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Premium Sublflooring

Huber Engineered Woods’ new AdvanTech X-Factor is a new class of premium subflooring with a fade-resistant, water-shedding surface on a high-performance engineered wood panel.

Featuring a built-in water-shedding top layer, the product takes the moisture resistance home builders expect from an AdvanTech panel to the next level and pairs it with AdvanTech subfloor adhesive for a Squeak-Free Guarantee. Its protective top layer provides a smooth, even, premium subfloor surface that is marker-friendly and easy to clean. n HUBERWOOD.COM (800) 933-9220

Seamless Entry

Simpson Door Co. has expanded its Nantucket Collection to include an option with no face pins for a high-end, polished appearance.

Mortise-and-tenon construction has historically used face-driven pins, which nixes stile and rail separation for a strikingly beautiful, long-lasting exterior door. Now available with optional joinery, the new doors feature a grooved grip tenon that bites into the mortise to provide a secure, airtight assembly with no face pins. n SIMPSONDOOR.COM (800) 746-7766

Joist & Beam Tape

Altenloh, Brinck & Co.’s new SPAX deck joist and beam tape is designed to extend the life of wooden decks. Placed directly on the top of joists and beams, it acts as a moisture barrier.

Strong, durable and flexible with UV resistant facer, it forms a tight seal around deck fasteners to prevent moisture penetration. It’s stable at high temperatures without dips, stains or oozing. Its ridged polyethylene surface is slip resistant.

The tape applies quickly and easily to horizontal and vertical surfaces including all joists, double joists, beams, stair stringers, stair treads, ledger board, and other surfaces

Offering a 10-year limited warranty, it comes in two widths: 1-5/8” Joist Tape for joists and 3-1/4” Beam Tape for all double joists and beams. They are packaged in individual 75-ft. rolls and in master cutcase cartons of 16 rolls of joist tape and eight rolls for beam tape. n SPAX.US (888) 222-7729

Stylized Doorglass

The latest in stylized doorglass designed for the modern homeowner, Dorian and Ryder from ODL emphasize today’s trends in architecture—crisp lines, simple colors, and interesting patterns.

Their fresh lines offer minimalist, geometric patterns and textures that bring style and privacy to the front door.

n ODL.COM (800) 253-3900

Long Island-Style Decking

MOSO North America’s thermally modified MOSO Bamboo X-treme is now available in a pre-grooved 1x4 for lovers of the classic Long Island-style look.

The 4” decking has long been the best kept secret in the wooden deck market. Thinner boards meant less movement and more stability before current lumber drying became popular.

MOSO X-treme boasts a Class A fire rating and a 25-year warranty against rot and decay. It is also available in traditional 1x6 decking and wide 7”. n MOSO-BAMBOO.COM (855) 343-8444

Mixed Material Fencing

Barrette Outdoor Living has updated its line of Mixed Material Fencing to offer more versatile design options with easier installation.

The line features matte black aluminum framing and provides a high degree of flexibility by allowing vinyl or wood infill boards to be installed horizontally or vertically. It can serve as a traditional fence or can be arranged as individual or grouped panels that serve as a divider or privacy treatment.

Offering both in-ground and surface mount installation, it has grooved posts that enable infill boards to effortlessly slide into place in either a horizontal or vertical direction without the use of brackets. If a semi-privacy option is desired, spacer blocks are available to maintain consistent spacing to the ground and between infill boards.

n BARRETTEOUTDOORLIVING.COM (800) 336-2383

Raise the Roof in a Hurry

Westlake Royal Building Products has added a new profile—5/8” Lap Siding—to its line of TruExterior poly-ash siding.

The new profile combines the coveted look and shadow lines of traditional lap siding with the high performance of TruExterior’s poly-ash material, providing a high level of dimensional stability, and durability for resistance to warping, cracking, and splitting. It has a true 5/8” butt, a sought-after profile that mimics real cedar, and comes in 16-ft. lengths.

It can be used for ground-contact applications, and it can be painted any color, including dark hues. n TRUEXTERIOR.COM (855) 769-2585

High-Capacity Coil Siding Nailer

Designed for attaching siding, including fiber cement and engineered wood, Senco’s new SN71P1 coil nailer features a high-capacity coil drum that holds up to 375 nails so users spend less time reloading and more time fastening.

It also enables users to work with a wide variety of fasteners—the drum magazine holds nails from 1-1/4” to 2-1/2” long and .082” to .092” in diameter, and it accommodates wire- and plastic-collated nails. n SENCO.COM (800) 543-4596

Keep Your Space

Altenloh, Brinck & Co.’s new SPAX deck board spacers are used to ensure consistent spacing during deck construction. Applications include pressure treated (1/16” and 1/8”) and composite/PVC board spacings (3/16” and 1/4”).

Featuring a durable, high-impact body, they provide consistent spacing and screw alignment, prevent denting and marring of material, and offer the versatility of four spacing dimensions. A hole in the wing helps pull the spacer out if it becomes stuck between boards.

Spacers are packaged in clamshell cartons containing three pieces and in master cut-case cartons of 10. n SPAX.US (888) 222-7729

All-Directional Forklift

Combilift’s new Combi-MR4 four-wheel, electric-powered multidirectional reach-truck incorporates Dynamic 360° steering, which provides rotation on each wheel, enabling seamless directional change of the truck while on the move. The system allows the ultra-agile forklift to work in forward, sideward and crab steer mode.

