Custom glass mosaic tile designer and installer Jimmy Reed has been selected to restore and redesign a water feature for a historically important Bel Air home. This was not just about the complete demo and replacement of the already ...
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Today’s homeowners are looking for design ideas that feel authentic and familiar, that are hand-crafted, or that reveal a vintage flair. Rustic hardwood floors fit naturally into this trend – with textured looks and earthy ...
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Today's hardwood flooring is manufactured in so many varieties—from numerous thicknesses, widths, lengths, species, colors (natural and stained), textures, patterns, inlays and more. In fact it's now even packaged in different ...
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In the USA, the downward trend in softwood-lumber prices which started at the end of March 2013 continued undiminished last week. The Framing Lumber Composite Price (FLCP) determined by Random Lengths showed week-on-week decline of a ...
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After a short break at the end of January/beginning of February, the upward trend in softwood lumber prices on the US market has remained unabated over the last four weeks. According to Random Lengths, the price for the benchmark grade of ...
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North America and European OSB producers are trying to hold their positions on Asian export markets despite a positive trend in sales in their respective home markets. OSB suppliers managed to reap the rewards of rising plywood prices so ...
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The Framing Lumber Composite Price published by the US news service Random Lengths rose at the beginning of December to a figure of $362/1,000 bdft, falling only $5 short of the last record level reached on 30 April 2010. Positive sales ...
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The price established by the US information service Random Lengths for the benchmark grade of western SPF 2x4 #2&Btr KD for 18 May 2012 was roughly 41% higher than last year’s level at $308/1, 000 bdft and thereby reached a ...
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WILLAMINA — The international markets didn't register a ripple, but on April 9, Arnie Swan drove 25 minutes from his home and reported to work at Boise Cascade's veneer plant. He's a new hire, not a worker called back from one of the ...
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Are yew pining for profits? Spruce up your trading and let the fir fly. The futures industry has always had something of a hate-hate relationship with forest products. Contracts on plywood and oriented strand board have bitten the sawdust ...
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US offshore softwood lumber exports soared in 2011, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths. Shipments offshore reached 984 million m³ up 48% on 2010 and the largest volume since 1997. China replaced Canada as the US’s ...
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Easy, concise knowledge about hardwood construction. Understanding how hardwood is made is easy, and, here, efficient. We've explained all the basics in this section and urge you to check them out. Knowing how hardwood is constructed ...
Germany, Austria and Estonia are among countries being accused of dumping structural timber products in Australia at below market prices, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths. Australian customs authorities are investigating ...
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Moves to introduce new design values for southern yellow pine lumber have been put on hold following objections from several quarters of the US wood products industry, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths. The American Lumber ...
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