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Lumber

  • Q & A

    Differences Between Framing Lumber Grades

    3 MIN READ
  • How To

    Choosing Treated Lumber With the Right Preservative Level Is a Big Deal

    Brought to you by ProWood3 MIN READ
    The end tag on every piece of treated wood includes the information needed to help contractors make the right choice for the job.
  • Deck Builder

    Selecting Hardware for Use With Treated Wood

    10 MIN READ
    A 10-year-old embedded post treated to the level of UC4A has prematurely decayed where the wood is below ground.
  • BUILDER

    Building Materials Prices Rise Again in March

    1 MIN READ
  • BUILDER

    Building Material Prices Inch Up in November

    1 MIN READ
  • BUILDER

    Building Material Prices Remain Relatively Stable in August

    2 MIN READ
  • Q&A

    Laminated vs. Solid-Sawn Column: Which is Stronger?

    4 MIN READ
  • BUILDER

    Lumber Price Uncertainty Persists as Housing Market Is Poised for Expansion

    4 MIN READ
  • Los Angeles Times

    How the Housing Market Is Causing Pricier Toilet Paper

    1 MIN READ
  • Products/Tools

    Black Label Tropical Hardwoods

  • Eye on Housing

    Increasing Building Material and Freight Prices Drive Construction Costs Higher

    1 MIN READ
  • BUILDER

    Lumber Lowdown: Understanding the Roots of Lumber Volatility and Future Market Expectations

    7 MIN READ
  • How To

    Elegy for an American Hardwood

    3 MIN READ
  • Eye on Housing

    Softwood Lumber and Paint Drive Building Material Price Growth in January

    1 MIN READ
  • How To

    Installing Custom Wood Floors

    9 MIN READ
  • Historic Preservation

    Dating Historic Structures

    8 MIN READ
  • Eye on Housing

    Lumber Price Volatility at 75-Year High

    1 MIN READ
  • DAY'S END

    The Eighth of an Acre Deck

    1 MIN READ
  • NAHB

    Building Materials Prices Climbing at Record Year-To-Date Pace

    1 MIN READ
  • How To

    Letter to the Editor: Euro Lumber in the Marketplace

    4 MIN READ
    The West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau, or WCLB (as identified on this grade stamp), merged operations with the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau (or PLIB, as identified in Table 4G, below).

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    Laser Levels

    9 MIN READ
  • JLC Case Study

    Building in the Unknown: Pushing Forward with Attainable Zero

    4 MIN READ
  • Backfill

    Why Do We Say Joists and Rafters?

    3 MIN READ
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