Developed with a very low platform to maximize storage density, the forklift comes in two models, with capacity ranges up to 10,000 lbs., and can operate in aisles as narrow as 8 ft. To maximize all vertical storage space in racking systems, the wheel configuration of two drive wheels at the rear and two sets of smaller dual front wheels provides a platform height as low as 15”.

Other features: a high visibility stand-up or sit-down operator cabin, AC-electric power steering, articulated rear axle with two rear rubber drive wheels for optimum traction outdoors, and multi-function joystick controlling hydraulic mast functions and travel direction.

n COMBILIFT.COM (877) 266-2456

Drizzled Entries

ODL has introduced Mistify doorglass, a playful combination of pattern and texture.

The black drizzle pattern is fused to softly textured glass, resulting in a mesmerizing statement piece for any modern entryway. n ODL.COM (800) 253-3900

Uncertainty Makes It Hard to Know When to Buy

But Idaho Timber’s Just-In-Time Service Makes it Easy:

n Get just what you want right when you want it, in highly mixed trucks of

dimension, studs and special trims. Delivered mill-direct in 24 to 48 hours, you can profitably sell each load before a market move impacts its value.

n Your inventory turns 4 times faster with our just-in-time truck service than if

you buy railcars. Reload costs are eliminated and you can have a truckload sold and on your A/R before payment is even due. All this does wonders for cash flow. And fast, mixed trucks make it easy to keep stock in balance.

n Lumber metered in by truck takes 80% less space and capital than when supplied by car. With all that space and cash freed up, your wood may all fit under roof where it will yard better and sell better, and you’ll have room and funds for higher margin products to further improve your bottom line.

Idaho Timber’s just-in-time service accelerates inventory turns and shrinks carrying costs. When your lumber moves this quickly and profitably, your risk from market moves is so minimal you can confidently replenish stock at any time.

Maximum Performance. Minimum Risk.

(800) 654-8110

Hooked on Latches

Nationwide Industries’ Keystone Traverse line is expanding its family of latches offering installers more flexibility with two new sizes.

Neither requires drilling through the fence posts. Both are easy to install with four simple steps: determine right/left application, latch height, attach latch to post using flat head screws, and attach striker.

Ideal for ornamental fences, Keystone Traverse 250 fits a 2.5” fence or gate post. For vinyl fences, Keystone Traverse 400 fits a 4” fence or gate post. n NATIONWIDEINDUSTRIES.COM (813) 988-2628

Rainscreen in a Snap

Grad for Kebony, a new rainscreen system for the North American building envelope industry and interior accent walls, has been launched by modified wood manufacturer Kebony and cladding/decking attachment system innovator Grad Concept USA.

The rainscreen utilizes a special cladding profile that precisely locks the cladding into place quickly and easily. Clips are factory-placed in position, so the installer simply fastens the rails onto the sheathing or vapor barrier and snaps the boards on. The rails create a natural air gap so there’s no need to install furring strips ahead of time.

Based on the desired aesthetic, Mini Rails come in two different gap sizes and can be installed vertically or horizontally: 1”x6” with a narrow gap (5/32”), which resembles nickel gap, and 1”x6” with a wide gap (17/64”), which resembles shiplap. n KEBONY.COM (833) 795-8660

Pro Bag in Black

Klein Tools’ 12” canvas tool bag is now available in all black for a classic look.

Rivet-reinforced for durability, it features a steelframe mouth with hinge for rugged use, non-scratch feet on base, stitched and riveted leather handles for comfort and strength, two retaining straps with buckles, and moisture-resistant vinyl bottom. n KLEINTOOLS.COM (800) 553-4676

Garden Ties

Simpson Strong-Tie’s Outdoor Accents decorative hardware line now includes black powder-coated APRT Rigid Tie connectors that make it easy to build a variety of projects, from garden potting benches to fences, furniture, and more.

Fabricated from ZMAX galvanized steel with a black powder coat for corrosion protection, the ties come as corner connectors, rail connectors, and angle connectors.

n STRONGTIE.COM (800) 999-5099

Ridge Decking Pro Plug

Envision Outdoor Living Products is expanding its fastener lineup with the addition of the Pro Plug Hidden Fastening System for its Ridge Premium fluted composite decking.

It includes the three Pro Plug components: epoxy-coated carbon steel screws or stainless steel screws; a patented PVC/ composite tool that attaches to a standard drill/driver to drive screws to the correct depth; and plugs made with Envision material for a perfect match. A template specific to the fluted boards helps ensure the fasteners are driven into the full thickness of the deck boards.

n ENVISIONOUTDOORLIVING.COM (800) 253-1401

Exotic Imported Flooring

Elemental Hardwoods has added solid Kempas, a hard and durable orange-brown hardwood that carmelizes in color as it ages, to its premium line of exotic hardwood flooring.

Sometimes called Asian cherry, the Select&Better grade Kempas is 100% solid heartwood, prefinished with a 15-20% low gloss finish and sourced from Indonesia under FSC standards.

n ELEMENTALHARDWOODS.COM (504) 756-8876