FLASHBACK

FLASHBACK: 1984 NO PLACE LIKE DOME

THIRTY-NINE YEARS ago this month, The Merchant Magazine’s pages were filled with ads from industry stalwarts such as Boise Cascade, American International Forest Products, Weyerhaeuser... and from a brand new company pitching not lumber nor hardware nor any traditional item you might find in a dealer’s yard. They were

In January of 1984, Weyerhaeuser used the front cover of The Merchant to promote its “First Choice Service.”

pushing geodesic domes.

Berkeley, Ca.-based Timberline Geodesics had developed kits to construct prefabricated domes, complete with detailed plans and heavy-duty steel connectors. The company saw BPD’s audience of LBM dealers as perfect partners, since dome-builders had to purchase the lumber, panels, roofing and other materials there anyway.

While the structures looked unconventional, they reportedly were easy to build, conserved heating and cooling, saved on materials, and stood up to storms and earthquakes.

Although Timberline apparently never built up its hoped-for national network of retailers, the company still sells the hardware and the plans (now up to 24 different layouts), but direct from its website.

REDWOOD DECKING

Composite can’t compare.

Like the foods we buy, when it comes to decking, we want natural and real. Redwood is always available in abundance of options. So stock the shelves! Unlike mass-produced and inferior products, Redwood is strong, reliable and possesses many qualities not found in artificial products. They maintain temperatures that are comfortable in all climates.

Redwood Empire stocks several grades and sizing options of Redwood.

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