Hurd glazed its wood windows with a new technology to achieve insulation values it says are equal to, or greater than, a fiberglass-filled exterior wall.
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...
These new, easy-to-install trim products don't demand a high-maintenance relationship.
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Hurd Windows and Doors acquired SuperSeal Manufacturing Co.; a vinyl window manufacturer in South Plainfield, N.J. Hurd is the producer of custom wood windows and doors.
Essence Series windows combine the warm look of a wood interior with the energy efficiency and durability of a fiberglass exterior.
Double-hung Majesta wood windows come with high-performance glass in sizes as large as 6-by-12-feet.
When vinyl window makers say "knock on wood," they aren't hoping for luck.
Walking the floor of the International Builders' Show, it was easy to see one window material was on the rise: fiberglass. From color and sizing expansions to new models and shapes, a variety of window manufacturers worked to enhance their selection of the material.
Over the next few years, demand for vinyl siding is predicted to decline by less than 1% annually, from 46.8 million squares in 2005 to 44.7 million squares by 2010, due partly to increasing competition from fiber-cement, according to a recent siding study by The Freedonia Group. But specialty...
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Hot finds from the 2007 International Builders' Show
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Year after year, the diversity of our Editors' Choice winners continues to reflect the many ways in which the pro supply industry changes and evolves. We hope many of these products will strike your fancy and reveal themselves to you as valuable tools–not just more items to sell–as you progress...
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Year after year, the diversity of our Editors' Choice winners continues to reflect the many ways in which the pro supply industry changes and evolves. We hope many of these products will strike your fancy and reveal themselves to you as valuable tools–not just more items to sell–as you progress...
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On the hunt for new products? Then head to the 2007 International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 7-10, where you'll see the latest building products under the subtropical sun. Prowl around the million-and-a-half square feet of exhibit space and get your paws on cool products offered by 1...
The latest in building products.
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This month's news from the yard.
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Fiberglass doors are continuing to gain greater acceptance among contractors and homeowners, industry experts report. In 2000 fiberglass doors held about 10 percent of the residential entry door market and today manufacturers estimate that fiberglass doors claim 14 to 15 percent.
Heading to the 2005 International Builders' Show in Florida? Check out our guide to some of the products and programs you'll find at the year's premier home building event.