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Product Trends

Product Trends

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    Engineered Wood's Framework for Cost Savings

    EWPs already are known for their green value proposition, but new codes and better buyers may give the segment extra momentum.

     
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    What's New in Trim and Siding

    Manufacturers are producing durable, low maintenance and good-looking exterior trim and siding products across the value spectrum.

     
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    New Building Materials That Help Fight Fire

    Several new building codes have led to the unveiling of new fire-retardant building products.

     
  • Decking

    Spend time with decking manufacturers and you get the feeling they live in dog years. The big question for dealers today is whether those manufacturers' products do the same.

     
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    Railing Runway

    Deck pros share 10 railing design tips to take your customers' decks to a higher level

     
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    Patio Doors

    The doors on display in Scott Thurber's California showroom are huge: 25-by-9-foot slabs of glass, low-silled and minimally detailed. "People walk in and they're just blown away," reports Thurber, general manager of Associated Building Supply in Oxnard, Calif. "They say: 'That's what I've been...

     
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    Roofing

    Oil prices affect the asphalt shingle market in more ways than one.

     
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    Siding

    When selling siding, pros are capturing web-savvy clients online with instant, customizable, and free design options.

     
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    Exterior Trim

    These new, easy-to-install trim products don't demand a high-maintenance relationship.

     
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    Windows

    People don't buy windows because they want them but because they need them, Arthur Mullian believes.

     
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    Synthetic Roofing Underlayment

    They're slippery, they tear, and they're expensive.

     
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    Engineered Wood

    When builders think of going green in coming years, which construction products are they most likely to put into their homes?

     
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    Fasteners

    Quick Draw: Automated tools trigger a fight for the fastest hidden deck fastener system.

     
  • Decking

    The product itself may be flat, but the key shape in decking's future is a dumbbell. That's how decking experts predict the sales chart for their market will look in coming years. The bulge on one end will be taken up by low-cost wooden decking products, they say, while the bulge on the other is...

     
  • Insulation

    As contemporary building science places more emphasis on reducing a building's energy consumption–and with building codes and federal incentive programs following suit–the importance of insulation and weatherization products is really heating up.

     
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    Kitchen Cabinets

    As open layouts remain popular and ceilings get taller, homeowners want a kitchen that complements the clean, open style of their homes.

     
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    Natural Pick

    Concrete and clay tile roofing have long been favorites in the Sunbelt region for their energy-efficient qualities and aesthetics.

     
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    Subflooring

    Subfloors are typically viewed as a commodity, and regardless of whether they're made of oriented strand board (OSB) or plywood, they need to meet the same structural ratings.

     
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    Vinyl Windows

    When vinyl window makers say "knock on wood," they aren't hoping for luck.

     
  • Decked Out

    Its products may be devoted to stability and durability, but as an industry, the decking business is getting all shook up.

     
 
 
 
 
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