elliott as a special guest at its annual convention and buying show Feb. 4-5 at the Hyatt Regency, Lexington. Also planned are a half-day Legendary Customer Care class by Ruth Grubbs, keynote speech on the state of the independent lumber dealer by Wallace Hardware's Richard Snowden, and roundtable discussions on Employee Incentives & Benefits, Customer Service, Safety, Credit Issues. and What's Your Niche?

The U.S. Commerce Department will assess an average 12.577o antidumping tariff to Canadian softwood imported into the U.S., adding to the 19.37o cowteruailing duty announced in August.

The anti-dumping penalties, which average l2.57Vo and are not retroactive, range from 5.947o for West Fraser Timber Co. to 19.247o for Slocan Forest Products Ltd.

A final decision by the Commerce Department on both duties was due early this month.

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